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StorageVault Canada Plans to Purchase Winnipeg Facility

StorageVault Canada Inc. signed an Option to Purchase Agreement to buy a self-storage facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from an arm's length vendor. The right to exercise the option to purchase begins Jan. 1, 2009, and continues until Jan.15, 2009. The aggregate ...More
October 15, 2008
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InStorage REIT Buys InScotia for C$68 Million

InStorage Real Estate Investment Trust agreed to buy its third-party development partner InScotia Developments Limited Partnership for approximately C$68 million. The acquisition is expected to benefit InStorage and its unitholders by acquiring a portfolio of ...More
October 13, 2008
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Canadian Mini-Warehouse Building Self-Storage in Ottawa, Canada

Canadian Mini-Warehouse Properties Co., a partner of Public Storage Canadian Properties, purchased a 10.6-acre vacant lot in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada for $889,000 to build a self-storage facility. The company plans to spend $7 million to develop the property, ...More
October 6, 2008
Posted in News
U.K. Businessman Fills Self-Storage Need in Portishead, Somerset

A U.K. businessman is opening a new facility in Portishead, Somerset, England. Paul Marks, owner of the cleaning and maintenance business Port Marine Home Services, embarked on the business venture after noticing a need for storage in the area. Port Marine Self Storage will ...More
October 2, 2008
Posted in News
Former Self-Storage Executives Launch Canadian Venture

Real Storage GP Inc., a recently formed partnership in Calgary, Alberta, will acquire and develop self-storage facilities across Canada. The partnership is comprised of former executives and portfolio managers in the self-storage industry and Realex Properties Corp., a real ...More
September 23, 2008
Posted in News
Spain Ranks Fourth in World Self-Storage Market

Although the self-storage industry in Spain is less than a decade old, expansion is higher than the European average. ...More
September 19, 2008 Alexander Ruckensteiner
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StorageVault Canada Acquires Ontario Facility

StorageVault Canada Inc. acquired a self-storage facility in Cambridge, Ontario, from an arm's length vendor for $2.45 million, subject to customary adjustments. The payment terms for the acquisition will be a combination of cash, bank-debt financing, and the payment ...More
September 16, 2008
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Big Yellow Obtains $582 Million Loan for Expansion

U.K. self-storage giant Big Yellow Group PLC obtained a £325 million ($582 million) loan from HSH Nordbank to add more than 20 facilites. ...More
September 3, 2008
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Big Yellow Facility Approved Despite Neighborhood Objections

Big Yellow Self Storage Co. received permission for a new building in High Wycombe, England, despite neighborhood objections. ...More
August 27, 2008
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U.K. Self-Storage Company Offers Vacationers Special Deal

Rugely Self Storage in Staffordshire, England, is offering a deal for vacationers concerned about their homes being robbed while away. ...More
August 27, 2008
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