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calm and collected MIPIM finally leaves Disneyland
Property Week.com
20 Mar 09 MIPIM
felt calmer and more professional than it has done for years – fewer
models of both kinds and less champagne. There were far fewer people –
officially 18,000 delegates compared with 27,000 last year. Peter
Freeman.
Experts
warn of ‘paranoia’ about occupiers
Property Week.com
20 Mar 09 Fears of
corporate occupier distress across Europe will deter investors from
buying assets in 2009, a panel of industry experts warned last week at
the MIPIM conference in Cannes.
More
work, less sunbathing at annual Cannes bash
FT.com 16 Mar 09
Whether attendees were down 10,000 or 20,000 is irrelevant, as the fewer
that went were there to work, rather than drink and sunbathe. This was
welcomed by the dealmakers in Cannes as the industry began the task of
rebuilding itself from a brutally hard few months of steepening price
drops and emergency cash raisings. Daniel
Thomas.
Real
Estate Eyes Future at MIPIM
Construction &
Maintenance 13 Mar 09
Some 18, 000 delegates, spanning all sectors of the global real estate
industry and representing 80 countries, leave Cannes today saying that
MIPIM confirmed their belief that €15 trillion international property
industry remains a solid long-term investment asset and that the
industry is getting back to basics.
Councils
walk tall in recession-worn Cannes
PropertyWeek.com 13
Mar 09 The sombre
mood at mipim this week reflected the fact that numbers were more than
10,000 down on last year’s peak. All the gains in capital values since
those optimistic days – and more – have been wiped out and the only
people out in force were the public sector. Giles
Barrie.
Russian
to the slopes
Building Design 13
Mar 09 Wilkinson
Eyre unveiled a 300,000sq m ski jump and winter sports complex for the
Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod at Mipim on Wednesday.
MIPIM
2009: Snyder rails against 'protectionism'
PropertyWeek.com 12
Mar 09 City of
London grandee Sir Michael Snyder today told a MIPIM audience that the
world must not 'retreat into protectionism'. Deidre
Hipwell.
Sochi
2014 Promotes Investment At Real Estate Conference
GamesBids.com 12
Mar 09 Sochi
projects, including its Olympic facilities' projects, are on view at the
display stand of the Krasnodar Territory in the Azure Pavilion at the
20th international market of real estate professionals and investors
(MIPIM-2009) in Cannes
France, which opened Tuesday. Russia's
delegation is headed by Dmitry Kozak, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister. GB
Staff.
MIPIM
2009: Western Europe going into deep recession says King Sturge
PropertyWeek.com 11 Mar 09
Western Europe is going into a recession that may be deeper & longer
than anticipated, according to King Sturge. In a report released at
MIPIM today it said the 'credit-fuelled illusion is over with a
vengeance and Central & Eastern Europe will follow with a mixed
outcome – some suffering worse than Western Europe'. Deidre
Hipwell.
European
real estate, but not as we know it
SNL.com 10 Mar 09 European real estate markets will bounce back
eventually but it will be a multispeed Europe, say some of the sharpest minds in European property
investment.
At the
MIPIM property conference in Cannes on the French Riviera, a panel of
experts on March 10 said it was likely to be "back to basics"
in the future as real estate investors stick with quality and shun
anything that is less than prime for years to come. William
Kemble-Diaz.
Recession,
credit woes rock European property mkt
Reuters 10 Mar 09 Commercial
property values are expected to come under massive pressure across
Europe this year, with some cities in France and Spain seeing further
corrections of as much as 40 percent said researchers at MIPIM.
MIPIM
2009: Savills names biggest property lenders
PropertyWeek.com
10 Mar 09
Just two UK banks make up the top 12 list of property lenders,
according to Savills. Deidre
Hipwell.
MIPIM
2009: London to pick up before Paris
PropertyWeek.com
10 Mar 09
Property transaction activity in London will pick up ahead of
Paris, according to one of France's leading property developers,
as investment values and rents plummet. Mark
Shepherd.
MIPIM
2009: Grand Design's Kevin McCloud to open Northamptonshire event
at MIPIM
PropertyWeek.com
10 Mar 09 TV
personality and designer Kevin McCloud is to back
Northamptonshire's plans to become a national research and
development hub for sustainable construction. Deidre
Hipwell.
Taxpayer-backed
bankers head off for a Riviera jolly
Evening Standard 9
Mar 09 Private bank
Coutts sparked outrage today by sending staff to a property jamboree in
Cannes despite a multi-billion-pound taxpayer rescue of its owner Royal
Bank of Scotland. Coutts, the Queen's banker, said six staff were
heading to Mipim on the Riviera to host a cocktail reception for clients
this week.
