German Investor Pain Spreads to London With Losses From Olympia
The London city skyline.
Photographer: Jose Sarmento Matos/BloombergVersicherungskammer Bayern flagged millions of euros in losses linked to one of London’s biggest property developments, adding to already painful hits for the German insurer from a foray into US real estate.
VKB’s annual report, published last week, shows an annual loss of €125 million ($144 million) for a holding company that invested in the Olympia Hammersmith project in London.