French Property News Archive

'(AFX UK Focus) 2005-11-18 09:35 GMT: AFX NEWS BRIEFING: Mergers and acquisitions highlights to 09:20 GMT (Interactive Investor)ZURICH (AFX) - Swiss Re declined to comment on a newswire report earlier today citing traders as saying it is to buy the reeinsurance unit of General Electric Co, Employers Re, in a share-funded deal.

'(AFX UK Focus) 2005-11-18 16:05 GMT: AFX NEWS BRIEFING: Mergers and acquisitions highlights to 15:50 GMT (Interactive Investor)NEW YORK (AFX) -- Citigroup Inc. will lead a financial review of the New York Stock Exchange's pending merger with Archipelago Holdings as part of a settlement reached with a group of dissident shareholders.

'There?s a Riot Going On (BET.com)Have you been following the uprisings in Paris? Were you surprised to learn about the anger of Africans in that French city? Click "Discuss Now" to talk about it.

'Shrewd investors seek exposure in the Pyrenees (Telegraph.co.uk)Just as the Chancellor approves the creation of REITs, one expert says better returns come from overseas property, writes Richard Lander.

'Property Frontiers -- International Real Estate Investment Opportunities in 2006 (PR Web)Real estate markets are much like any other market; they operate in cycles experiencing growth, stagnation and even decline. In the case of property, these cycles tend to be slower than in other types of market, but timing is still the key. With this in mind, the question on every potential international property investor?s mind is; which countries will provide the best property investment

'(AFX UK Focus) 2005-11-25 12:30 GMT: UK's Patron Capital to list Vectrane French property unit in Paris (Interactive Investor)LONDON (AFX) - Private equity investor Patron Capital Partners said that, along with its investment partners, it will seek a Euronext Paris listing for Vectrane, a French holding company which owns a 483 mln eur French property portfolio.