Top sellers in 2023

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents a list of the top sellers among the listed Nordic companies in 2023.
TOP 4 Nordic
Jacob Karlsson, CEO of K-Fastigheter.
Nordic Nordic —
"The idea is two business areas under the same umbrella"
Liia Nõu, CEO of Pandox.
Nordic Nordic —
Strong sports event summer could lift Pandox and the hotel market
Ulrika Hallengren, CEO of Wihlborgs.
Nordic Nordic —
Mixed signals in the Wihlborgs office market
Areim’s and VGP’s joint venture acquires properties in Central Europe.
Nordic Nordic —
Areim’s and VGP’s joint venture closes its first acquisition in Europe
Wihlborgs are set to buy a property from Malmö stad.

Wihlborgs set to buy property from the city of Malmö

Sweden Sweden — The Galoppen 1 property near Jägersro's race track was previously supposed to be assigned to Sagax, but now it is instead Wihlborgs who are close to buying the plot from the city of Malmö. The future tenant of the site is so far unknown, but it is reportedly a Nordic operator that is part of a global group. Nordic Property News reveals more about the upcoming transaction.
SLP acquires in Backa, Gothenburg.

SLP makes first acquisition in Gothenburg

Sweden Sweden — With today’s acquisition, SLP, which was founded five years ago, is carrying out its sixtieth transaction, which means that the portfolio now consists of 100 logistics properties, a total area of approximately 1 million square meters at a value of approximately SEK 10 billion. The acquisition is a so-called ”sale and lease back deal”.
Klara Zenit.

Vasakronan rents 8,300 sqm in Stockholm city to Nasdaq

Sweden Sweden — Vasakronan has signed an agreement with Nasdaq, which rents a total of 8,300 square meters in the Klara Zenit property.
Björn Rosengren, Acting CEO of Fastator.

Fastator/Point Properties sells property in Strömstad

Sweden Sweden — Fastator's company Point Properties sells the property Riddaren 1 in Strömstad to Hagabacken AB, for an agreed purchase price of SEK 62.65 million. The property is valued at SEK 63m Q4 2023.
Anthony Romano.

“There certainly is more activity and sense of optimism"

Denmark Denmark — Brunswick Real Estate and Pictet Alternative Advisors recently announced the divestment of the JV company Lindu Ejendomme to Blackstone. Anthony Romano, Country Head Denmark at Brunswick, tells Nordic Property News about the divestment, the work done on the Lindu portfolio, Brunswick’s plans for the Danish market going forward, the collaboration with Pictet and about his view on the state of the Danish market.
The nordic real estate companies' values after the Q4 bookends.

The most valuable real estate companies on the stock exchange

Nordic — A real estate year filled with worries and shaky future prospects, that is how 2023 can be summed up. Nordic Property News has taken a look at the companies' market capitalization after the flood of reports to see how much they are now worth on the stock exchange, and it is notable that a giant has regained first place and that a logistics heavyweight has made a jump up the list.
Capman sells to SF FORE.

Capman sells residential property in Copenhagen

Denmark Denmark — Capman Nordic Property Income Fund sells Søllerødgade 15-19, a well-located modern residential property in Copenhagen to SF FORE.
Erik Hävermark.

Sveafastigheter appoints Erik Hävermark as CEO

Sweden Sweden — The board of Sveafastigheter has appointed Erik Hävermark as CEO of Sveafastigheter. He assumes the role of CEO immediately with a continued focus on executing the plan for ownership diversification of Sveafastigheter in 2024. At the same time, previously appointed Martina Lous-Christesen also assumes the role of CFO.
Björn Rosengren, Acting CEO of Fastator.

Fastator divests shares in SBS Norden

Nordic — Fastator divests shares in Studentbostäder i Norden (SBS Norden) and resumes interest payments.
Magnus Berglund, Partner at CapMan Real Estate.

