Morgan Stanley’s Canary Wharf HQ is being sold by Hines as part of a $5.5bn (£3.8bn) global property portfolio disposal.
The US company has instructed Lazard to advise on the sale of the properties in the Hines Global REIT, which include 25 Cabot Square, E14, according to Bloomberg.
There are 43 properties in the portfolio, which are either fully or partly owned by Hines.
Hines Global REIT said it was evaluating a number of options, which could include a sale of assets, a sale or merger, a listing of shares on a national securities exchange or similar transaction.
A spokesperson said: “There is no set timetable for the execution of such an event. We have a longstanding policy not to comment on potential transactions.”
Hines Global REIT bought 25 Cabot Square from Morgan Stanley on a sale and leaseback in 2014 for £223m – a 6.8% net initial yield.
The building is fully let to Morgan Stanley on a lease which expires in 2029.
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