“Debt” is going to be the name of the game for the European real estate markets in 2012, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2012, the industry forecast published by PwC and the Urban Land Institute.

Capitalizing on the increased need for both office and retail space, Hines has partnered with DLF Ltd. to begin construction on One Horizon Center, which will be located southwest of New Delhi in Gurgaon.

Jones Lang LaSalle has acquired Sydney-based tenant advisory firm MPS Properties, adding approximately 43 million square feet of Australian office space to the company’s management rolls.

Carlson Hotels and The Rezidor Hotel Group have come together to form the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, a separate hotel entity created to be a global force in the hotel industry.

Less than two years after CANMARC Real Estate Investment Trust completed its initial public offering, there appears to be no end in sight to its shopping spree. The REIT has committed to the purchase of three commercial properties across Canada for a total $213 million investment.

Following increased demand for its products in China, Nike has just announced plans to build a 600,000-square-foot corporate campus in Shanghai that will be located in Tishman Speyer’s $2.5 billion The Springs development.

Looking to capitalize on what will certainly be a growing economy in the next few years, Clarion Partners has acquired 78 acres of land in a northwest suburb of Sao Paulo. The company intends to develop and lease a Class A industrial facility that will eventually include 1.4 million square feet of space.

The United States remains the No. 1 choice for crossborder investors in commercial real estate, but its popularity has slipped somewhat. And markets worldwide took it easy yesterday.

Prologis continues to make big moves in Mexico with the contribution of a $293 million portfolio of industrial properties to Prologis Mexico Fondo Logistico, its Mexican co-investment venture.

In an effort to continue the firm’s ongoing expansion outside its New York City base, Silverstein Properties Inc. has announced the appointment of Martin Burger as co-CEO. Burger, who joined Silverstein in February 2010, will now work directly alongside president & CEO Larry Silverstein.