International

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UK-The Crown Estate has acquired The Gate, a leisure scheme in Newcastle, for GBP 60 million.

The ITRA Global 2012 Corporate Real Estate Symposium will be held on September 12, 2012 in London, England. The Symposium is a premier event to which all European company executives and their internal real estate decision makers will be invited. For the purpose of providing vital information to European companies considering establishing facilities in the Americas, expert panels will address the topic "Doing Business in the Americas". The all day event is expected to attract many European Corporate Executives and Site Selectors.

NEW YORK CITY-The co-CEO of global industrial company sat down with GlobeSt.com's Jacqueline Hlavenka to discuss investment in Europe, the Panama Canal expansion in the US and new acquisitions worldwide.

NEW YORK CITY-The Frankfurt-based bank, with US headquarters here, said Tuesday it’s integrating RREEF and other asset management businesses under its newly established Asset & Wealth Management platform.

PORTSMOUTH, UK-The Whiteley Co-Ownership Trust, a joint venture partnership between Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited and British Land, has signed 10 pre-lease deals totaling 24,700 square feet at Whiteley Shopping Centre, a 320,000-square-foot development in Hampshire.

LEEDS, UK-Hammerson has signed agreements to purchase The Victoria Quarter, a retail destination situated in the center of Leeds' retail core, from Kennedy Wilson for GBP 136 million.