Citycon has chosen NCM Donaldsons to manage its latest property acquisition in Sweden. NCM Donaldsons manages the property and centre management of Åkersberga Centrum in Stockholm, which was Citycon’s first property acquisition in Sweden. The new assignment includes, among others, property management of retail centres located in Åkermyntan and Fruängen in the Stockholm Metropolitan Area.

For further information, please contact:
Christer Larsson, Partner, Senior Advisor, telephone +46 70 883 44 44
Dominika Andræ, Managing Director, telephone +46 (0)8 545 425 96,
+46 (0)73 381 80 30

NCM Donaldsons has been engaged by EjendomsInvest for economic management and commercial guidance of the properties Duvan and Höken in Karlstad city centre. The properties include shops such as Hennes & Mauritz, KappAhl and Lindex as well as offices.

Established in 1987, EjendomsInvest is the longest-standing property investment broker in Denmark, securing European real estate investment opportunities for companies and wealthy, private Danish investors.

For further information, please contact:
Folke Klint, chairman, telephone +46 70 593 63 91
Christer Larsson, Partner, Senior Advisor, telephone +46 70 883 44 44

NCM Donaldsons business area for shop establishments has signed a Nordic collaboration agreement with the optician chain Specsavers. The goal is to establish 15 shops per country and year in Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

NCM Donaldsons business area for shop establishments has signed a Nordic collaboration agreement with the optician chain Specsavers. The goal is to establish 15 shops per country and year in Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

Specsavers has over 750 optician shops in Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The company owns some fifty shops in Sweden after purchasing the Blic and Två Blå optician chains during 2004 and operates there under the name of Specsavers Blic Optik. With the collaboration with NCM Donaldsons' shop establishers, the company wishes to drastically increase the pace of establishment in the Nordic region.

For further information, contact: 
Anders Ejnar, director Tenant Representation, telephone +46 70 398 61 60

Ittur Progressum AB is planning to build a new Shopping Park in Hyllinge, municipality of Åstorp. The Shopping Park is a new concept for trade, based on an English model. The ground area amounts to approx. 80,000 sq. m., with building permitted on approx. 35,000 sq. m.

Ittur Progressum AB is planning to build a new Shopping Park in Hyllinge, municipality of Åstorp. The Shopping Park is a new concept for trade, based on an English model. The ground area amounts to approx. 80,000 sq. m., with building permitted on approx. 35,000 sq. m.

The grounds adjoin route 110, the E4 and the E6. Accessibility to the area is very good, with a well-developed infrastructure with a catchment area encompassing almost 1.3 million people. This Shopping Park will in a suitable manner complement the existing commercial site in Hyllinge by offering a more comprehensive assortment for the entire family. The goal is to include a number of international players that as yet have no presence in Sweden.
NCM Donaldsons is commercially responsible for the project. NCM Donaldsons has, as commissioned by Ittur Progressum AB, produced a first conceptual idea for the area at the same time that leading chain companies have been contacted in order to ensure interest. Work on Hyllinge Shopping Park will begin during the fall of 2006 and be completed at the same rate that rentals are secured.

"I view very positively the investment that Ittur is planning to make in Hyllinge," says Jan Nilsson, municipal commissioner in Åstorp. "Every investor that is prepared to invest seriously in our municipality is welcome, and competition in the area of trade benefits the residents of our municipality as consumers. The possibility of more jobs in our municipality is also welcome."

"It is an extremely interesting construction project entirely in line with Ittur Progressum's busin

Lars comes to us from Klövern and prior to that various positions at Tornet and NCC. As property manager and development officer for different shopping centres, he has gained solid experience of the business, which will be put to good use in NCM Donaldsons' rapidly growing operations. Lars starts as CEO on 1 September.

Lars comes to us from Klövern and prior to that various positions at Tornet and NCC. As property manager and development officer for different shopping centres, he has gained solid experience of the business, which will be put to good use in NCM Donaldsons' rapidly growing operations. Lars starts as CEO on 1 September.

"It is inspiring to be a part of building and developing a growing organisation like NCM Donaldsons," says Toll. "The market for commercial properties is extremely interesting and it is my hope to, among other things, be able to contribute knowledge in the growing business area of Real Estate Administration.”

"It really gives a sense of security to be joined by a CEO who brings genuine knowledge of the industry to the table," says the company's chairman of the board, Folke Klint. "We have come to know Lars in his capacity as a principal and a property manager and know that he has a command of both development projects and administration issues. His knowledge is very welcome as our administrative portfolio for commercial properties approaches the 9 million kronor mark and the number of development assignments continues to grow.”

For further information, contact:
Folke Klint, board chairman, telephone +46 70 593 63 91
Lars Toll, CEO, telephone +46 70 559 66 55