DALLAS-An affiliate of Cobalt Capital Partners, based in Irving, has acquired a large industrial portfolio in the Dallas-Fort Worth area from Prologis.

SIMPSONVILLE, KY-The Triple S Planning Commission may approve on Tuesday a second outlet center in Simpsonville.

SOUTHAMPTON, UK-Nando's to open a new eatery at Brewery Square in Dorchester in late January 2013.

CHICAGO-Freddie Mac has financed $49.4 million to a joint venture for the purchase of a 278-unit apartment tower situated at 1401 S. State Street in the South Loop.

INDIANAPOLIS-Spartan Logistics is expanding its operations by adding a warehouse facility measuring 130,000 square feet in Indianapolis.

JACKSONVILLE, FL-Jacksonville Beach-based LandSouth Construction has started construction on Lost Lake Apartments, a 280-unit apartment complex in Jacksonville.

SARASOTA, FL-Construction is scheduled to start on the University Town Center, a shopping mall in Sarasota, on Monday.

PLYMOUTH, UK-John Lewis, a chain of upmarket department stores, has opened its first flexible format store in the Sidwell Street city centre site of The Crown Estate and Land Securities in Exeter.