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Top 5 Socimis’ Earnings Soared by 70% in 2017

1 March 2018 – Expansión

Spain’s large listed Socimis – Merlin, Colonial, Hispania, Lar España and Axiare – are continuing their rise. They closed last year with a combined profit of almost €2.4 billion, which represents an increase of almost 70% with respect to the previous year, after increasing their revenues from rental income by 20%, to €1.1 billion.

These companies, which, with the exception of Colonial, made their debuts on the stock market between March and July 2014, now own assets worth almost €26.4 billion, which represents an increase of 17% with respect to the previous year. The five Socimis also have a combined market valuation of €13.4 billion.

The stars of the year were, once again, the Socimis on the Ibex. Specifically, Merlin doubled its earnings in a record year, to exceed €1.1 billion, whilst Colonial earned €683 million, up by 149%.

The firm led by Ismael Clemente generated a recurring profit – proceeding from the core business – of €289 million, up by 31%, and increased its revenues by 34%, to €470 million. Merlin’s asset portfolio had a gross value of €11.3 billion.

Meanwhile, Colonial, which is going to merge with Axiare during the second half of this year following its successful takeover, recorded a 22% increase in recurring profits, to reach €83 million, boosted by rising rents, a better financial result and a lower corporation tax charge due to its conversion into a Socimi in May last year.

Unlike its rivals, Hispania saw a reduction in its profit of 27% to €228 million, after recognising provisions amounting to €95 million for the payment of incentives to its management firm Azora. Moreover, the company in which George Soros owns a stake registered a negative impact in its accounts amounting to €46 million due to the payment of incentives and the cancellation of guarantees following the purchase from Barceló of 24% of Bay for €172.4 million.

Hispania, which increased its revenues by 9.5% last year, had a portfolio of assets with a gross value of €2.5 billion at the end of the year, compared with €2.0 billion at the end of the previous year.

Meanwhile, the Socimi specialising in retail, Lar España, earned 48% more, at €136 million, thanks primarily to the performance of its shopping centres. The company recorded revenues from rental income of €77.6 million in 2017, up by 29%, and has announced divestments of non-strategic assets amounting to €470 million, including offices, residential properties and logistics assets, in processes that are already underway.

Meanwhile, Axiare’s net profit soared by 47% last year, to €218 million. The Socimi, controlled by Colonial since January, closed 2017 with turnover of €69.7 million, up by 36.6%, and assets worth €1.8 billion.

Original story: Expansión (by Rebeca Arroyo)

Translation: Carmel Drake

Merlin Earned €1.1bn in 2017 & Will Pay A Complementary Dividend

28 February 2018 – Expansión

The Socimi in which Santander and BBVA hold stakes doubled its earnings last year to €1.1 billion, compared with €582.6 million the previous year.

The Socimi Merlin Properties closed 2017 with revenues of €484.3 million, up by 34% compared to the previous year. Of that figure, €469.4 million stemmed from gross rental income.

Operating profits grew by 49% to €1.215 billion, whilst recurring EBITDA reached €396.6 million, up by 29% compared to 2016.

At the end of the year, the company owned a portfolio worth €11.254 billion, up by 15% compared to the previous year and 10% larger in terms of comparable surface area. Of that figure, €5.219 billion corresponds to its office portfolio, the value of which grew by 4.1% like for like.

At the end of the year, Merlin had gross financial debt amounting to €5.413 billion, placing its level of indebtedness (LTV) at 43.6%, compared with 45.5% a year ago. The CEO of Merlin, Ismael Clemente, said that he was satisfied with that reduction and assured that his firm would continue working to reduce the liability (…).

For this year, the company has set itself the objective of repositioning its assets, such as the case of Torre Gloriès (Barcelona), whose marketing is forecast to begin during the first half of the year. In the case of new acquisitions, the directors of Merlin indicated that they are going to be “very selective” in their purchases, with the focus placed primarily on Portugal and logistics assets.

Complementary dividend

The real estate investment company has announced an increase in its complementary dividend, payable in May, of 26 cents per share, which will be added to the 20 cents already allocated to the account. In total, shareholder remuneration for this year is going to grow by 15% to reach 46 cents, compared with the 40 cents disbursed in the previous year.

