German open-ended funds sold €1.7bn worth of commercial property assets in the first half of 2015, according Cushman & Wakefield. The seventh bi-annual report on the liquidation of German open-ended funds shows the selling process continues to provide investment opportunities in a wide range of countries. An additional €9bn worth of European assets are expected to be offloaded before 2017, as 18 funds enter their liquidation phase, according to the report. German open-ended funds hold €82bn worth of property assets worldwide. European assets will account for the overwhelming majority of disposals with sales mainly concentrated in Germany (31 percent), the Benelux (26 percent) and France (18 percent).
