PARIS-AXA Real Estate Investment Managers has inked 96 lease deals totaling 1,883,684 square feet of space across its office portfolio in France in 2011.

LONDON-The London Thames Gateway Development Corporation has approved proposals for a GBP 45-million business center at Hackney Wick.

ATHENS-To guard against default, the rest of the Eurozone will provide funds to boost Greece debt-fighting measures, according to a Bloomberg story.

PARIS-Savills has closed the sale of a retail center in France's Pas de Calais North region.

LONDON-Rockspring Property Investment Managers has sold Hays House, a multi-tenant office building in Guildford, for approximately GBP 4.5 million to Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers clients.

BRISTOL, UK-Legal & General Property has obtained planning permission on St. Stephens Place Leisure Park.

LONDON-The speculative development will capitalize on a projected lack of supply in the world’s largest office market.

LONDON-AXA Real Estate Investment Managers and MGPA have selected Skanska to start construction on a 170,000-square-foot office project in the City of London.

BRISTOL, UK-Legal & General Property has obtained planning permission on St. Stephens Place Leisure Park.

LONDON-AXA Real Estate Investment Managers and MGPA have selected Skanska to start construction on a 170,000-square-foot office project in the City of London.

LONDON-Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Land Securities Group PLC have formed a joint venture partnership, the Victoria Circle Limited Partnership, to develop Victoria Circle in London.

CARDIFF, UK-DTZ and Horace John, Forse & Co. have sold the old Roath Steam Laundry building in Cardiff to McCarthy & Stone, a developer of retirement homes and apartments, for an undisclosed amount.

LONDON-Development Securities PLC has obtained a Resolution to Grant Planning for Phase I of its mixed-use development in Hayes, Middlesex.

LONDON-Eskmuir has received planning permission for the renovation of The Square at Randalls Way in Leatherhead.

NOTTINGHAM, UK-Nottingham Trent University and the University Partnership Programme have closed a deal to construct and manage 911 student housing units, a new student union structure and other buildings.

FRANKFURT-Panattoni Europe has started work on a new 133,472-square-foot logistics facility in Lorsch for Rudolph Logistik Group.

LONDON-BNP Paribas Real Estate has purchased an office and retail space in East London on behalf of DTZ Investment Management's private Pension Fund client.

LONDON-SNCF is moving its Rail Europe travel centre to 193 Piccadilly from Lower Regent Street.

LONDON-The green investment bank of Al Gore, Ugg and Wolsey are joining the Prince Regent Hotel project.

LONDON-Construction work has started on the Churchill Place site that will house the offices of the European Medicines Agency.