Merlin revealed that for the year ahead, corresponding to the accounts for 2018, it is going to distribute a minimum of €235 million amongst its shareholders, a disbursement that it will pay in full in cash, which will correspond to more than €0.50 per share. This remuneration will be distributed partly as a dividend and partly as a refund of the share premium.

Executive salaries

The real estate company in which Santander and BBVA hold stakes also published the salaries of its main executives. In this way, it was revealed that the CEO, Ismael Clemente, was paid €2.557 million last year, compared to €2.155 million in 2016. Of that figure, €1 million corresponds to his salary, whilst €1.55 million corresponds to his bonus.

Meanwhile, Miguel Ollero, also CEO of Merlin Properties, was paid €2.5 million in 2017, compared to €2.1 million the previous year; meanwhile, the directors Rodrigo Echenique, Francisco Javier García-Carranza and Agustín Vidal did not receive any remuneration whatsoever for their roles on the Socimi’s Board of Directors.

Original story: Expansión (by Rocío Ruiz)

Translation: Carmel Drake

Ayco Plans To Raise Up To €100M Through A Capital Increase

21 November 2017 – Expansión

The property developer Ayco plans to carry out a capital increase amounting to between €50 million and €100 million to allow new investors to acquire shares and to accelerate its business plan for the next few years. “We would like to carry out this capital increase, which has been authorised by the General Shareholders’ Meeting, at some point in 2018. For us, it will represent our definitive return to the market”, explained the firm’s President and CEO, Francisco García Beato.

Ayco is the oldest listed real estate company in Spain. The property developer, founded in 1941, with the name Inmobiliaria Alcázar and in which the Valencian businessman Onofre Miguel held a stake at the time, was one of the many victims of the real estate crisis that took hold in 2007. The property developer went on to complete a restructuring process, involving the transfer of some of its assets to Sareb at the end of 2014, and several months later, it welcomed the entry of new investors, including Alpha Moonlight, amongst others.

“After successfully completing the restructuring process, the company, which is currently listed on the “open outcry market”, is the ideal vehicle for investors looking for transparency, governance and to make their investments liquid through the stock market”, added García.

Ayco, which has own funds amounting to €8 million and a market capitalisation of €26 million, is currently working on a property development project in Palma de Mallorca, involving the construction of 24 homes on independent plots. It also owns a plot measuring 25,733 m2 between the municipalities of Gibraltar and La Línea de la Concepción, where it is building a four-star hotel with 250 rooms.

Hotel Byblos

In addition, last year, Ayco purchased Hotel Byblos (in Mijas), one of the most iconic establishments on the Costa del Sol in its heydey, for €9.75 million. This hotel, which has been closed for six years, used to be owned by the property developer Aifos, which filed for insolvency in 2009. Following a comprehensive renovation, the company plans to reopen the hotel – which will have 288 rooms, of which 65 will be newly built luxury suites – in the summer of 2019.

To this end, the firm is currently holding negotiations with hotel operators interested in participating in the project, from both a management and financing perspective. “Having a significant volume of resources tied up in a single asset has an opportunity cost. The ideal scenario would be for us to identify an operational and financial partner that would allow us to retain control and in turn participate in the generation of value for the project”.

García revealed that Ayco is negotiating with one international chain that does not currently have a presence in Spain and one Spanish hotel operator. In both cases, the partners work with real estate investors.

Ayco also owns land with a buildable surface area of 85,000 m2 in Málaga, Sevilla and Cádiz, where it plans to build around 800 homes. Moreover, it is evaluating operations to buy plots for the construction of another 1,000 homes in Andalucía, the Balearic Islands, Madrid and the north of Spain. Specifically, it plans to spend €15 million on the execution of those purchase opportunities.

The company will close 2017 with a turnover of around €5 million and a net profit of €500,000. It expects to generate earnings of €10 million in 2018 and of up to €24 million in 2022.

Original story: Expansión (by Rebeca Arroyo)

Translation: Carmel Drake

AGV: Almost One Third Of Madrid’s Citizens Think More New Homes Are Required

20 November 2017 – Observatorio Inmobiliario

Almost one third of Madrid’s citizens believe that there is not sufficient housing in the city to meets their needs in terms of prices and features. This perception increases as the respondents’ annual salary and age decrease. Similarly, more than half of future buyers believe that there is not sufficient supply to allow them to choose the most appropriate home and almost 45% think that more housing needs to be built. Those are some of the findings of a study conducted by the Association of Housing Managers (‘Asociación de Gestoras de Viviendas’ or AGV) amongst citizens of the capital, which reveals the needs of house buyers in the city of Madrid.

