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  • Swiss Life Asset Managers purchases in Oslo

    Swiss Life Asset Managers purchases in Oslo

    Swiss Life Asset Managers has taken over the real estate business of the Oslo-based investment company Ness, Risan & Partners ( NRP ). The acquired business area for commercial real estate and real estate funds with its 39 employees will in future operate under the Swiss Life Asset Managers brand.

    "With one of the leading providers of logistics real estate in the Nordic countries, we can strengthen our geographical presence in line with our strategy and further expand our position as a leading real estate manager in Europe", Stefan Mächler, CIO of the Swiss Life Group, is quoted in a press release. Nothing was known about the financial details of this transaction. It is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter.

    NRP has a strong network and knowledge of the Nordic commercial real estate market. Founded in 2000, the company manages a diverse portfolio of office, retail and industrial properties. At the end of 2020, NRP managed and managed assets worth the equivalent of 1.2 billion Swiss francs. In addition to the real estate industry, NRP is also active in the shipping and offshore sectors.

    Christian Ness, founder and managing partner of NRP, is certain to have found “the perfect partner for NRP”, “who has a strategic approach, financial strength, know-how and a network that makes this relationship more valuable than the sum total of the individual parts. "

  • Implenia is building tunnels in Norway

    Implenia is building tunnels in Norway

    The entire Fornebubanen project includes the construction of a railway line from the Fornebu peninsula to connect to the Oslo subway. The construction work that began in December last year is expected to be completed in 2027. Under the project Fornebubanen has Implenia commissioned with the planning and construction of a tunnel for a distance of 2.3 kilometers, the construction and real estate company informed of Dietlikon in a release . The contract volume is stated there at 1.2 billion Norwegian kroner or the equivalent of 131 million francs.

    Audun Aaland, Head of Tunneling and Country President Norway at Implenia, is quoted in the press release as quoted in the press release. In addition to the construction of the tunnel and its cross sections, Implenia will also build excavation pits and rock shafts for the Flytårnet and Fornebuporten stations.

    "Those companies that invest the most in alternative fuel technologies and contribute to the electrification of machines and systems performed best in this competition," explains Grete Tvedt, project manager at Fornebubanen, in the press release. "The focus on sustainability seems to produce good solutions, not only in terms of environmental and climate protection, but also for the entire project."

    The contract is to be signed after a ten-day objection period has expired. Construction work is scheduled to start in May of this year.