Gordon Darroch

Exporo raises €43m in latest fundraising drive for digital investment

Hamburg-based fintech firm Exporo has raised €43 mln in a financing round to boost its development of digital real estate projects.

German-Dutch team effort takes risk out of RE projects

German developer Cube Real Estate has teamed up with Dutch software firm Reasult BV to help its project teams assess potential risks using data analysis.

Gecina signs groundbreaking €18m deal with venture capital tech firm

French office REIT Gecina is investing $20 mln (€17.8 mln) in a California-based venture capital firm specialising in real estate technology.

Arcadis teams up with software firm to make cities of the future more mobile

Arcadis, the global environmental planning and consulting firm, has joined forces with logistics software specialist PTV group to devise solutions that will improve mobility in cities.

Search portal Placebuzz hires digital sales specialist to grow platform

UK property portal aggregator Placebuzz has named digital publishing specialist Neil Tillott as its business director as it looks to increase its market share.

KGAL and Patrizia chip in millions to grow RE software developer

German investment and asset managers KGAL and Patrizia have each taken a 10% share in proptech firm control.IT, matching the holding of HIH Real Estate.

Drooms finds cool use for data rooms in cold storage logistics deal

Drooms, a Frankfurt-based provider of secure cloud solutions, has advised on the sale of a portfolio of cold storage facilities to a fund advised by Tristan Capital Partners.

UK property manager launches 24-hour 'no wait' dry cleaning service

UK property management company Y&Y Management has set up a 24-hour laundry and dry-cleaning service for its tenants using secure app technology.

Swedish start-up aims to create digital alternative to locks

Swedish property group Castellum has teamed up with several real estate companies and owners' umbrella body Fastighetsägarna to form a start-up company to improve digital access to buildings.

New index compares European cities' potential to exploit coworking revolution

Stockholm, Copenhagen and Dublin are among the best placed cities to benefit from the rapid rise of coworking spaces, according to a new assessment tool developed by real estate advisor Cushman & Wakefield.