The people surveyed, of whom 3 out of 4 were buyers aged between 31 and 39, revealed that buying a home or apartment in a building is their preferred option. The vast majority confirmed that they would choose to buy a private home (rather than a subsidised property). In fact, almost 80% stated that they are most tempted by that type of home; 90.5% of them are aged 40 or over (86.3%), compared with the younger population, where only 56.7% said that they would be able to buy a private home.

The youngest people who do not own their current homes stated that they will invest less than €160,000 in the purchase of a home as they cannot afford more expensive properties. Moreover, only 11% of the respondents said that they would spend a maximum of €300,000 to buy a property in Madrid.

Price and location are the top priorities

Both price and location stood out as the main factors to take into account when it comes to buying a home. More than half of Madrilenians (63.4%) rank price as one of the most important considerations, along with the characteristics of the home. The study confirmed that price and the lack of help or tax incentives are the main obstacles preventing the majority of Madrileños from affording to buy a new home.

In terms of the housing market, potential future house buyers claim to be those who have planned their savings (29.6%), have good prospects in terms of employment (23.9%), and monthly earnings that allow them to afford the expense (35.7%). Of the latter, the population aged between 31 and 39 stands out, with annual earnings of more than €36,000.

Limited information and a sensation of complexity when accessing social housing

The survey confirmed the existence of a firm interest in social housing properties in the city of Madrid, even though only 30% of those surveyed said that they were informed about subsidised housing, and 61% consider that the application procedures are too complex. In fact, almost 60% of women and 63.3% of young people (under 30) consider that they will have to go down this route.

Juan José Perucho Rodríguez, President of AGV, declared that “we are facing a critical situation given that demand from citizens is clear and the situation is not adapting to reflect what is happening in Madrid. The construction of social housing properties is vital for citizens, who have seen their purchasing power diminish, to be able to afford to buy a home. In this sense, we think that starting to discuss the option of creating more homes is necessary to cover the needs of the citizens who demand them”.

Original story: Observatorio Inmobiliario

Translation: Carmel Drake

The Profits Of Spain’s Top 5 Socimis Rise By 68%

16 November 2017 – Expansión

Spain’s principal Socimis are continuing to register record-breaking numbers and improve their balance sheets thanks to the on-going real estate boom and the appreciation of their assets. In this way, during the first nine months of the year, Merlin, Colonial, Hispania, Axiare and Lar España saw their combined net profits soar by 68% and the value of their property portfolios rise by 35%.

In total, the largest five Socimis that trade on the Spanish stock market earned €1,306 million during the nine months to September 2017. Their revenues during the same period amounted to €797 million, up by 30% compared to the first nine months of 2016. The reason why these companies earn more (profits) than they turnover (revenue) stems from the significant capital gains that they record from the appreciation of their real estate portfolios. In this way, for example, Merlin Properties and Hispania recorded €332.6 million and €204.82 million, respectively, for this concept, during the first 9 months of 2017.

These five real estate companies, which, with the exception of Colonial, debuted on the stock market just three years ago, currently own combined assets worth €24,295 million. Of that volume, two of the companies stand out due to their size: Merlin, which although it did not update its portfolio in the third quarter, is still the largest entity with an asset volume of €10,556 million; and Colonial, which owns properties worth €8,253 million.

Consolidation

The success of the Socimis, together with the good times that the real estate sector is enjoying, has led these companies to enter a new phase. In this way, after years of intense competition, the companies are starting to rotate their assets, by selling the properties that are not strategic as well as those that have reached a certain degree of maturity in their portfolios.

Such is the case of Merlin, which at the start of the year sold its hotel portfolio to Foncière de Murs Lar, for €535 million, and has deconsolidated its residential branch through Testa. Lar España has done something similar, given that in September it sold an office building to Colonial for €32.5 million, to focus on its current strategy of commercial assets.

Meanwhile, Hispania, which will focus its activity on hotels until its extinction, planned for 2020, is continuing with the unitary sale of homes and is also preparing the sale of its office portfolio, although it has had to postpone that operation until the first quarter of next year in light of the Catalan crisis.

