Louisa Clarence-Smith
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United Kingdom
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GVA acquires How Planning EGi
GVA has completed the acquisition of Manchester-based How Planning, which it will merge into its existing planning, development and regeneration team. → Read More
USS and PfP Capital announce £330m PRS joint venture EGi
Universities Superannuation Scheme and Places for People have entered into a £330m joint venture agreement to invest in the UK private rented sector. USS will provide the core funding for the partnership. PfP Capital will act as asset manager, with Touchstone, its specialist property management business, managing the portfolio on a day-to-day basis. PfP Capital … → Read More
Knight Frank poaches Eastdil agents for hotels expansion EGi
Four former Eastdil hospitality advisers, Adam Etra, Mark Schoenholtz, Lawrence Wolfe and Miles Spencer, have all been appointed managing directors at Knight Frank. → Read More
Google completes acquisition of Dublin’s Bolands Quay EGi
Google has completed a deal to buy Dublin’s Bolands Quay, a €170m (£150m) development project, from NAMA appointed receiver Savills Ireland. → Read More
Landsec dips into the red EGi
Landsec has dropped into the red, posting a £251m loss and a 1% drop in its adjusted diluted NAV, which fell to 1,403p a share in the year ended 31 March 2018 → Read More
GM Real Estate co-founder to launch rival firm
GM Real Estate co-founder Tony McCurley, who left the business last month ahead of its rebrand as BH2, is preparing to launch a new real estate advisory firm → Read More
Blackstone MD named as Stanhope successor
Stanhope has recruited a Blackstone senior managing director as successor to chief executive David Camp, who plans to step down in the next two-five years → Read More
The South Korean investors eyeing up UK opportunities
South Korea’s largest institutions have returned to the London office market with almost £1bn committed so far this year as they seek to take advantage of a “window of opportunity” in the property cycle. Samsung SRA, the real estate investment arm of the Korean conglomerate, completed a £315m deal in January to buy 200 Aldersgate, … → Read More
LinkedIn connects with new Farringdon HQ
LinkedIn is nearing a deal to take the majority of office space at Viridis Real Estate’s Ray Building, EC1 → Read More
TH completes Sidley Austin pre-let at Can of Ham
TH Real Estate has completed a 100,000 sq ft pre-let to international law firm Sidley Austin at 70 St Mary Axe, EC3. → Read More
Is the time right for a Cushmans IPO?
Opportunity to become another big beast, as Cushman and Wakefield IPO presents "very interesting competitive advantage" → Read More
Trinity Grand makes £150m swoop for Midtown offices
Trinity Grand, the investment management company run by Grace Cheung, is close to deploying around £150m for two Midtown office buildings. → Read More
New York investors grapple with changing office market
Google’s $2.4bn (£1.7bn) purchase of the Chelsea market building in New York this week was the second-largest sale of a building in the city’s history. However, the blockbuster deal belies an uncertain market → Read More
What next for Flintoff’s property company?
MIPIM 2018: England cricketing legend Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff tried to keep a low profile at MIPIM, but he was not short of attention from delegates. → Read More
Knight Frank’s global wealth report: five things to know
Private investors are dominating commercial property deals over US$1bn (£720m). They were responsible for 43% of mega deals in 2017, compared to institutions which accounted for 31%, according to Knight Frank’s global wealth report 2018. → Read More
Native Land to deliver South Kensington redevelopment
Native Land has been selected as Transport for London’s joint venture partner for the long-awaited redevelopment of South Kensington Tube station → Read More
Inside XTX Markets’ sci-fi inspired King’s Cross office
XTX Markets, a fintech company spun out of hedge fund GSA Capital in 2015, has created a new sci-fi and mathematics-inspired office in King’s Cross, NW1 → Read More
Mayors grapple with dilemma of whether to attend MIPIM
To go to MIPIM, or not? That is the question for any politician weighing up the benefits of attracting investment into their region against the potential public backlash of being associated with champagne-fuelled yacht parties hosted by the property industry → Read More
London office market: five myths dispelled
Is there a mismatch between market sentiment and reality? Knight Frank thinks so. The discrepancy between gloomy headlines and uplifting data and forecasts was the theme of its central London breakfast event this morning. → Read More
China to build London embassy fortress on Royal Mint site EGi
The Chinese government is closing in on a new fortress-style embassy, educational and cultural hub in London to strengthen its ties with the UK. → Read More