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	Top Stories for the Week of October 2, 2006	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage ProLogis Europe Floats at Nearly $4B AMSTERDAM-ProLogis European Properties IPO is the largest float of European real estate shares since 1999. Sizeler Chairman Steps Down Amid Controversy KENNER, LA-With shareholders' dissatisfaction with a merger swirling, the REIT's top exec Mark M. Tanz vacates his seat on the board. BPG Launches Fund to Buy $2B in Assets PHILADELPHIA-The Berwind affiliate launches its eighth and largest fund to date, projected to raise between $650 million and $750 million. Nomura Prices IPO at Record $1B-Plus TOKYO-Strong demand from investors and a strengthening real estate market enables Nomura to price its IPO at the top end of the range. It’s said to top the Japanese IPO charts. GAO: Terrorism Insurance Soloing Not Doable WASHINGTON, DC-Congressional hearings on the subject continue today with real estate and insurance executives testifying before a House hearing. Martinsa in $5B Takeover of Spanish Rival MADRID-Grupo Martinsa continues the consolidation of the Spanish real estate market with a euro 4-billion ($5.07-billion) agreed takeover of rival Fadesa Inmobiliare. GE Picks up 147-Asset Portfolio for $2B-Plus NEW YORK CITY-But a good chunk of that portfolio is already being flipped for $920 million to Kimco. One analyst comments on the REIT's ongoing acquisitive strategy. Kite, PREI Join to Invest $1B-Plus INDIANAPOLIS-Kite Realty Group Trust and Prudential Real Estate Investors are joining to develop and acquire US shopping centers. RLJ Development Closes $743M Equity Fund BETHESDA, MD-The privately held firm amasses enough purchasing power to acquire nearly $2.5 billion of assets for a second fund. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Closing Date Set for $4B Merger • Mack-Cali Sheds Remaining CA Assets • $800M Plan Brewing for 47 Waterfront Acres • Keystone Commits $500M to Value-Add Assets • Brandywine Poised to Raise Up to $345M • 38-Story Tower Could Rise on Filene’s Site • Camden Forging Ahead on $99M Rental Project • Rreef Affiliate Nabs 1800 K St. for $98M • GSA Will Expand Leasing in Maryland • Asset Management Firm Takes 211,000 SF • Business School Seals $83M Deal • Political Overtones at RealShare New Jersey • UrbanAmerica Selling 435,000-SF Office Asset • S-Corp. Legislation Could Deliver $40M Tax Credit	Southwest     Print Full Region • Hines, CalPERS Seed Nation's First Green Fund • Capmark-Backed JV Buys 1M-SF Office Park • JV Grabs 2,044-Unit Riata in Off-Market Deal • Crescent, GE Get $122M for 561,065-SF Office • Perry Sounds Call for Budget Reforms • TCC, ING Partnering on First Office Project • JV Digs Into $100M, 2M-SF Industrial Project • Developer Plans 264-Unit Enviro-Wise Complex • JPI Side-by-Side Assets Collect Nearly $65M • 156,486-SF Gilbert Town Center Pulls $35M
Midwest     Print Full Region • $2B Bioscience Park Gets Go-Ahead • Sun Capital Buys Marsh for $325M • Harris To Buy First National B&T for $290M • KBS Buys Second RE Asset for $93M • MetroAir Park Adds 248,336-SF Spec Building • Lowe Enterprises Buys 308,695-SF Complex • MB Real Estate Launches New Advisory Division	West Coast     Print Full Region • Digital Realty Prices Offering; $233M Expected • Younan Takes 2M SF in $270M Deal • 341-Unit CBD Project Moves Forward • Shorenstein Confirms 239,000-SF Biotech Deal • Apartment Buyer Commits Nearly $100M • Gaming Control Board OKs Recap of Cannery Casinos • Arden Execs Back New Retail Developer • $60M Funds 1M-SF Industrial Project • $200M Project Leads Revitalization • Universe Holdings Buys Into Vegas Apartment Market
Southeast     Print Full Region • Edens & Avant Gets $300M For East-Coast Builds • Rreef Buys 228,672-SF Office Asset • $75M Funds 613-Unit Condo Construction • JV Details 2,331-Acre Master Planned Community • Darden Restaurants Taps TCC for 400,000-SF HQ Build • Hines JV Sells 670,000-SF 1180 Peachtree	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Minerva Drops Plans for City’s Tallest Building • Taurus-Anglo Irish Close Euro Fund at $433M • Atisreal Scoops Up Spanish Agency • Blackstone Enters Student Housing Market
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