Cross-Border Acquisitions Spill into Germany - UK and France Remain Top Targets
Property Investor Europe reports: Speaking on the subject of first quarter sales activity in Europe, Property Investor Europe recently relied on data aggregated and presented in Real Capital Analytics’ (RCA) Europe Capital Trends to state that, “…sales of €31.8bn made for a 40% year-on-year increase and the sixth consecutive quarter of improvement.”
Additionally, RCA data revealed that Germany emerged as the leading target for cross-border buyers, both intra- and inter-continental, within Europe. Overall, cross-border acquisition volume into Europe during the 12 months ending March 31 jumped 50% year-over-year over the previous 12 month period, to €45.8bn. Disaggregating this total, German entities were the most prolific cross-border buyers within Europe,while Canadian firms were the largest net-acquirers of European property from outside the Continent.
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