Pantheon Infrastructure invests £40m in UK energy network Mar 31, 2022 Pantheon Infrastructure (PINT), a listed global infrastructure fund, has agreed to invest approximately GBP40 million alongside a Macquarie Asset Management-led consortium, which has agreed to acquire a 60 per cent stake in the UK gas transmission and metering business of National Grid. The business owns and operates the UK’s regulated national gas transmission system and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Aviva Investors and Obayashi JV acquires stake in London mixed-use scheme Mar 31, 2022 Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), announces that it has completed a joint investment with Obayashi Corporation (‘Obayashi’), one of Japan’s leading construction groups, to acquire the remaining 50 per cent share in 20 Gracechurch Street, London EC3. The deal brings both the freehold and leasehold for the 16-storey property […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
UK industrial rental growth to continue to outpace other sectors Mar 31, 2022 Rental growth in the UK industrial & logistics sector is set to continue to outpace both the office and retail sectors over the next five years, according to the latest research from global real estate advisor Knight Frank. Knight Frank’s 2022 UK Logistics Market Outlook Report reveals that industrial rents are expected to rise an […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
AXA IM Alts and Crédit Agricole Assurances invest £3bn to acquire 50% of Hornsea 2 Offshore Wind Farm Mar 31, 2022 Ørsted has signed an agreement to divest a 50 % ownership stake in its 1.3 GW Hornsea 2 Offshore Wind Farm in the UK to a consortium comprising AXA IM Alts, acting on behalf of clients, and Crédit Agricole Assurances. Hornsea 2 is currently under construction and will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once commissioned […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Oxford and M7 acquire seven asset portfolio for £203m from M&G Mar 31, 2022 Oxford Properties Group (“Oxford”), a global real estate investor, asset manager and business builder, has acquired a portfolio of seven UK logistics assets from M&G UK Property LP (“M&G”) for £202.5 million. The opportunity was sourced and secured through its portfolio company, M7 Real Estate (“M7”), which Oxford acquired in September 2021 to help accelerate […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Madison International Realty invests in the UK’s largest net zero office development Mar 31, 2022 Madison International Realty, a leading real estate private equity firm, has invested in the development of 105 Victoria Street, in Victoria, London, alongside WELPUT, the specialist central London office fund managed by BentallGreenOak (“BGO“). The 500,000 sq ft building, which is due to be completed in 2026, will comprise 13 storeys of high quality office […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Investec provides £11 million loan for Southwest London mixed-use development Mar 31, 2022 Investec Real Estate announces that it has provided Style & Space, the London focused residential property developer, with a £10.85 million facility, to fund the development of a mixed use residential and commercial scheme, in Earlsfield, Southwest London. The development, due to complete in December 2022, will comprise 17 high quality residential apartments for sale, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Avanton plans two new BtR projects in London Mar 31, 2022 Avanton, the leading London investor-developer, is planning new pipeline Build to Rent projects, providing around 800 units, under the A:Living (Avanton Living) brand in the Old Kent Road and Wembley, following the lettings success of the A:Living launch of Build to Rent apartments at their flagship Coda development in Battersea. For the launch of the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Aedifica invests £29m in the construction of two care homes in the UK Mar 25, 2022 Aedifica has acquired two care homes under construction in the UK – based in Leeds and Northampton. The Leeds site is within Rawdon, acquired for £14.5m with the capacity for 66 units – the operators is Danforth. And the Northampton site on in Overstone also has capacity for circa 66 units and it was acquired […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
UKREiiF to Measure Social Value of Inaugural Event Mar 25, 2022 At the inaugural UKREiiF event in May, event organisers Built Environment Networking will team up with Loop – one of the UK’s leading social value calculators, to measure and maximise the social value generated from the event, with the longer term vision to utilise the finalised report as a catalyst for future events. Since their […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
