Kategori: Catella

27 June 2016  | Corporate Finance

Catella has acted as financial advisor on a strategic joint venture between Danish pension fund PensionDanmark, developer Nordkranen A/S Ejendomsudviklingsselskab, and CPH City & Port Development, owned by the Municipality of Copenhagen and the Danish government, for an extraordinary residential development project in Nordhavn, Copenhagen.

Press release
Catella advised PensionDanmark and Nordkranen, securing both equity and construction debt financing provided by institutional non-bank financing. The project consists of 32,300 m2 of residential space, 600 m2 of commercial space and 1,000 underground parking spaces on a new artificial island to be constructed, called Kronløbsøen.

Kronløbsøen is located in Copenhagen’s and Scandinavia’s largest and most prosperous development area, Nordhavn, with close proximity to the inner city of Copenhagen. Currently, five pre-qualified architect teams are competing on designing the winning project, and the selected architect on the project is expected to be announced in August 2016. The joint venture is owned 50% by City & Port, 40% by PensionDanmark and 10% by Nordkranen.

“Copenhagen is experiencing substantial urban development. Huge infrastructure projects have been initiated to support this increased demand, including a new metro line to Nordhavnen – one of Copenhagen’s most attractive new urban districts. Catella is pleased to have been engaged in securing both the debt and equity financing for Project Kronløbsøen. The new joint venture combines strong resources and skills from three leading parties in the Danish real estate industry. Jointly they offer not only capital but also a well-balanced operational platform to secure the completion of the project. Catella is proud to have been a trusted advisor in this complex and important project. The cooperation among the parties has been very positive and progressive, strongly supported by Bruun & Hjejle, Bech Bruun and Manzanti-Andersen Korsø Jensen, securing the legal agreements and closing”, says Jesper Bo Hansen, Head of Corporate Finance at Catella.

“Institutional forward funding and participation in the early stage of the value chain has become increasingly important in the real estate industry, and Catella is well positioned to engage in such highly complex transactions, where securing debt and equity funding in combination with managing the different risks involved are important factors in creating higher returns and value for our clients. We will focus on such situations, not only in Denmark and the Nordics but across all our European market offices,” says Jesper Bo Hansen.
For more information, please contact:
Jesper Bo Hansen
Head of Corporate Finance in Denmark
+45 33 93 75 93
jesper.bo@catella.dk

Press contact:
Ann Charlotte Svensson
Group Head of Communications
+46 8 463 32 55, +46 72 510 11 61
anncharlotte.svensson@catella.se

 

PRESS RELEASE
Stockholm, 9 June 2016

In the June edition of the Swedish “Catella Real Estate Debt Indicator”, banks and corporates are in agreement on the current financing climate. Unfortunately, the consensus is that access to
financing in the property sector has worsened over the past three months, with the Current Situation index falling to an all-time low of 35.4. As such, the property debt financing market is
still in contraction.
“Our most recent CREDI survey shows that the views of lenders and borrowers are much more in line with one another, compared to the March survey. The Main index has seen a relatively small decrease of 0.2 points to 41.0. However, the components that make up the Main index have seen rather significant ups and downs. The Current Situation index has fallen to an all-time low of 35.4, while the Expectation index has increased to 46.7. This means that although the market has experienced a worsened financing climate, there is a belief that the worst part is over,” says Martin Malhotra, Project Manager at Catella.
The Current Situation index fell by 5.6 points to 35.4, which is the lowest point since the CREDI surveys began in May 2012. The historically low figure is partly caused by increasing credit margins
over the past three months, something that both banks and corporates agree on. In contrast, the Expectation index increased from 41.4 to 46.7, its highest point since September 2015.
“During the first quarter of 2016, Sweden has had a historically strong growth rate of 4.2 per cent, driven by household consumption and investments. However, global economic growth is expected to remain weak during the coming year, as is the Swedish stock market. Catella believes that the property market will be affected by worsened access to debt financing, as observed in the CREDI survey. As a result, we will see increasing yields for properties in secondary locations,” says Arvid Lindqvist, Head of Research at Catella.
The fifteenth edition of the Catella Real Estate Debt Indicator (CREDI) is attached and can also be downloaded from catella.se/credi. CREDI consists of two parts: one is an index based on a survey of listed property companies and active banks, and the other a set of indices based on publicly available data. Read more about the methodology at catella.se/credi. This edition also includes an analysis of preferred shares and an overview of the property market.

For more information, please contact: Press contact:
Martin Malhotra Arvid Lindqvist Ann Charlotte Svensson
Project Manager Head of Research Head of Communications
+46 8 463 34 05 +46 8 463 33 04 +46 8 463 32 55, +46 72-510 11 61
martin.malhotra@catella.se arvid.lindqvist@catella.se anncharlotte.svensson@catella.se

Today Catella AB (publ) held its annual general meeting at which the following resolutions were adopted:
• To adopt the income statement and balance sheet for the parent company and the consolidated income statement and consolidated balance sheet for 2015.
• Retained profits and net profit for the year shall be carried forward.
• To pay a dividend of SEK 0.60 (0.20) per share for the financial year 2015. The record date for the dividend is June 1, 2016. It is estimated that payment will be made through Euroclear Sweden AB on June 7, 2016.
• The number of board members shall be five (5) and no deputy board members are to be elected, and that one auditor is elected.
• Fees to board members totalling SEK 1,870,000 (previous year SEK 1,700,000), of which the chairman of the board shall receive SEK 550,000 (SEK 500,000) and other board members SEK 330,000 (SEK 300,000) each. The audit fee shall be payable in accordance with the approved invoice.
• Re-election of all existing board members, Johan Claesson, Johan Damne, Joachim Gahm, Anna Ramel and Jan Roxendal. Johan Claesson was elected chairman of the board.
• PricewaterhouseCoopers AB was re-elected as the company’s auditor for a new term from the end of the AGM 2016 to the end of the AGM 2017, with Patrik Adolfson as auditor-in-charge.
• To adopt the nomination committee’s proposals regarding principles for the nomination committee for the AGM 2017.
• To approve a resolution proposed by the board regarding guidelines for remuneration to senior executives.

