After a disastrous year in the financial markets in 2008, 2009 was the year of the aftermath. Amid widespread corporate restructuring, Corio maintained a firm course and showed great resilience throughout the year. A major focus for us, as with all companies, was our balance sheet and the need to secure our longer term funding at sustainable rates. Even for highly respected companies like Corio this was a challenge as the availability of funding in the market shrank to near zero and any financing that could be obtained came at a high price.
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Introduction
During 2009, the focus on retail increased further. The share of retail in the overall portfolio rose to 94% (2008: 92%) through the disposal of some offices and industrial properties and the addition of a number of dominant centres.
By the end of 2009, the property portfolio spread over the main home markets was: the Netherlands 33% (2008: 33%), France 32% (34%), Italy 18% (19%), Spain 10% (8%) and Turkey 7% (6%).
The changes in the operational property portfolio during the year, including our share in joint ventures in France and Italy and participating interests in Turkey, were as follows:
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Corio’s valuation policy entails a quarterly appraisal at market value for the operational portfolio and the development portfolio.
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