Avamore appoints Alan Margolis to leadership team as part of ambitious growth plans Sep 13, 2021 Avamore Capital has appointed Alan Margolis, former Director of Bridging at Masthaven Bank, to join its Senior Leadership Team alongside Philip Gould and Co-Founders Michael Dean and Zuhair Mirza. The hire comes as part of the lender’s ambitious growth plans and, will add further momentum to Avamore’s journey in becoming one of the leading lenders […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Alchemy and Tri7 form JV to invest £250m into UK retail and mixed-use sites Sep 13, 2021 Tri7 (formerly known as Skape Real Estate), a real estate investment and asset management firm, and funds advised by Alchemy Special Opportunities LLP (Alchemy), the European private equity and special situations firm, have formed a partnership that will provide Tri7 with up to £100 million of funding to invest up to £250 million into real estate value-add opportunities that have arisen […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Planning approval for GE Renewable’s mammoth offshore wind factory Sep 13, 2021 Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today welcomed another major milestone in the redevelopment of the Teesworks site with the news that plans for GE Renewable Energy’s mammoth wind turbine blade factory have been officially approved. Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council have given the green light for the construction of the huge 76,200sq m facility, in […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Chancerygate and SGN announce JV to bring forward Croydon industrial development Sep 13, 2021 A joint venture (JV) between Chancerygate and SGN Place – the property development arm of gas distribution company SGN – has exchanged contracts to acquire a four-acre site in Croydon. The deal marks the first JV between the partners, who plan to speculatively develop 95,000 sq ft of Grade A industrial and warehousing space with […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
M7 Real Estate and Kamco Invest Group grow partnership with £120m acquisition of four assets Sep 13, 2021 Kamco Invest Group and M7 Real Estate (“M7”), the pan-European investor and asset manager, have completed the acquisition of a further four office buildings via four separate transactions in central London and key regional locations across the UK for a combined value of over £120 million. The portfolio comprises Enterprise House, a single let building […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Faithful+Gould and ATKINS to run Building Better Communities Pavilion at UKREiiF Sep 3, 2021 UKREiiF (The UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum), whose Advisory Group is Chaired by Lord Kerslake, brings together the public and private sectors to support the ambition for the UK to Build Back Better. Faithful+Gould, the world-leading project and programme management consultancy and Atkins, the UK-headquartered multinational engineering, design, planning, architectural design, project management […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Countryside to exhibit at UKREiiF Sep 1, 2021 Countryside, the UK’s leading mixed-tenure developer, will be exhibiting at the inaugural UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF), which will be held between 17-19 May 2022 in Leeds. Countryside’s approach to development brings together modern and efficient delivery methods to create sustainable communities where people love to live. Working across the country and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Trammell Crow Company enters UK market with logistics site acquisition Aug 31, 2021 Trammell Crow Company, a global developer and investor in commercial real estate, has acquired a prime 19.4-acre site in Milton Keynes, England to develop three Grade A speculative logistics buildings totalling approximately 340,000 square feet. The site at Merton Drive was home to the former Arcadia Distribution Centre. Construction is expected to begin in Q2 […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Mapletree acquires four UK student accommodation assets in £165m deal Aug 31, 2021 Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd has purchased four Purpose-Built Student Accommodation assets in the United Kingdom UK for a total consideration exceeding £165m. Totalling 917 beds, the acquired portfolio comprises PBSA assets in Exeter, Bristol, Leeds and Nottingham and will complement Mapletree’s growing student housing footprint in the UK. They are strategically located within walking distance […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
New investment trust plans to raise £300m renewable investment fund Aug 31, 2021 Blackfinch Renewable European Income Trust plc (BRET), a new closed-end investment trust, plans an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange to raise up to GBP 300 million (USD 413m/EUR 350m), it was announced today. The new company and its investment manager, UK investment management firm Blackfinch Group, are looking to capitalise on […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more