Redevco has expanded its Spanish logistics footprint with the acquisition of two fully let Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS) assets in Madrid and Barcelona, strengthening its pan‑European logistics platform and underlining its conviction in the resilience and long‑term growth of the sector.

Savills has completed its acquisition of Eastdil Secured for an enterprise value of $1.1 billion (€1bn), bringing together one of the world’s largest real estate advisory firms with the sector’s leading global real estate investment bank. 

Dream Unlimited corp (Dream)has agreed to acquire Chancerygate, one of the UK’s leading multi‑let industrial (MLI) developers and asset managers, in a deal that will create one of Europe’s largest vertically integrated urban industrial platforms.

Segro delivered a strong first‑half performance in 2026, supported by resilient occupier markets, robust rental growth and accelerating progress across its data centre strategy.

CTP reported a strong first‑half performance in 2026, with gross rental income rising 12.6% year‑on‑year to €413.3 million, supported by 4.7% like‑for‑like rental growth driven by indexation and rent reversion. 

Aviva Investors has acquired a prime development site in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg district for a 454‑bed purpose‑built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme, partnering with Amro Partners as development and operating partner. 

DeA Capital Real Estate has appointed Emiliano Ranati as its new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, strengthening the senior leadership team as the company advances a broad corporate renewal process initiated following Banca d’Italia’s 2025 inspection.

Redevco has expanded its UK logistics footprint with the acquisition of a 560,000 sq ft Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS) facility in Widnes, taking its IOS platform to 5.2 million sq ft and €155 million assets under management (AUM) across 11 assets.

Federated Hermes has acquired ESR’s interest in Penny Blue Capital’s flagship European real estate debt fund, marking a significant milestone for Penny Blue following its recent separation from ESR Europe and transition to a fully independent, management‑owned platform.

Residential has overtaken offices as the largest recipient of real estate investment across EMEA, while record allocations to data centres and senior living highlight a decisive shift towards operationally intensive sectors and platform‑led strategies, according to Colliers’ EMEA Capital Markets Snapshot for Q2 2026.

Savills reports that more than £1 billion of UK industrial assets moved under offer in Q2 2026, signalling improving market momentum despite softer headline investment volumes in the first half of the year. 

Europa has secured an £89.1 million green loan from HSBC UK to finance two newly developed and stabilised logistics facilities along the M1 distribution corridor, underscoring sustained lender appetite for high‑quality, energy‑efficient UK sheds.

CBRE Investment Management has completed the acquisition of a 222‑home single‑family housing portfolio in the South East of England from Bellway, marking the seed investment for its newly launched CBRE UK Single Family Housing Partners (SFHP) strategy, established in partnership with Moda Living.

Aedifica has committed €72 million to four “futureproof” elderly care properties in the UK and Spain, expanding its European healthcare portfolio. 

Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI) has expanded its French logistics footprint with the acquisition of a five‑asset, fully leased portfolio totaling around 160,000 sqm across key distribution hubs including Paris, Lille, Bordeaux, Nîmes and Tours.

Trammell Crow Company (TCC) and Cain have secured a full‑building lease with GoodCang for Park Kerpen, their 28,118 sqm Class A logistics and business park development in the Rhine‑Ruhr region. 

ARGAN and WDP have agreed a friendly all‑share cross‑border merger that will create a €13 billion European logistics real estate platform spanning eight countries, with more than €700 million in annualised rental income and ~13 million sqm of logistics space.

Panattoni and the Nagel Group have agreed to jointly develop a 36,650 sqm modern food logistics hub at the Güterverkehrszentrum (GVZ) Bremen.

Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) has entered the single‑family housing market through the RLAM Living Fund, forward‑funding a 284‑home scheme on Riverpark Road in Manchester. 

Segro has confirmed that it would be ‘minded to recommend’ Prologis’s latest best and final possible offer, valuing each Segro share at 1,031.7 pence, following detailed review and discussions held yesterday. 

Sirius Real Estate has completed the acquisition of a light‑industrial business park in Fulda, north‑east of Frankfurt, for total acquisition costs of €49.8 million. 

a&o Hostels has appointed Markus Harder as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Europe’s largest and fastest‑growing hostel operator, with approximately 30,000 beds under management, said the appointment will support its digitalisation strategy as the company continues to scale across Europe.

Savills expects European real estate investment volumes to reach €53 billion in Q2 2026, a 6% year‑on‑year increase, according to its latest research. 

U.S. logistics giant Prologis has submitted a last‑minute takeover proposal for SEGRO valued at about £14 billion (€16.5bn) or £10.32  per share (€12.18) ahead of a regulatory deadline, according to Reuters.

Maslow Capital has provided €44.2 million in senior financing for a new residential scheme in Elviria, Marbella, promoted by ConceptHomes. 

SEGRO’s board has rejected Prologis’ Further Revised Proposal, arguing the takeover would transfer all future upside to Prologis while leaving SEGRO shareholders with only a diluted c.9% interest in the enlarged group.

SEGRO has rejected a further revised indicative proposal from Prologis, received on 17 July 2026, regarding a possible offer for the entire issued and to‑be‑issued share capital of the company. The latest proposal valued SEGRO at up to 993p per share.

DeA Capital Real Estate has completed a €280 million green refinancing agreement for the Millennium Luxury Fund, supporting the redevelopment of Palazzo Marini in Piazza San Silvestro, Rome, the future home of the new Four Seasons hotel Rome.

H.I.G. Capital has established Highground Living, a new €1 billion German residential platform headquartered in Berlin. 

Redevco has closed a €57.3 million senior loan facility to finance the development of a 156‑unit residential scheme in Dublin.

Arrow Global has acquired Borio Mangiarotti, the Milan‑based real estate development and management business, in a move that significantly expands its operating capabilities in Italy. 

BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts has acquired a new 5‑star outdoor hospitality site in Fréjus, France, strengthening its investment strategy in the sector and expanding the portfolio of Plein Air Property Fund 1 (PAPF1). 

7R has entered the German market with the launch of 7R City Park Berlin East, a brownfield logistics development in Berlin’s Lichtenberg district. 

CBRE Investment Management has acquired a stabilised residential asset in Quart de Poblet, Valencia, on behalf of a fund sponsored by the firm. 

Barings has acquired Eastman Edge, a newly built multi-let light industrial estate in Harrow, from Big Yellow Group for £38.5 million on behalf of a European core real estate strategy.

Instone Real Estate has acquired a 13,400 m² site on Bahnhofstraße/Oppenländerstraße in Waiblingen, part of the Stuttgart metropolitan region, from Diakonie Stetten e. V.