"Competition has decreased significantly"

Nordic — Magnus Berglund, Partner at CapMan Real Estate, sees that their funds will be able to make several acquisitions in a number of different segments in the future. At Mipim however, the image of the market is divided, but that does not necessarily have to be negative for their opportunities going forward.
Tero Lehtonen, leaves the position as CEO of JLL Finland.

CEO leaves JLL

Finland Finland — JLL Finland’s CEO exits the company after 18 years.
Christian Fladeland, co-CEO of Heimstaden.

Christian Fladeland appointed co-CEO at Heimstaden following Management Team Changes

Nordic — Christian Fladeland and Helge Krogsbøl will jointly serve as CEOs of the company. Christian will oversee Investments, Corporate Finance, and Capital Raising, while Helge will lead the Management Team, Group Operations, and the Country Organisations.
The property Citadellet on Lindholmen in Gothenburg.

Atrium Ljungberg signs a lease in Gothenburg

Sweden Sweden — Atrium Ljungberg signs lease agreement with Devport in Gothenburg. The Swedish technology consulting company rents 1,600 square meters at Lindholmen.
Newsec's new advisory team in Finland.

Newsec launches new Capital Markets advisory setup in Finland

Finland Finland — Newsec launches a new Capital Markets advisory setup in Finland. Amos Larinkoski, Vice Head of Capital Markets, tells Nordic Property News about the new organization, the Cross-Nordic platform, the appetite for Finnish real estate from non-Nordic foreign investors and about the market situation in Finland.

The top buyers in 2023

Nordic — Nordic Property News presents a list of the top buyers among the listed Nordic companies in 2023.
Björn Rosengren, Acting CEO of Fastator.

Fastator sells development property

Sweden Sweden — Fastator sells development property in Nacka and at the same time resolves loans of SEK 70 million.
Erik Ranje, CEO of Stendörren.

Stendörren divests to the Swedish Transport Administration

Sweden Sweden — Stendörren divests an industrial and warehouse property in Botkyrka for SEK 202 million to the Swedish Transport Administration.
SRV builds for Varma in Niittykumpu, Espoo.

SRV builds residential for Varma

Finland Finland — SRV to build 128 residential units for Varma in Niittykumpu, Espoo.
Mipim took place in Cannes this week.

Industry survey: "How was this year's Mipim?"

Nordic — This year's edition of Mipim is over for this time. What was it really like, what was the highlight, what did you miss and will you come back next year? A large group of property profiles provide the answers in Nordic Property News' large survey from Cannes.
Jörgen Eriksson.

After the offensive rights issue – Catena sees big Danish potential

Nordic — After a recent new share issue, Catena now has fresh capital of a little over SEK 2 billion which it hopes to spread over the next six to twelve months. For Nordic Property News, Catena's CEO Jörgen Eriksson talks about the ambitions with the new capital, how and where the company prefers to see the money invested and in which geographies he sees the greatest potential right now.
The winners at Mipim Awards 2024.

Three Danish winners at Mipim Awards 2024

Denmark Denmark — Three Danish project were crowned at Mipim awards.
Cobbleyard divests in Vantaa.

Cobbleyard divests in Vantaa

Finland Finland — Cobbleyard Real Estate divests a 6,400 sqm last-mile warehouse property in Vantaa, in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.
Peab builds in Helsinki.

Peab builds homes in Helsinki

Finland Finland — Peab has been commissioned to build an apartment building in Tapanila in Helsinki. The customer is the City of Helsinki and the contract is worth EUR 13 million.
Henrica Ginström takes over as CEO of Citycon on April 1st. The image is a montage.

Henrica Ginström appointed new CEO of Citycon: "Our strategy is a winning concept"

Nordic — Citycon gets a new CEO when Henrica Ginström, the company's current COO, takes the helm in April. She gives her view of taking over as CEO, how she is as a leader, what will be most important for Citycon in 2024 and how she sees the retail market going forward.