DFI has launched its £500m Techbox platform in the UK with a £90m off-market acquisition of Catalyst Bicester in Oxfordshire from Albion Land. The deal, supported by HSBC UK, marks the first step in DFI’s strategy to build a portfolio of high-quality industrial and technology assets across the UK and Europe.
Qatar is set to fast-track property ownership and residency rights for foreign investors, allowing buyers of real estate worth at least $200,000 (around QR700,000) to receive title deeds and residency visas within days. The initiative, spearheaded by the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), comes as the country’s property market records a sharp 29.8% year-on-year rise in transaction values for the second quarter of 2025.
Swiss Finance & Property Group has chosen Broadridge Financial Solutions to overhaul its investment management operations with a full front-to-back SaaS platform, covering trading, risk, compliance and reporting.
Slate Asset Management has agreed to acquire six essential real estate assets in Germany for more than €100 million, expanding its 2025 European investment total to over €800 million.
Morocco has regained investment-grade status from Standard & Poor’s, with the agency raising its sovereign rating to BBB-/A-3. The move restores a label lost in 2021 and makes Morocco the only African borrower currently rated investment-grade by S&P.
Megaworld Corp. has launched a P2-billion share buyback programme while allocating P2.21 billion raised from its listed REIT unit to township developments in Cebu, Palawan and Bacolod. The company said the buyback would enhance shareholder value, while proceeds from MREIT will support ongoing projects due for completion in 2028.
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