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Landsec in talks to buy Lendlease’s 25% stake in Bluewater for £200m

17th December 202129th December 2021 Retail Gazette

Landsec is reportedly in discussions with Lendlease to acquire a 25 per cent stake in its Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent in a £200 million deal. If the deal goes ahead, Landsec will take majority control of the 1.8 million sq. ft Dartford mall, increasing its stake to 55 per cent. Sources familiar with the talks confirmed Landsec and Lendlease are close to agreeing the deal, Property Week reported. Landsec is considering increasing its holding further, potentially taking full ownership of the centre if the remaining shareholders agree to sell. The remaining…

Private equity deals surge in F&B market

4th November 20213rd November 2021 Catering Today

Grant Thornton’s latest food and beverage insights found that the total deal value for PE in Q3 has also increased, up from £1.98bn in Q2 2021, to £3.7bn Of the 32 deals announced in the food and beverage sector in Q3, 44% involved private equity (PE), a “significant” increase compared to the 33% in Q2, according to new research from Grant Thornton. The deal value this quarter was notably inflated by PAI Partners’ acquisition of PepsiCo Inc. Excluding this, however, the total disclosed deal value involving private equity for Q3 was…

£100m Leicester Square corner plot redevelopment

26th July 202126th July 2021 Belfast Telegraph

Property developers are set to spend £100 million transforming the north-east corner of London’s Leicester Square. Owners Soho Estates have appointed commercial property adviser Colliers to find a new tenant to turn the site into a new “destination” in the famous square, best known for hosting red carpet movie premieres. The corner currently houses a Zoo Bar, Burger King, Pizza Hut and Chiquito, alongside offices. The site sits next door to the Odeon cinema – which hosts its fair share of premieres – and bosses hope to find the next…