These real estate companies are also backing investments that involve the revaluation of the assets they have acquired. Such is the case of, for example, Merlin, which after absorbing the real estate portfolio from Metrovacesa, is updating its portfolio, with an investment of €95 million to renovate six shopping centres. The Socimi in which Santander and BBVA hold stakes is also investing another €46 million in the construction of a new office tower (Torre Chamartín) in Madrid and in the renovation of Torre Glòries. Meanwhile, Lar España has managed to increase the value of its portfolio by more than €230 million with respect to the purchase price of its properties.

Moreover, the market is preparing for consolidation between the Socimis. The first move in this sense came last Monday with the launch of a takeover by Colonial for Axiare. The former announced the purchase of an additional 13.3% stake in Axiare on Monday and a takeover bid for the remaining 71%.

Stock market

Merlin, Hispania, Axiare and Lar raised almost €2,560 million in their respective debuts on the stock market and they have a combined market capitalisation of €9,060 million.

Including Colonial, whose General Shareholders’ Meeting approved the adoption of the special tax regime for Socimis in June, with retroactive effect to January, the stock market value of the large Socmis amounts to €12,038 million. In addition, Colonial’s bid for Axiare has raised its stock market value by €154 million in three days.

Original story: Expansión

Translation: Carmel Drake

The Sun Shines On Spain’s RE Estate Sector Once Again

4 May 2017 – Expansión

The Spanish real estate sector is smiling again. After years of crisis and an on-going cleanup, the main listed companies in the property sector have reported more positive figures: the earnings of these firms tripled in 2016 with respect to the previous year and their operating profit rose by 64%, driven by an increase in the number of sales and an appreciation in asset values.

Two factors are converging to generate the improvement in the real estate sector: an acceleration in the number of sales – both in the residential sector, as well as in the office and retail segments – and an increase in transaction prices and in rental costs. In 2016, 404,421 operations were registered in the housing sector, up by 13.7% compared to the previous year, but nevertheless, just over half as many as in 2007. In the same way, average house prices rose by 11% from the minimums registered in 2014, but they are still 30% cheaper than in the year prior to the burst of the real estate bubble. (…).

The combined profit of all of the companies in the RE sector – Socimis and traditional real estate companies alike – reached €1,395 million last year, compared with €407 million in 2015. In other words, their earnings tripled in just twelve months and came close to the combined profit recorded in 2007 of €1,592 million, albeit generated by very different players.

Only 29.6% (€414 million) of the total amount was generated by traditional property companies, in other words, those that managed to emerge intact from the worst years of the crisis: Colonial, Realia, Inmobiliaria del Sur, Quabit, Renta Corporación, Grupo Urbas and Montebalito. If we take into account Reyal Urbis – which filed for creditor bankruptcy in 2013 – and Neinor Homes, the latest property developer to debut on the stock market, that percentage decreases to 18.98%, in other words, €264.8 million.

Therefore, most of the profits (70.4%) were generated by activity carried out by the Socimis, which multiplied their earnings almost five-fold in one year, from €244.6 million in 2015 to €1,131 million in 2016. (…).

The tax benefits that the Socimis enjoy, their obligation to distribute dividends annually and the attractive returns they generate compared to other investment options, have boosted their number and weight in the market.

In Spain, shares in four Socimis are traded on the main stock market and together they generated a gross operating profit of €388.5 million in 2016, up by 85.4% compared to twelve months earlier (…), with the largest, Merlin, accounting for the lion’s share of that figure (€260 million).

Large family fortunes are increasingly choosing this investment vehicle in recent times. In total, 17 Socimis debuted on the stock market in 2016 and there are currently 32 companies on the Socimi-specific segment of the MAB. (…).

The future strategy for all of these entities involves rotating their non-strategic assets and specialising in non-residential segments, specifically in: offices, retail and logistics. According to a recent report form the real estate management company Laborde Marcet, Spain closed Q1 2017 with investment in non-residential real estate assets amounting to €3,520 million.

The retail sector accounted for 42.5% of that figure and whereby recovered the high profile that it had previously ceded to the office segment; hotels accounted for 22.2% and logistics assets for 10.6%. Given these proportions, the plan that Merlin has just presented (to invest €200 million over five years on the renovation of its office and shopping centre portfolio) makes sense. Hispania is also planning to sell off its offices to concentrate on its hotel business.

