Union Investment

Restrictive rent control must be relaxed to bring in funding for new homes

Current regime is proving to be punitive and discouraging for institutional investors

Wed Sept 18 2024 - 05:35

Global fleet manager signs deal for offices at Two Grand Parade

Union Investment secures first tenant for Irish Nationwide Building Society’s former HQ following redevelopment led by Hines

Wed Apr 17 2024 - 05:45

German investor pays €75m for Sutton new homes scheme

Union Investment has amassed portfolio of 735 high-end apartments across three Dublin developments to date

Tue Sept 12 2023 - 17:16

German investor completes €129m deal for Penneys’ distribution centre

Union Investment to secure 3.7% yield from investment in retailer’s Kildare logistics hub

Wed Apr 27 2022 - 02:00

€7bn invested in Dublin’s private rented sector since 2016

Investors now seeking opportunities in commuter belt counties of Kildare, Meath and Wicklow, report finds

Wed Mar 09 2022 - 05:30

Top 10 commercial property deals of 2021

This year is shaping up to be an extraordinary one for investment in Ireland’s real estate sector

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 06:00

Dublin’s private rented sector proves to be investors’ choice

National and local government interference undermining efforts to deliver more housing

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 06:00

Private equity takes centre stage in industrial and logistics sector

Shortage of zoned land a real concern for future development in southwest Dublin

Tue Dec 07 2021 - 06:00

Deka to grow Irish portfolio with €41.5m purchase of Airbnb’s European HQ

German investor closing in on building at 8 Hanover Quay in Dublin’s docklands

Wed Nov 24 2021 - 06:00

German investor closes in on €129m deal for Penneys distribution centre

Union Investment in talks to forward-fund retailer’s new Kildare logistics hub

Wed Nov 17 2021 - 06:00

Glenveagh Properties to buy back further €100m of shares after dockland sales

Repurchase programme follows on from the group having completed its first share buyback scheme last month

Tue Nov 16 2021 - 08:14

Ires shares drift as investors monitor Sinn Féin’s showing in the polls

Market Beat: Prime apartments in Dublin generate rent to deliver an investment yield of about 3.6%

Fri Oct 15 2021 - 17:40

€1.5bn invested in Dublin private rented sector in first half of 2021

Block sale of apartments accounted for 55% of total spend in the period, report finds

Wed Sept 01 2021 - 05:30

Leading German asset manager takes Wirecard administrator to court

Lawsuit over losses to be watched closely by many including group’s former shareholders

Sun Aug 15 2021 - 15:42

Investment spend hits €2.72bn following ‘very strong’ second quarter

€1.5bn poured into residential, office and logistics assets as threat of Covid-19 recedes

Wed Jul 07 2021 - 02:30

Bank of Ireland nearing deal to acquire Davy, report says

Seen & Heard: AIB’s Belfry case, Biden stimulus and Marlet portfolio bidders

Sun Jul 04 2021 - 13:22

Ardstone Capital pays €180m for 398 Dublin rental apartments

Investment firm in forward purchase deal for Dwyer Nolan units in Santry, Finglas and Clongriffin

Wed Jun 30 2021 - 06:00

Glenveagh sells planned Premier Inn hotel at Dublin site for €70m

Property firm says 262-bedroom Premier Inn hotel sold to German-based Union Investment

Fri Jun 25 2021 - 07:25

Marlet to deliver 596 apartments at Grand Canal Harbour

Walls Construction appointed as main contractor for the Dublin 8 development

Wed Jun 09 2021 - 06:00

Intel’s Irish expansion, Microsoft’s Irish profits and banks’ cash for fossil fuels

Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Wed Mar 24 2021 - 06:49

Union Investment pays over €200m for 435 Dublin apartments

German investor strikes forward-funding deal with Ballymore at Royal Canal Park

Wed Mar 24 2021 - 06:00

Wirecard chief quits as crisis deepens after missing €1.9bn revelation

Markus Braun resigns as group’s shares nosedive and investors threaten legal action

Fri Jun 19 2020 - 12:31

Billionaire Zara founder and German funds vie for prime Dublin offices

Henderson Park Capital seeking €400m for portfolio acquired in Green Reit buyout

Sat Feb 22 2020 - 06:00

German fund acquires planned office space on former PJ Carroll’s site

Deal sees Union Investment forward fund property which US group Hines is developing

Fri Jan 31 2020 - 10:40

Union Investment buys Gandon House in Dublin

Property let to OPW since 1979

Fri Dec 20 2019 - 18:23

Top 10 commercial property megadeals in 2019

Dublin’s standing as a location to deploy international capital came into its own in 2019

Wed Dec 04 2019 - 06:00

Investment in Irish commercial property surpasses €2.4bn

Cushman and Wakefield link uptick to low interest rates across Europe

Tue Oct 22 2019 - 11:57

Union Investment acquires building on Hanover Quay for €190m

German-based fund manager acquires fully let office property for ‘just over’ guide price

Mon Aug 12 2019 - 08:11

Deutsche Bank’s Dublin staff expected to escape worst of global cull

Lender embarks on most radical strategic overhaul in two decades

Mon Jul 08 2019 - 20:32

Alcohol minimum pricing rules to be fast-tracked by Cabinet

Seen & Heard: Bidding war for Green Reit; EU beef deal; and Virgin’s Love Island boost

Sun Jun 30 2019 - 13:38

Reflector office block in docklands expected to fetch more than €160m

Preferred bidder is expected to emerge shortly

Wed Apr 10 2019 - 06:00

Rise in sales masks declining footfall, warns Retail Ireland

Industry body’s retail monitor shows value of shopping rose 2.7% in final quarter of 2018

Tue Feb 12 2019 - 04:15

Some asset managers ban investments in German carmakers

Move follows EU’s investigation of alleged cartel behaviour by German car companies

Mon Aug 21 2017 - 06:57

Inside Facebook: Dublin HQ an amazing mix of design and cultures

Docklands building was designed by Daniel Libeskind and fitted out by Frank Gehry

Wed Oct 12 2016 - 17:20