"International real estate advisor Savills has appointed Kristian Barthels to join its office agency team in Hamburg to strengthen the department’s corporate real estate services (CRES) unit."

"High end fashion retailer Hellmann Mens Wear is opening an additional store on Berlin’s main shopping street Kurfürstendamm 44."

"High end fashion retailer Hellmann Mens Wear is opening an additional store on Berlin’s main shopping street Kurfürstendamm 44."

"Asset manager STAM has sold a 6,470 sq m (69,642 sq ft) office building at 140 Avenue Jean Lolive, Pantin, in the north east of Paris, advised by Catella Property and Savills."

"Healthy upward trend - take-up and rents exceed 2010 levels, vacancies stabilise"

"CB Richard Ellis Investors' Pan European Core Fund (PEC) advised by Savills has acquired the Central Parc business park near Paris from a private investor. The global real estate investment manager said that the transaction, arranged by Savills, is the fund's second acquisition in France and third acquisition in Europe. The financial details were not disclosed."

"International real estate advisor Savills has recruited Jennifer Groß as a senior consultant in its Frankfurt office agency department as part of a wider expansion strategy."

"International real estate advisor Savills expects the annual turnover in France to total €14bn by the end of the year, up from €13.3bn in 2010, bringing the volume back to just below the 10-year average of €14.2bn. Despite a quiet first quarter, with an anticipated €1.8bn transacted, the firm expects investors to take advantage of the current high demand for prime stock to put their assets on the market, thereby creating investment opportunities."

"Linkbynet is building 3,800 sq m (40,902 sq ft) of offices in Saint-Denis, in the Pleyel area of Paris, advised by Savills. "

"Savills has strengthened its French office agency department with the appointments of Serge Vayer, Christophe de Cambourg and Grégoire Lembo."