Original story: Expansión (by María Hernández and Víctor Martínez)

Translation: Carmel Drake

Grupo Barceló’s Profits Rose By 25% To €125M In 2016

28 April 2017 – Expansión

Grupo Barceló earned €125 million in 2016, which represented an increase of 25% compared to the previous year. Moreover, the hotel group expects to record a net profit of €150 million this year thanks to improvements in management and investments undertaken. The company obtained a gross operating profit (EBITDA) of €338.6 million in 2016, up by 12% and spent more than €140 million improving its hotel stock, of which €110 million was invested in a dozen establishments in Latin America, according to its annual report.

Grupo Barceló closed 2016 with turnover of €2,855 million, up by 15.1%, and net sales of €1,979.7 million (+23.7%), having managed to reduce its net financial debt by 8.3% to €495 million. At the next General Shareholders’ Meeting, which will be held on 2 June, the Board of Directors will propose the distribution of a dividend amounting to €12.5 million. Last July, the firm distributed a dividend amounting to €10 million, which was charged against the results for 2015.

Forecasts

Looking ahead to this year, the company expects to generate EBITDA of almost €388 million. “This year, we expect to see improvements in all of the countries in which we have a presence. The data for the first few months of 2017 show an improving trend in terms of occupancy rates, tariffs and RevPar (average revenue per available room).

Moreover, Barceló underlined that the soundness of its balance sheet will allow it to have access to “interesting” investment projects and to continue growing across all of its divisions. The company currently has 229 hotels in 21 countries, with almost 50,500 rooms, including 112 hotels from the US manager Crestline, which it consolidates 100% after purchasing the 60% stake that it did not control from AR Global in April last year. Overall, the group owns 39 of its hotels, leases 57 of them and manages the remaining 133.

In addition, the firm stated that in January, the Mercantile Court of Palma dismissed the claim against Barceló filed by the bankruptcy administration of Orizonia, which amounted to €59.6 million. In a letter, the Co-Presidents, Simón Barceló Tous and Simón Pedro Barceló highlighted the “record” results obtained both in terms of EBITDA and net profit, with double-digit growth in both parameters as well as in turnover, all as a result of its ordinary activity.

Original story: Expansión (by Rebeca Arroyo)

Translation: Carmel Drake

Spanish Hoteliers See No ST Threat From Brexit

3 August 2016 – Hotel News Now

Spanish hoteliers said they have yet to see any immediate negative impact on tourism from the U.K. since that country voted to leave the European Union.

“Spain has long been, and should remain for the foreseeable future, the favored vacation destination for British visitors despite Brexit, and all indications are that bookings well into next year are still healthy,” said Juan Molas, President of the Spanish Confederation of Hotels and Tourist Accommodations (CEHAT), during a 28 July news conference.

The U.K. is Spain’s largest source market for foreign visitors. Last year, 68 million foreign visitors traveled to Spain, which was an increase of 5% over the previous year. Approximately 16 million Britons accounted for 21% of those visitors.

Following the victory for the “leave” vote in the 23 June Brexit referendum and the resulting drop in the value of the pound against the euro, there was concern in the Spanish hotel sector that the subsequent higher prices would keep Britons away.

But hoteliers noted that British travelers traditionally reserve their holidays months in advance, so there appears to be no immediate negative impact on peak business this summer.

Molas said that momentum should extend into the 2016-2017 winter season and next summer. He added that Spain’s tour operators and travel agencies that sell package vacations—which are used by 70% of British tourists when booking their Spanish holidays—have noticed steady booking trends well into 2017.

“Spain continues to be the most popular vacation spot for the British, who don’t tend to travel for leisure to some of our competitors like Egypt or Turkey, which are more popular among the Germans and French,” he said. “Spanish hotels and destinations offer the British what they want on a holiday: safety and good value for money. We’ve seen the pound-euro exchange rate fluctuate often in the past, and there was no lasting major effect on us.”

But Molas cautioned the weaker pound could curtail daily spending by British visitors in Spain and London will now be a cheaper alternative for event booking than Spanish cities.

“London is our biggest competitor in Europe for the convention trade, and Paris, where hotel prices have fallen because of the recent unfortunate events in France, is also a rival,” he said. “But our biggest competitor in all of this would be for the British to decide not to travel and just stay home.”

