International

ManuLife Buys Fully Leased 147 KSF Suburban Vancouver Office Building

ManuLife Real Estate has added a new asset to its Canadian holdings with the acquisition of a premier office building near Vancouver in Burnaby, B.C.

INTERNATIONAL: Asian Investors Unveil Mixed-Use Development Projects in Brisbane

Heeton Holdings Limited, Lian Beng Group Ltd. and KSH Holdings Ltd. have announced plans for the construction of an approximately $139 million development.

INTERNATIONAL: Brookfield Multiplex Completes Micro Nano Research Facility at Melbourne’s RMIT City Campus

Brookfield Multiplex has completed construction of the Micro Nano Research Facility at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University City Campus.

JLL Chosen As Exclusive Real Estate Service Provider For Desjardins Group

Desjardins Group has chosen JLL to provide multiple real estate services for the group’s 600,000-square-foot corporate office portfolio located in Ontario, the Atlantic provinces and Western Canada.

Health Care REIT Buys Gracewell’s U.K. Portfolio for $257M

Health Care REIT Inc. has acquired a portfolio of 11 premier private-pay communities from U.K.-based Gracewell Healthcare.

INTERNATIONAL: Swiss Life to Acquire German Real Estate Group Corpus Sireo for $280M

In a $280 million deal, Swiss Life has won the off-market bidding for the acquisition of leading German independent real estate asset manager CORPUS SIREO.

INTERNATIONAL: Marriott Opens First Marquis Brand Hotel Outside the U.S. in Qatar

Three properties in Doha, Qatar, have been combined to form the first Marriott Marquis hotel outside of the U.S.

INTERNATIONAL: Singapore Hotel Operator Buys Site in the Center of London

Singapore-based hospitality company UOL Group has selected Heron Plaza as its inaugural project in the city of London.

Health Care REIT to Acquire HealthLease, Partner with Mainstreet Property

In a multi-pronged deal that could eventually reach $2.3 billion, Health Care REIT Inc. announced that it has agreed to acquire Toronto-based HealthLease Properties REIT and begin a partnership with Mainstreet Property Group.

INTERNATIONAL: Constellation Hotels Offers to Buy InterContinental Paris – Le Grand Hotel

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC announced it has received an offer from Constellation Hotels Holding Ltd. to buy its historic InterContinental Paris – Le Grand Hotel.