Louisa Clarence-Smith
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Google completes acquisition of Dublin’s Bolands Quay
Google has completed a deal to buy Dublin’s Bolands Quay, a €170m (£150m) development project, from NAMA appointed receiver Savills Ireland.
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Chinese embassy completes Royal Mint purchase
The Chinese government had been negotiating a deal to buy the former home of the Royal Mint for a new fortress-style embassy, educational and cultural hub.
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Lord Sugar’s Amsprop sells Crosspoint to Carlyle
Lord Sugar’s property firm Amsprop has agreed a £43m deal to sell The Crosspoint, EC2, to The Carlyle Group for its flexible office business Uncommon
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LS Estates lets 30 Moorgate to Spaces
IWG has agreed to let all of the offices at LS Estates’ 30 Moorgate, EC2, for its Spaces serviced office brand
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Grosvenor Europe offers Kensington retail freehold
Grosvenor Europe has appointed agents to sell a strip of retail assets at 42-60 Kensington High Street, W8, for more than £53.8m – a net initial yield of 3.75%
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Khan pledges funds for 10,000 council homes
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced new funding to help get 10,000 council homes built over the next four years
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Almacantar prepares to sell £286.5m Soho block
Almacantar has appointed agents to sell its WeWork-let office in Soho at 125 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2.
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Goldman Sachs seeks £1.3bn for HQ sale and leaseback
Goldman Sachs is seeking bids of £1.3bn for the sale and leaseback of its new London headquarters.
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Colliers hires agent for City offices team
Colliers International has appointed former Farebrother & Union Street Partners agent Tim Cooney to its City offices team.
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Why is private equity going nuts for IWG?
IWG, the world’s largest serviced office provider has said that Lone Star, TDR Capital, and Starwood Capital have separately made indicative takeover approaches for the firm
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JLL appoints UK head of workplace
JLL has appointed a former consultant at architecture firm HOK as its new UK head of workplace
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Investec’s £19.3m loan backs Floreat’s Shipping Building buy
Investec Structured Property Finance has provided Floreat with a £19.3m loan to support its acquisition of an office building at The Old Vinyl Factory in West London