Long-term effects of Brexit are still unknown, said CEHAT Secretary General Ramón Estalella.

“We don’t have a crystal ball to see into the future, but there are three important unknowns to consider,” he said. “One is when Britain will finally leave the EU and what further effects that might have. Two, no one knows where the pound will be in value (in) six months or there could be a crisis in Europe dragging down the value of the euro and so making the pound stronger. And three, what might happen in our competitor countries that could affect the British source market.”

The CEHAT executives also presented the findings of a survey of its members—which include 54 local and regional hotel associations and 1.5 million beds—on the sector’s performance through the end of the summer. A majority of the respondents are looking forward to a positive high season thanks largely to a rise in room rates and longer average stays by guests, which will result in higher profits.

Molas said hoteliers are confident that the continuing demand from both Spanish and foreign guests will increase.

“What’s important now is to use the occupancy rates to maximize earnings and promote Spain through advertising and marketing so we can cement its position as one of the leading tourism destinations in the world,” Molas said.

Original story: Hotel News Now (by Benjamin Jones)

Edited by: Carmel Drake

Centerbridge To Sell Property Services Firm Aktua

30 October 2015 – Reuters

U.S. private equity group Centerbridge Partners has appointed investment banks to sell Spanish property services firm Aktua, five sources familiar with the matter said.

Centerbridge is seeking to take advantage of an improvement in the Spanish property market where valuations of real estate assets are recovering after taking a hit during Spain’s economic downturn.

The New York-based fund has hired Bank of America and Barclays to launch a sales process for the company which offers a wide range of real estate services including property maintenance, rental collection and loan management, the sources said. Bank of America and Barclays declined to comment while Centerbridge had no immediate comment.

Aktua is expected to have core earnings of between €40 million and €50 million this year and could be valued at around €300 million ($329 million), or 7 to 7.5 times its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), two of the sources said.

The company, which employs more than 400 people in Spain, has already drawn interest from a series of international buyout funds including London-based Permira, another source said.

Permira, which is in the process of selling two of its Spanish portfolio companies, Cortefiel and Telepizza, declined to comment.

The sale of Aktua has yet to start but bidders are already lining up to examine the asset and its growth potential, the sources said.

Real Estate Rebound

Aktua has roughly €5 billion of assets under management of which €2.4 billion are real estate assets and the rest loans.

Based in Madrid, it makes an attractive consolidation platform for private equity firms which could adopt a so-called buy and build strategy and combine it with other Spanish property management firms, the sources said.

This would generate a flurry of deals giving U.S. investors, which swooped on low-priced Spanish real estate assets during the financial crisis, an opportunity to capitalise on Spain’s economic rebound.

Real estate prices dropped by more than 35 percent in Spain between 2007 and 2014, according to the National Statistics Institute.

Centerbridge broke into the Spanish market in 2012. It paid €100 million to buy Aktua from Spanish bank Banco Español de Credito (Banesto).

Other U.S. investment firms could go down the same route and divest property firms they’ve held for the past three years, one of the sources said.

In 2013, New York-based buyout firm Apollo bought 85% of Santander’s property management unit Altamira for €664 million.

Another Spanish bank, La Caixa, sold 51% of its real estate services arm, Servihabitat Gestión Inmobiliaria, for €185 million in 2013.

Original story: Reuters (by Pamela Barbaglia and Andrés González)

Edited by: Carmel Drake

Hispania Recorded A Profit Of €11M In H1 2015

31 July 2015 – El Economista

Hispania, the socimi controlled by the fund manager Azora Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios obtained a profit of €10.7 million during the first half of the year, which represented a 29-fold increase compared with the same period in 2014 (€0.4 million).

In H1 2015, Hispania, which began operations in March 2014 following its IPO, recorded turnover of €13 million, whereby multiplying its revenues in H1 2014 (€0.6 million) by 22, according to information submitted to Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) yesterday.

Since its debut on the stock market, Hispania has invested in 32 assets, which have a consolidated gross value of €710 million.

During the second quarter of 2015 alone, the socimi acquired four assets – two hotels and two offices – and signed an agreement with Grupo Barceló to create the first hotel socimi.

During the first half of the year, Hispania also obtained additional financing of €70.1 million, taking its financial debt to €195.2 million.

Original story: El Economista

Translation: Carmel Drake