European real estate investor Mitiska REIM has completed the acquisition of seven former Cora hypermarkets and their associated shopping galleries in Belgium. 

Neil Jacobs, the former CEO of Six Senses, has joined investment firm Cain International as a consultant to help expand its luxury investment portfolio.

Romania’s Libra Internet Bank is providing €35.5 mln in funding for the sixth phase of the Exigent Plaza Residence project, located in western Bucharest. 

German bank Berlin Hyp and Delancey have joined forces to provide a £241 mln (€279 mln) refinancing package for H.I.G. Realty's St. James's office redevelopment in London.

Hamburg-based investor Readcrest Capital and KFK Holding, a Cologne-based real estate investment firm, have established a 50/50 joint venture. 

Following widespread approval from their members, a new representative body for the real estate sector, Real Estate:UK (RE:UK), will be formed.

Sonar Real Estate is expanding its team in Germany this September with two experienced real estate professionals. 

Deutsche Konsum REIT has finalized a restructuring plan and set the terms for a capital increase. 

European real estate investment manager ActivumSG has partnered with UK student accommodation operator, The Mansion Group Holdings (TMGH), to launch a new platform targeting over £500 mln (€575 mln) in UK student housing. 

Southbay and Nrep have formed a strategic joint venture to develop logistics properties in Sweden. 

Sirius Real Estate has acquired a business park in Dresden, Germany, for €23.4 mln and Chalcroft Business Park in Southampton, U.K., for £38.6 mln (€45.2 mln).

Invesco Real Estate (IRE) and Fokus Nordic are partnering to invest in high-quality residential properties in key urban areas of Finland, marking their first venture into the Finnish residential sector.

Annemarie Maarse will become Bouwinvest's COO and a member of its Board of Directors, effective November 1. 

Zurich-based real estate investment and asset manager BlueRock Group has sold an office property in Cologne from the BlueRock Fund PCC to an international industrial firm for a price in the mid-double-digit millions of euros. 

Real estate consulting firm Newmark has appointed Mark Spangenberg as COO for Germany, bolstering its German leadership team. 

Real asset manager Praemia REIM has announced the appointment of Thomas Storgaard as managing director, head of PBSA, to strengthen its European residential platform. 

CPI Property Group's subsidiary, CPI, and another subsidiary, CPI Europe (CPIE), have signed a non-binding letter of intent for the potential sale of CPI BYTY.

Real estate investment manager Patrizia and London-based developer Fabrix have launched a new joint venture called Sustainable Communities London (SC London). 

Values Real Estate has acquired the "Gewerbehaus Ottensen" (Commercial Building Ottensen) at Ottenser Hauptstraße 2-6 in Hamburg, making it the second property in their Values Prime Locations II (Mixed Opportunities) portfolio.

Great Portland Estates (GPE) has acquired a new long leasehold for The Gable, WC1, from the City of London Corporation (CLC) for £18.0 mln (€20.8 mln).

European industrial and logistics property developer and manager CTP has named Ronald Binkofski as its new managing director for Romania. 

Investment firm Adelis Equity Partners has acquired Retta, a provider of B2B property management and real estate services in Finland and Sweden. 

UK real estate fund manager Moorfield Group has partnered with the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) to develop, own, and operate a £120 mln (€138 mln) BTR scheme in Trafford, Greater Manchester.

Swiss construction and real estate company Implenia has secured over €200 mln in new building contracts across Germany. 

Nordic private equity real estate investor Slättö has expanded its light industrial portfolio through its Evolv platform by acquiring 24 properties. 

Savills is expanding its global capital markets platform with the addition of new senior professionals across the UK and EMEA.

Harleyford Capital, in collaboration with ICG, has completed a £63.5 mln (€73.1 mln) off-market acquisition of a logistics asset in the North West of England, known as Triumph Business Park. 

CEE real estate investor and developer GTC has appointed Sebastian Junghänel as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Member of the Management Board, effective September 2.

Swedish warehouse specialist Sagax has invested approximately €103.5 mln (SEK 1.19 bn) to acquire a 10.8% stake in Retail Estates.

Skanska is expanding its residential portfolio across Central Europe by investing in two sustainable developments in Kraków, Poland, and Prague, the Czech Republic. 

URBZ Capital, in collaboration with Grosvenor's Diversified Property Investments, has acquired a 22,000 m² logistics facility in Venlo, Netherlands.

Romanian real estate company Prime Kapital has obtained an €85.5 mln refinancing agreement from Erste Group for Arges Mall.

Immobel has sold its office building at Sainctelette Square 2 in Brussels to the Wallonia Export and Foreign Investment Agency (AWEX) and Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI). 

Arkéa REIM's SCPI Transitions Europe has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of two commercial properties in Spain, offering 11 years of secured rental income. 

Polish office developer Ghelamco has finalized the sale of its advanced VIBE office building in Warsaw to global investor Manova Partners.

German real estate investment and management firm RQI Immobilien AG (RQI) has arranged and executed the purchase of a residential property portfolio valued at €42 mln in the Nuremberg metropolitan area on behalf of a family office.