FINANCE: The London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) is to enter into the alternative credit market after appointing Apollo Global Management to invest £150m in alternative investment.
Emma Reynolds has been appointed shadow secretary of state for communities and local government
Chancerygate has bought two sites in west London for around £5m as part of its £100m development programme
LondonMetric has appointed Sam Pringle as an asset manager for its distribution portfolio
Trinistar Manchester has secured planning consent to carry out a major refurbishment of The Royal Exchange in Manchester city centre
Epic UK has acquired the freehold of 1 Linear Park, Temple Quay, Bristol, for £17.34m, reflecting a net initial yield of 6.15%
Carter Jonas has been retained for work relating to the Oxford Science Park
Buy-to-let developer Knight Knox has received planning permission for a £75m residential scheme in Salford, greater Manchester
Strutt & Parker has been appointed by Goodman to sell 5 Arlington Square in Bracknell, Berkshire, for £31.3m, representing a 7.25% yield.
St James’s plans for the development of a 1,500-home scheme on the site of an M&S shed in White City, W12, have been recommended for approval
Lloyds Bank is preparing to sell €4bn (£2.5bn) of loans secured against Irish real estate
Clipper has taken a 340,000 sq ft industrial shed at Prologis’ Grange Park in Northampton at a rent of £5.90 per sq ft