PKM Developments, the joint venture between JSE-listed property group MAS Real Estate and Central and East European shopping centre developer Prime Kapital, has announced the completion of three new value centres in Romania. The Roman, Baia Mare and Slobozia centres, which were completed in November and December, have added 47,500m² of gross lettable area (GLA) to PKM’s income-generating portfolio, increasing the partnership’s footprint in the region and bringing the total number of centres completed by the joint venture to nine. MAS owns 40% of the partnership, which was established in 2016, while Prime Kapital owns the balance. MAS, which invests in Central and Eastern Europe through the partnership and directly into Western Europe, provides South African investors with euro-denominated returns, thus acting as a currency hedge against the rand. MAS has a market capitalisation of R13.4bn. About 60% of MAS’s revenue is generated in Western Europe, where the group has a footprint in ...

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