June 29, 2006 - Hamburg-based DIFA Deutsche Immobilien Fonds AG has sold four DIFA-Fonds Nr. 1 properties in recent weeks for a total of 371 million euros.

March 27, 2006 - The Japanese Sumitomo Group is to take over Volkswagen Bordnetze GmbH, a joint venture of Volkswagen AG and Siemens VDO Automotive.