€6m for Grade A North Park offices in Dublin 11
Agents Katie Williams and Rod Nowlan of Bannon are guiding €6.2 million for an office investment at the entrance to the North Park on the North Road in Dublin 11 which will show a return of 8 per cent with an opportunity to better that figure on letting vacant space and completing rent reviews.
Värde Partners wins NAMA’s Acorn portfolio for over €170m
Värde Partners outbid a joint venture of Burlington Real Estate, the reborn management team from Treasury Holdings, and US hedge fund Davidson Kempner to acquire the Acorn portfolio from NAMA for more than €170m, 30% above the initial asking price.
Deutsche Bank pays €145m for €400m Project Spring portfolio
Project Spring includes loans secured on several prominent buildings in Dublin city, including several attractive redevelopment opportunities. It includes loans attached to an office block on Wilton Terrace near Leeson Street bridge, the Central Hotel on Exchequer Street, the Newhall Retail Park in Kildare, prime London city offices, and a development site near Britta’s Bay in Wicklow. Project Spring’s annual rent is circa €8m.
Ulster Bank’s €1.1 billion sell-off
Loans tied to Independent News & Media’s headquarters, upmarket homes in Belfast and Dublin, and properties backed by developer, Paddy McKillen feature in a €1.1 billion debt portfolio that Ulster Bank and its parent have just put up for sale. Dubbed “project Achill” it will be the biggest portfolio of loans that Ulster and its […]
Hibernia Reit acquires two IFSC properties for €90.75m
Hibernia REIT plc (Hibernia) has acquired Guild House and Commerzbank House in Dublin’s IFSC for €90.75m in cash from a syndicate of private investors in an off-market transaction. The price reflects a capital value of €629 per sq. ft. and a net initial yield of 6.6%.
Pizza Express sells to Chinese firm for £900m
The Pizza Express restaurant chain, which owns Milano in Ireland, has been sold to Chinese firm Hony Capital for £900 million.