For more information, please contact:
Knut Pedersen
CEO and President
+46 8 463 33 10
knut.pedersen@catella.se
Press contact:
Ann Charlotte Svensson
Head of Group Communications
+46 8 463 32 55, +46 72 510 11 61
anncharlotte.svensson@catella.se

About Catella: Catella is a financial advisor and asset manager with in-depth knowledge of property, fixed income and equities. Catella is a leader in the property sector, with a strong local presence in Europe, and employs more than 500 professionals in 12 countries. Catella is listed on First North Premier on Nasdaq Stockholm. Read more at catella.se

10 May 2016  Catella AB
Assets under management totalled SEK 135.7 Bn at the end of the quarter. This corresponds to a year-on-year increase of 3%. Transaction activity was in line with last year. Catella’s income increased by 10% in the first quarter year-on-year, to SEK 462 M. Consolidated operating profit was SEK 62 M, SEK 13 M up on the previous year.

CATELLA INTERIM REPORT Q1 2016
CATELLA Q1 2016
The Group
Total income SEK 462 M (419)
Net sales SEK 450 M (413)
Operating profit/loss SEK 62 M (49)
Profit/loss before tax SEK 75 M (52)
Profit after tax SEK 55 M (43), of which attributable to parent company owners SEK 17 M (35)
Earnings per share SEK 0.21 (0.43)
Equity SEK 1,486 M (1,248)
Equity per share SEK 16.28 (14.08)
Corporate Finance
Total income SEK 80 M (87)
Net sales SEK 73 M (86)
Operating profit/loss SEK -12 M (-15)
Property transaction volumes of SEK 6.2 Bn (6.7):
– Sweden SEK 3.2 Bn (2.4)
– France SEK 1.5 Bn (2.8)
– Germany SEK 0.4 Bn (0.6)
Asset Management and Banking
Total income SEK 386 M (334)
Net sales SEK 379 M (329)
Operating profit/loss* SEK 83 M (72)
Assets under management SEK 135.7 Bn (131.2)
– decrease of SEK 2.6 Bn (+8.8)
– of which net outflows SEK 1.2 Bn (+4.3)
“Assets under management totalled SEK 135.7 Bn at the end of the quarter. This corresponds to a year-on-year increase of 3%. Transaction activity was in line with last year. Catella’s income increased by 10% in the first quarter year-on-year, to SEK 462 M. Consolidated operating profit was SEK 62 M, SEK 13 M up on the previous year”, says Knut Pedersen, Catella’s CEO and President.

The information in this Report is mandatory for Catella AB (publ) to publish in accordance with the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act and/or the Swedish Securities Markets Act. This information was submitted to the market for publication on 10 May 2016 at 7:00 a.m. (CET).
For more information, please contact:
Knut Pedersen
CEO and President
+46 8 463 33 10
knut.pedersen@catella.se
Press contact:
Ann Charlotte Svensson
Head of Group Communications
+46 8 463 32 55, +46 72 510 11 61
anncharlotte.svensson@catella.se

03 May 2016  | Corporate Finance
The property sector is currently witnessing the rise of a new kind of company – proptechs. Their aim is to bring about disruptive change in the sector and trigger a digital transformation similar to the one happening in the financial sector with fintechs. At present, the main focus of proptechs is crowdfunding and property brokerage platforms.
PRESS RELEASE
CATELLA MARKET TRACKER PROPTECH MAY 2016
THOMAS BEYERLE CATELLA
In its latest Market Tracker, Catella investigates the booming market for proptechs, defined as new companies whose business models link innovative technological opportunities with the real estate sector.
Looking at the current situation in the property sector, Dr. Thomas Beyerle, Head of Group Research at Catella, says, “This issue is still in its infancy in continental Europe. The reason lies in the pronounced discrepancies between different European countries and along the entire value chain when it comes to the willingness to tackle the necessary workload associated with digitalisation.”
Last year alone, some USD 1.5 billion was invested in the development of proptech companies, and Catella believes this sum will increase to USD 2.3 billion by the end of 2016. However, the US and China will account for no less than 75 % of this investment, and the European countries combined will account for only 5 %.
The specific factors shaping the real estate sector need to be taken into account when analysing the scene. At present, the main focus of proptechs is on two sub-segments: crowdfunding (ultimately another form of finance) and property brokerage platforms. These are the first real offers to make an appearance on the competitive radar. Ranging from classic brokerage activities (marketing platforms) to planning tools such as building information modelling (BIM), and from crowdfunding models to the software-supported mapping of interiors, developers have very high hopes for quick market growth, according to Catella’s analysts.
“But there is still a long way to go before we see a substantive change in the market. Most proptech firms simply do not have access to the industry. They are also hampered by a structural drawback, with a lack of data. Then there is the real estate sector’s own internal capacity for development, which should not be underestimated,” says Beyerle. “For example, some signs are already pointing the way towards a ‘pay per use’ model for floor space. This is the first thing that service providers should prepare themselves for,” he concludes.
The Catella Market Tracker, May 2016 is now available at www.catella.com/research.

For more information, please contact:
Dr. Thomas Beyerle
Head of Group Research
+49 69 310 19 30 220
thomas.beyerle@catella.de

Press contact:
Ann Charlotte Svensson
Head of Group Communications
+46 8 463 32 55, +46 72 510 11 61
anncharlotte.svensson@catella.se