BlackRock to acquire real estate investment advisory company MGPA The planned acquisition of MGPA’s complete business makes BlackRock a truly global real estate investment manager, with pro forma AUM of approximately US $25 billion (approx. More »

An interview with Simon Treacy, Group CEO of MGPA Simon Treacy Who is MGPA?MGPA is a private equity firm established in 2004 from a management buyout of an Australian organization. More »

MGPA announces second close of Asian real estate special fund for German institutional investors (DE) The Fund completed its first close in September 2012 with commitments of €85 million from three institutional investors. More »

MGPA announces second close of Asian real estate special fund for German institutional investors (DE) The Fund completed its first close in September 2012 with commitments of €85 million from three institutional investors. More »

SOFINEL, subsidiary of EDF and Areva, settles into Viva, Malakoff, France (FR) Viva, which is owned by funds managed by MGPA and CarVal Investors, is a 17,000 m² office building currently under construction, designed by Arte Charpentier Architectes. More »

MGPA announces first close of Asian real estate special fund for German institutional investors (DE) MGPA Asien Spezialfonds is a yield focused core-plus product regulated by the German Investment Act. It is intended primarily for institutional... More »

MGPA secures lease with the Financial Ombudsman Service at Exchange Tower (UK) Exchange Tower. The Financial Ombudsman Service will take 165,000 ft² (approx. More »

MGPA refinances Le Madeleine for €190 million with Helaba, PBB and LBB (FR) Le Madeleine is located in the Paris central business district, and comprised of 17,300 m² of office and 11,700 m² of retail space. More »

KOMM Center in Offenbach sold by Hochtief (DE) KOMM opened in September 2009 and connects the shopping streets in downtown Offenbach. More »

MGPA, CarVal and Quadrant appoint Skanska for £140 million redevelopment of Moorgate Exchange (UK) The £57 million construction contract will see the Skanska team take responsibility for the design and build of the 220,000 ft² (approx 20,438 m²) scheme. More »

CEEQA RealGreen Symposium & Fair: Money taking over from ethics as key driver for green building and investment However, the private sector should not be left to find the solutions on its own and more regional and national political leadership is required to fast track this sea change in the green building debate. More »

MGPA acquires its third retail warehouse portfolio in Germany (DE) The portfolio consists of 11 properties which include three community centers, one retail park, one hypermarket and six retail warehouses. More »

AXA and MGPA appoint Skanska and start construction of £115 mln. office scheme (UK) The speculative office scheme is set for completion in September 2013. More »

MGPA plans to launch Asian Real Estate special fund for German investors (DE) The focus will be on established markets such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan. MGPA has operated in Asia... More »

Kardan completes sale of 50% stake in Chinese shopping center (NL/CN) Galleria Chengdu is a prime shopping center located in the Chinese city of Chengdu. The property, developed by GTC China, opened to the public in November 2010. More »

MGPA acquires a prime retail property in Copenhagen (UK/DK) The property is located in Copenhagen’s prime retail district. More »

MGPA, CarVal Investors and Quadrant to start development project in the City (UK) The proposed development will include a ground floor and 11 upper floors. More »

MGPA and CarVal Investors acquire 'Upsilon' building and launch office space development (UK/FR) Upsilon is due to be completed by mid-2013. The building, designed by the architectural firm Arte Charpentier, is located on 10 rue Raymond David. More »

MGPA acquires 26 retail properties from Develica Deutschland Ltd (DE) The properties, mainly located in western Germany, concentrated in the Hesse, Baden-Wuertemberg and Bavaria districts provide a combined total net lettable area (NLA) of 41,200 m² on a total site area of 127,700 m². More »

MGPA acquires 50% interest in retail mall in Chengdu (CN) Completed in 2010 and with a total site area of approximately 20,896 m², Galleria Chengdu is a four-story (plus two basement levels) stand-alone retail development with a cinema on level 4. More »

LEED Gold certificate for Rondo 1 (PL) Rondo 1 in Warsaw. Rondo 1 is one of the most modern office buildings in Central Eastern Europe and currently one of the most ‘green’ buildings. More »

MGPA secures lease extension with Frontex in Rondo 1 (PL/UK) Rondo 1 is a 40-story office tower developed by Hochtief and completed in March 2006. More »

Lands Improvement acquires 47 acre site in Hertfordshire for £15 mln. from GlaxoSmithKline (UK) 29 acres of the site has planning status as developed land. Some... More »

MPGA acquires portfolio of 140 properties from German retail giant ALDI (DE) The 140 properties will be managed by MGPA Europe Fund III. The properties, mainly located in the southern and western parts of Germany,... More »

MGPA and AXA agree terms for major Singapore office lease (SG) The building, which has been leased for an initial six-year term, will become a key hub for AXA’s Asian operations. More »

OBI DIY opened Pogoria retail park in Dabrowa Gornicza (PL) The new OBI DIY. At the end of 2009, the purchase option for... More »

MGPA acquires Harbour Exchange in Canary Wharf for €161.9 million from Hammerson (UK) The building (not pictured) comprises 45,000 m² of office space. More »

Westdeutsche ImmobilienBank has arranged €119.8 mln. financing for 2 shopping centers (PL/DE) Pogoria Shopping Center is located in the center of Dabrowa Górnicza. More »

MGPA winds up 1999 vintage Fund Established in 1999 by the existing senior management team, the vintage Fund invested on behalf of 15 global institutional investors across Australia, Europe, North America and the Middle East. More »

Second annual EuropaProperty CEE Retail Real Estate Awards Gala (PL) Awards were presented for companies in the region for outstanding accomplishments for the year 2009. More »

MGPA Europe Fund III invests up to €236 mln. in prime retail assets in Poland (PL) The acquisitions have been made on behalf of MGPA Europe Fund III (the “Fund”), part of the larger MGPA Global Fund III, which closed in June 2008 with commitments of US$5. More »

MGPA acquires Les Trois Quartiers building in Paris for €210 million from Hammerson Plc (UK/FR) The 29,700-m² office and retail landmark building known as Les Trois Quartiers in Paris. More »

MGPA secures further lease agreement for Munich City Tower (DE) MGPA, the private equity real estate investment advisory company, today announces that it has let 2,500 m² of Munich City Tower Campus Building to Go Yellow Media Group. More »

MGPA and Concerto lease Logiffine in Valence to LPG Finance Industrie S.A. (FR) This announcement comes shortly after the leasing of the Logiffine site in Lille to Simastock (Groupe Bils Deroo). More »

MGPA and Générale Continentale Investissements pre-let the Balthazar Building (FR) The Balthazar building in Saint Denis, Paris. The Balthazar development,... More »

MGPA and Concerto lease Logiffine in Lille to Group Bils Deroo (FR) The Lille site covers 42,000 m² in total and has been built to a very high specification. It benefits from excellent transport links. More »

MGPA acquires Grade A Milan office development for €53 million (IT) The building has a strong location opposite the future metro stop of Affori Centro on the M3 yellow line. The building will consist of eleven... More »

MGPA closes Fund III with commitments of US $5.2 billion (EUR) Combined, the Funds have received commitments of US $5.2 billion from over 65 investors, and include a substantial level of renewed commitments... More »