MIPIM
2009: Brum developer plans £125m tower
Property Week 9 Mar
09 Midlands
developer Regal Property Group has unveiled plans for one of
Birmingham’s largest towers, which it plans to build on Broad Street
in the city. Jennifer
Rigby.
Property
party in Cannes adopts a more sober mood
Financial Times 8
Mar 09 The forecast
is for sunshine at the annual property jamboree in Cannes this week, but
there will be a more gloomy outlook among the reduced numbers of real
estate executives attending the usually lavish parties in the hotels and
yachts. Daniel
Thomas.
Not
so sweet: Candy brothers ready for scaled-back Cannes
Independent on
Sunday 8 Mar 09 Property
entrepreneurs the Candy brothers will once again be taking their lavish
yacht Candyscape to the Mipim real estate conference in Cannes this
week. However, Candyscape will not be playing host to a huge party, as
it did last year. Mark
Leftly.
MIPIM
2009: Conference organisers predict ‘sober’ event
Private Equity Real
Estate 6 Mar 09
Peter Rhodes, managing director
at Reed MIDEM UK says there will be fewer parties at the world’s
largest property event as firms send fewer junior executives and the
number of non-paying visitors decline. Jonathan
Brasse.
MIPIM:
So many big names, so little time...
The Architects
Journal 6 Mar 09
This year’s MIPIM will witness its first Pecha Kucha – the
frenzied ‘show and tell’ fun-fest made popular in Japan. The
profession’s good and the great, including the likes of Ken
Shuttleworth, Sunand Prasad and Tom Bloxham will get just six minutes
and 40 seconds to showcase 20 slideshow images as part of a continous
stream of super-quick mini-lectures at Cannes’ Hotel Majestic. Richard
Waite.
Cut
Costs, not corners
Property Week 6
Mar 09 MIPIM
this year will be a less flamboyant affair than usual. The organiser
expects the dearth of parties to force people who go to Cannes
without signing up as delegates back into the Palais to do business.
Susan
Freeman.
Recession
hits Mipim attendance
Building Design
5 Mar 09 The
number of delegates heading to Mipim this year has plummeted by more
than a third as architects, public bodies, agents and developers
slash their representation at the world’s largest property fair. Will
Henley.
Most
important' MIPIM starts next week
Property Week 4
Mar 09 With
the €15 trillion international property industry feeling the effects
of the on-going global economic downturn, one of the key questions is whether
real estate remains high on the investment sector’s priorities?
Crunch
takes fizz out of property jamboree
Evening Standard 3
Mar 09 The
once-mighty Mipim international property trade fair in Cannes next week
will see nearly 10,000 fewer people attending than last year as the
economic crisis keeps delegates from London and around the world at
home. Hugo
Duncan.
Nizhny
Novgorod region to present 4 realty projects in Cannes
Novosti 2 Mar
09 Central
Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Region will present four large investment
projects at the Cannes 20th commercial property fair, the regional
governor said on Monday.
MIPIM
Conferences Offer Crisis Solutions
Construction
and Maintainence 25 Feb 09 What are the
major trends in the fast-changing real estate markets? Are some
territories less affected by
the crisis than others? How can businesses find the right partners? When
will things get back to normal?
Recession
hits the Cannes gathering
Telegraph.co.uk
14 Feb 09 With just three
weeks to go before the property industry decamps for its annual
sojourn in the South of France I hear that some companies' plans for
the week may have sprung a leak. Dashwood,
edited by Jonathan Russell.
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Official
MIPIM 2009 Blog
MIPIM
blog 6: Less is more
TheLawyer.com 16
Mar 09 Arriving at
Cannes at first nothing really looked different from any other year -
the expanses of additional tented exhibition space, the hoardings
bearing the names of various agents and banks adorning the front of
various hotels and the sun glinting off the boats bobbing along the
Jette Albert Eduoard. Then you notice it. Rhodri
Pazzi-Axworthy, real estate partner, Nabarro.
Sean
Griffiths MIPIM 2009: Ending Mipim with a Splash
Building Design 16
Mar 09 Final day at
Mipim was all about Urban Splash’s Tom Bloxham’s barbeque at his
amazing space-age house high up in the hills between Cannes and Nice.
Sean
Griffiths Mipim 2009: Those crazy Russians
Building Design 13
Mar 09 Yesterday I
spent a good portion of the day showing various people my favourite
stand, which can be found in the Russian Federation tent. In the notable
absence of the usual hyper models of hyper developments that are
normally the staple diet of the stands hosted by the Gulf states, the
Russians have won this year's megalomania and crazy model competition
hands down.
