Finance

Valad Europe, the leading independent diversified real estate investment manager, has acquired three UK properties for a total of £23.7 million on behalf of the Valad European Diversified Fund (VEDF). - See more at: http://www.valad.eu/media-centre/valad-euro

On 16 March 2015, Leasinvest RealEstate sold the office building Kiem located rue Kiem in Strassen in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to a private investor for an amount of € 6.3 million (excluding costs), which corresponds to the fair value.

Activity in the manufacturing sector remained broadly steady in March, according to the CBI's latest Industrial Trends Survey.

The value of the UK's lakes, reservoirs, marshes, bogs, canals and rivers has risen by more than a quarter in five years according to the first ever analysis of freshwater ecosystems from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

British Land announces it has completed a £733 million property exchange transaction with Tesco. Under the terms of the transaction, British Land has sold its 50% interest in a joint venture portfolio of 21 stand-alone foodstores to Tesco and acquired Tesco's

Almost one quarter (23 per cent) of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) think that a Government led implementation of stricter payment terms would have a significantly positive impact on their business over the coming 12 months, according to an npower Bus

Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS), a leading provider of helicopter services to the worldwide offshore energy industry, announced that its affiliate, Bristow Helicopters Australia Pty Ltd., acquired an 85 - percent interest in Airnorth, [Inc., Ltd. and subsidiari

Duff & Phelps Corporation, the premier global valuation and corporate finance advisor, has announced that it has acquired American Appraisal Associates, Inc., a global full-service valuation and fixed asset management advisor. The transaction bolsters Duff & P

LeapFrog Investments, the private equity firm with a focus on Africa and Asia, said it will pay 1.68 billion shillings ($19 million) to gain control of Kenya’s Resolution Insurance and tap growth in health coverage.