Europe

Global Student Accommodation (GSA) has formed a joint venture with Nuveen Real Estate, one of the largest real estate investment managers in the world, on behalf of its parent company TIAA, and signed an agreement to acquire the YouFirst Campus portfolio in France from Gecina for €540m.

Two of the world’s largest real estate investors partnered to buy a €540 million ($567 million) portfolio of student housing across France from Gecina, as demand for the space continues to swell among major asset managers.

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LaSalle Investment Management and Urbania, an investment and asset management company with a €1.1bn portfolio under management, have announced their joint venture partnership to develop a portfolio of living assets in Spain.

CBRE Investment Management has acquired a newly developed student housing campus in Milan, Italy, on behalf of a separate account client. Financial details of the off-market deal were kept confidential.

Vertically integrated student accommodation platform – Nido Living – has appointed Giuseppe Zafferri as its Head of Italy.  Giuseppe, who joins Nido Living from CA Ventures, carries over 18 years of experience in Italian real estate investment and acquisitions.

Greykite European Real Estate Fund has agreed the acquisition of an 8,000 sqm vacant hotel in Munich, which will seed a newly formed €250 million purpose-built student accommodation ("PBSA“) strategy, in a joint venture with Equilibria Group.

Enterprise Land, a UK and European real estate investment company founded by real estate investment management veteran Andrew Thornton, has formed a strategic relationship with student accommodation specialist, Capital Assured.

Hybrid hospitality brand The Social Hub will make its first entry into the Portuguese market and double its footprint in Italy amid plans to open three new hubs in early 2025 in Porto, Florence, and Rome.

The Transaction marks the first sale of EQT Exeter’s living assets in Spain, a market experiencing continued growth potential. Azora reenters the Spanish purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) market, a sector it first pioneered over a decade ago. Azora plans to leverage the acquisition to develop a larger Southern European portfolio aiming for approximately 10,000 beds.