Susan
Freeman's MIPIM 2009 Blog - Friday
'The MIPIM gods have been kind – the rain held off until today, the
final day of MIPIM and Cannes is looking drably wet with a distinct
after the party feel to it'.
Sean
Griffiths Mipim 2009: Four legs good, four wheels bad
Building Design 13
Mar 09 The most
noticeable effects of “challenging times” are the lack of parties,
people leaving early, and the fact that I’m having to buy my own
lunches. These are tough times indeed.
MIPIM
blog 5: The tragedy of the French waiters
The Lawyer.com 12
Mar 09
Wednesday and Thursday are traditionally the busiest time at MIPIM, so
what did Wednesday bring? Possibly a few more people, but it is quite
apparent that the crowds of last year are not holding back to make a
dramatic late appearance. Graham
Prentice, real estate partner, Dewey & LeBoeuf.
MIPIM
blog 4: The Yachts
The Lawyer.com 12
Mar 09 What do
Liverpool, Manchester and Nottingham have in common? The only English
cities to have provided European Cup winning teams? No, this year they
share the distinction of having a boat at Cannes for MIPIM. Do they
think their council tax payers won’t find out? (They know now..) Graham
Prentice, real estate partner, Dewey & LeBoeuf.
Susan
Freeman's MIPIM Blog - Day Three
PropertyWeek.com 12
Mar 09 Now well
into day three, there seems to be a general consensus that smaller is
better as far as MIPIM is concerned.
MIPIM
blog 3: Champagne and freebies
The Lawyer.com 11
Mar 09 Clear blue
skies, sun, light breezes, lapping waves – sometimes it’s difficult
to remember that there is a real world out there with storm clouds
gathering. If this can’t put people in the mood to do deals, nothing
can, but the unfortunate reality is that it will take more than the
Cannes sunshine to make the banks lend and investors put their hands in
their pockets. Graham
Prentice, real estate partner, Dewey & LeBoeuf.
MIPIM
blog 2: A thought from Boris
The
Lawyer.com 11 Mar 09 The
London pavilion was packed this afternoon, probably because Boris
Johnson made an appearance. According to Boris, MIPIM stands for
May I Push you Into the Mediterranean. Graham
Prentice, real estate partner, Dewey & LeBoeuf.
MIPIM
blog 1: On the way to Cannes
The Lawyer.com 11
Mar 09 My inbox has
been bombarded over recent months with offers of cheap travel and
accommodation. Last autumn you couldn’t even get on a waiting list for
Heathrow flights, let alone economy class. Graham
Prentice, real estate partner, Dewey & LeBoeuf.
MIPIM
2009 Blog
PropertyWeek.com
10 Mar 09
'MIPIM has started on a roll!' says Susan Freeman
MIPIM Boris News
London
Mayor offers companies one year free rent
Times Online
11 Mar 09
Speaking at Mipim, the European property industry’s annual
conference in Cannes, Mr Johnson attempted to lure new businesses
to London with a range of incentives, including up to 12 months of
free office space and the use of a dedicated adviser to help
companies to establish an operation in the capital. Catherine
Boyle.
Boris
Johnson's Facebook Page with MIPIM stuff
Boris
at MIPIM Twitter pic
Yes
we Cannes: Boris leads cheers of Riviera bravado
PropertyWeek.com 13 Mar 09 Numbers were down, depression was in
the air and the euro prices were astronomical but, hey, Boris
Johnson popped down to MIPIM to cheer everyone up.
Video
Boris
bashed over ‘pocket money’ for Great Spaces
Building
Design 11 Mar 09
London mayor Boris Johnson faced ridicule this week after
unveiling a public realm strategy for the capital funded with what
critics described as “pocket money." Will
Hurst.
Mipim
round-up: day one
Daily Telegraph 11
Mar 09 Boris
Johnson, the Mayor of London, unveiled plans to attract foreign
businesses to the UK capital by offering them a year of free office
space. Mr Johnson, speaking at the international property conference
Mipim in Cannes, said companies moving to London will also be provided
with advisors to help set up business opportunities and connections. Graham
Ruddick.
MIPIM
2009: Boris Johnson and Think London to attract overseas investors
PropertyWeek.com
11 Mar 09
Boris Johnson and Think London have outlined a range of measures
to attract foreign investors to London. Deirdre
Hipwell.
Boris
bashed over ‘pocket money’ for Great Spaces
Building
Design 11 Mar 09
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