Hines has acquired the 317,000 square foot Heathrow Logistics Park from Blackstone on behalf of its European Core Fund. Located near the main cargo gate of Heathrow Airport, the fully leased asset spans 15.4 acres and expands the European logistics platform of the investment firm beyond its previous €5 billion baseline.
Cityscape Global 2026 has introduced its new Capitals platform to link international finance directly with major real estate projects in Saudi Arabia. The initiative follows a successful 2025 event that attracted entities handling USD 6.1 trillion in assets. The updated networking platform expands target audiences beyond standard institutional funds to connect worldwide asset owners with the country's accelerating urban development, housing and hospitality schemes.
Design Hotels has announced its largest portfolio expansion to date by adding 16 properties operated by US hospitality group Palisociety. The deal integrates over 1,000 keys across nine American destinations into its global network. The properties will gain access to Marriott International distribution channels and the Marriott Bonvoy travel loyalty platform.
Sun Group has signed a US$360 million agreement with an international consortium to build a massive aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul complex at Vietnam's Van Don International Airport. The project, involving HAECO, Japan Airlines and Toyota Tsusho, aims to address a severe regional capacity shortage and lower the local industry's dependence on overseas engineering hubs when operations begin in 2028.
The developer of Riyadh’s landmark business district, KAFD DMC, has secured a SAR 12 billion senior-secured Murabaha funding facility. Spanning a 15-year term, this marks the company’s first independently raised debt package. Arranged by Al Rajhi Capital alongside a syndicate of ten local and regional banks, the oversubscribed facility will fund further commercial asset delivery and infrastructure expansion across the premier financial hub.
European investor Urban Partners has launched a new regeneration fund with strategic partners Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Viessmann Generations Group. Backed by anchor investors PensionDanmark and SamPension, the vehicle has secured an initial unlevered investment capacity of up to €650 million. The fund targets brownfield sites across growth cities in the Nordics, Germany and the UK to build mixed-use communities and address critical housing shortages.
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