Foresight Group plans for additional mergers and acquisitions as previous acquisitions enhance assets Jul 4, 2023 Foresight Group, a sustainability-focused infrastructure and private equity investment manager, reported a 38% increase in assets under management (AUM) to £12.2bn for the year ending March 2023, largely due to two acquisitions. The firm also continues to explore more mergers and acquisitions. The company’s full-year results, released today (4 July), also revealed a 35% increase […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Pioneer Group and King’s College London to deliver first-of-its-kind incubator partnership Jul 4, 2023 Pioneer Group has announced a new partnership with King’s College London to launch new dedicated start-up incubators in biotech and medtech on the South Bank of London. In a first-of-its-kind partnership in the UK, King’s College London has teamed up with Pioneer Group, the specialist life sciences real estate and venture building company, to develop […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Vistry signs up to major new shared ownership scheme Jul 4, 2023 Vistry Group PLC is pleased to announce that it has exchanged contracts with affordable housing provider Sage Homes and will be one of the first homebuilders to deliver their Home Stepper Housebuilder Shared Ownership model (HBSO). In partnership, Vistry and Sage Homes will deliver an initial portfolio of around 800 shared ownership homes nationally, with […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Sale of MOD site in Cambridgeshire to bring new lease of life to area Jul 4, 2023 The MOD has announced the completion of the sale of Waterbeach Barracks in Cambridgeshire, paving the way for a major redevelopment of the site to provide new homes, schools sports and community facilities, as well as a haven for wildlife. The site has been sold to Urban&Civic PLC, part of the Wellcome Trust. Urban&Civic has […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Aprirose Heathrow logistics development receives clearance for take off Jul 4, 2023 Aprirose, the real estate investment company, has secured planning consent from Hillingdon London Borough Council to develop a prime new industrial and logistics scheme at Heathrow. Located on the site of a former NCP car park, on the corner of the M4 spur road and Bath Road just 100m from the Heathrow Airport, the development […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Henderson Park acquires Edinburgh’s iconic Caledonian hotel Jul 4, 2023 Henderson Park, the private real estate investment fund manager, together with its in house hospitality operator and asset manager, Klarent Hospitality, has acquired the landmark Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian. Completed in 1903, the five star 241-room hotel is a category A listed building* with an iconic red sandstone façade, which has been part […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
New agreement heralds next phase of £100m plans for Falkirk Jul 4, 2023 A £100m project which is set to deliver new homes, offices, food outlets and leisure facilities in Falkirk is on course to commence next year, following the signing of a new development agreement. The move, which comes as joint venture partners Hargreaves Land and Fintry Estates have reached agreement with Falkirk Council, paves the way […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Related Argent’s second Brent Cross Town office building granted planning consent Jul 4, 2023 Related Argent has received planning consent for the second building in its new commercial district at Brent Cross Town: a nine-storey, mass-timber office building, designed by architects, Bennetts Associates. The planning approval has been granted as activity at Brent Cross Town continues to progress with five buildings, including residential and student rooms, already under construction, […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Hines Acquires Prime West End Asset in London Jul 4, 2023 Hines, a global real estate investment, development and property manager, has acquired the 103,000 square foot, Film House, in the West End of London, on behalf of its Hines European Value Fund 3 (HEVF 3). Film House is a landmark building with 94,000 square feet of office and 9,000 square feet of restaurant space in […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Statement: Lord Robert Kerslake Jul 4, 2023 UKREiiF would like to pass on our condolences to the family and friends of Lord Robert Kerslake. Known to many as Bob I’ve worked closely with him in several roles but most recently as our Chair of the UKREiiF Advisory Group where his professionalism, knowledge and respect amongst the industry has helped us shape the […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
