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Nido acquires Livensa for £1 billion in major European PBSA deal

Claudia Schergna June 21, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Student accommodation platform Nido Living has acquired Brookfield Asset Management’s Iberian student housing portfolio, Livensa Living, for €1.2 billion (£1 billion).

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Hines acquires PBSA in Porto

Hines debuts in Portugal with PBSA deal

Claudia Schergna April 25, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutesPortugal: Real Estate company Hines has acquired a purpose-built new student accommodation (PBSA) asset in Porto, set to deliver 573 bedrooms. 

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Recharge Porto

Recharge round-up: any Porto in a storm

Eloise Hanson January 31, 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutesInternational Hospitality Media hosted its annual European event Recharge in Porto this year, held at the Vertical Dom Henrique cowrking building.

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The Social Hub

The Social Hub to open 1250 rooms across southern Europe in early 2025

George Sell November 28, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Hybrid hospitality brand The Social Hub will make its first entry into the Portuguese market and double its footprint in Italy amid plans to open three venues in early 2025.

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Porto PBSA

Porto PBSA scheme is Portugal’s first BREEAM Outstanding new-build

George Sell September 25, 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutesPortugal: Amro Porto, a 151-bed PBSA scheme is Portugal’s first new construction to secure BREEAM’s Outstanding rating. IP Investment Management (IPIM) in partnership with Heed

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Coworking Porto

Coworking, coffee and calories

George Sell November 28, 2023

Reading Time: 4 minutesULN editor George Sell reports from the Coworking Europe conference in Porto.

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Feel Group Porto

Feel Group opens coworking space and apartments in Porto

George Sell October 11, 2023

Reading Time: < 1 minutePortugal: Feel Group has opened Vertical Firmeza Coworking and Flats, a mixed-use development in Porto’s city centre.

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IHM Recharge 2023: FEEL PORTO co-CEO Nuno Trigo

Paul Stevens January 30, 2023

Reading Time: < 1 minutePortugal: FEEL PORTO co-founder and co-CEO, Nuno Trigo, speaks to ULN at IHM’s Recharge event in Lisbon.

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Round Hill Portugal

Round Hill acquires Portuguese PBSA and coliving company

George Sell July 29, 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Round Hill Capital has invested €200 million in the acquisition of Smart Studios.

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Letswork acquires Portuguese coworking operator

Emily Reilly February 10, 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesUAE: Dubai-based coworking platform Letswork has acquired Portugal-based Krow for an undisclosed sumt.

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