International

TORONTO-The transaction is among the largest industrial leases to be struck in Ontario this year.

GOPPINGEN, GERMANY-The agreement is struck with an established middle-market company and similar deals are anticipated.

GUANGZHOU, CHINA-Its $40-million investment gives US-based API a 75% interest in the 25-acre mountainside complex.

AMSTERDAM-Barclays backs down from its bid, paving the way for ABN Amro shareholders to agree to the biggest bank takeover in history.

LONDON-The purchase, estimated at $40 million, now gives AMB nearly 10 million sf of distribution space in its European portfolio.

CAPE TOWN-Chains around the world are looking for growth in plenty of underserved markets, ICSC speakers say.

CAPE TOWN-Angola, Namibia and Botswana could all follow South Africa's path of modern shopping-center development, but infrastructure woes pose a problem.

RICHMOND HILLS, ONTARIO-DDR execs say that the move is the first in what they hope is a series of developments around the Toronto area.