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Blackstone among bidders for $800 million commercial property in Paris: Sources

LONDON: Blackstone is among several bidders shortlisted to buy a more than century-old office block in Paris with a price tag of 700 million euros ($800 million), a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, in what would be one of Europe’s biggest post-pandemic office sales. The CityQuartier Trocadero building is in a prime location in the 16th arrondissement near the Arc de Triomphe and was put up for sale by the owner, Germany’s Union Investment, in March. Real estate investor Hines also made the cut, while Commerz Real, owned by Germany’s Commerzbank, also put forward a bid that was…

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Kanakia, Hines, Mitsubishi Estate & Sumitomo Corporation’s JV to develop office space in Mumbai

NEW DELHI: Kanakia Group has entered into a joint venture with Hines, Mitsubishi Estate Co (MEC) and Sumitomo Corporation to develop a commercial project in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Mumbai. Under the partnership, Kanakia Group is the land partner while Hines, MEC, and Sumitomo are institutional investors and development partners. The office space spread across three-acre land parcel and will offer 1.5 million sq ft. The project is being designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF). The company is transitioning towards an asset-light model which has led to reduction its debt to below ₹1,000 crore. Currently, Kanakia has over 8.6 million…