Colliers International acquires Urban Properties in the Netherlands (UK/NL) Urban Properties is run by three founding partners in Rotterdam; who each have more than 18 years of international property and project management experience, and bring this expertise, as well as 11 employees and their client base to Colliers International. More »

BT appoints Colliers International as global real estate service provider Roger Barr, Head of Global Real Estate for BT, said Colliers International will provide transaction and lease administration support to the small in house BT real estate team for some 1,200 of BT’s property interests across the world, with the exception of those in the UK and Irish Republic. More »

Colliers international launches the prototype of the Gen Y office (RO) After four years of comprehensive studies on Generation Y phenomenon, Colliers International made the decision to transform their own headquarter... More »

Colliers International: the impact of German open-ended funds on the Eastern European investment market (DE) The key findings of the report: • Approximately €4.5 billion worth of assets in Eastern Europe are currently held by GOEF‘s. More »

Colliers International: Positive global investor sentiment with focused cross-border targets The survey respondents included major institutional and private investors representing a broad cross section of property investors globally,... More »

Colliers: E-tailing changing the shape of the logistics market (EU) While Germany and the UK will remain the top e-tailing markets in the near future, the fastest growth will be seen in Eastern Europe, with Poland leading the way. More »

David Izett joins Cushman & Wakefield Russia from the firm's London office (RU) Izett will work with and report to Sergey Riabokobylko, who became CEO of Cushman & Wakefield Russia in June 2012. More »

Colliers: Over 750,000 m² of office spaces might become available in Bucharest during 2012-2014 (RO) The Colliers study shows that over 90,000 m² of office spaces are comprised in the contracts that will reach maturity this year. More »

WELPUT acquires 143-157 Farringdon Road (UK) The property is multi-let on 28 tenancies with a variety of lease expiries over the next few years. More »

Metric Income Plus Limited Partnership scales up with £17.4 million B&Q purchase (UK) Metric Property Investments plc ('Metric'), the UK specialist REIT, announces that the Metric Income Plus Limited Partnership ('MIPP' or the 'Joint Venture'), the £150 million (approx. More »

Ana Tower in Bucharest obtains LEED Gold Core & Shell Precertification (RO) In its completed state, Ana Tower will be an ultra modern, class-A high rise office building with a gross building area of over 40,000 m² and a three-level underground parking garage. More »

New generation shopping and entertainment center to open in Yekaterinburg (RU) The total area of SEC Yekaterininsky is 182,000 m² (GLA – 82,000 m²). More »

Colliers International UK acquired by FirstService Corporation (UK) In addition, FirstService will assume the UK ownership interests in Ireland and Spain. FirstService owns almost 90% of Colliers International... More »

AXA Real Estate completes £20 million of sales on behalf of Friends Life (UK) 1-3 Sussex Place comprises Queen Caroline House, a prominent 28,000 ft² (2,600 m²)office property fronting the A4 Hammersmith Flyover. More »

Debenhams to debut in Chesterfield (UK) Ravenside Retail Park in Chesterfield. Debenhams will be the... More »

Colliers: Only 43% of European investors report any increase in risk appetite since early 2011 (EU) In Europe, 64% of investors surveyed reported they were more than likely to look to increase their real estate holdings. More »

Colliers: Moscow is standout performer with prime warehouse rental growth of 17% (EU) The top performing market was Moscow, which reported strong rental growth of around 17% in the first six months. The vacancy rate for prime... More »

AXA Real Estate sells major retail scheme in Macclesfield to Eskmuir (UK) The 8,150 m² shopping center comprises 45 units. The 88,000 ft²... More »

Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels recruits Chris Moore from Colliers International (UK) With a sector specialist team based in London, Birmingham, Exeter, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow, Moore will focus on developing the breadth of Jones Lang LaSalle's service to clients across the hospitality sector. More »

Colliers International recruits UK Head of Retail (UK) Stuart previously spent 11 years at Jones Lang LaSalle where latterly he was head of retail and highly instrumental in the acquisition of the Churston Heard business. More »