All Property Week articles in 22 June 2007
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OnlineRigby leads £46m LSH buyout
Lambert Smith Hampton’s three biggest guns have led a £46.5m management buy out from parent company Atkins.
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Quinn's £200m Belfry makeover plan
Quinn Group, the Irish property company that owns the Belfry, is to submit plans for a £200m redevelopment of the Midlands hotel and golf complex. The Times .
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Grainger Trust sells £78m G:res1 stake
Grainger Trust, Britain’s largest quoted homes owner, has sold £78m of shares in G:res1, the £420m residential housing investment fund it manages. The Times New buyers into the fund, which contains more than 2,000 homes, include Universities Superannuation Scheme and British Airways Pensions Fund.
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China State's AIM opportunity
China State Real Estate Opportunities, a subsidiary of Battersea Power station’s owner, Treasury Holdings, is to float on AIM next month. The Times
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HMV talks for Virgin Megastores
Music retailer HMV has held talks with Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group about buying part of its Megastores chain. Financial Times. The Times. Daily Telegraph
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Cerberus sale blow to German recovery
Expectations of a rebound in Germany’s moribund property market suffered a setback yesterday as it emerged that US private equity group Cerberus was to sell a large portfolio of flats in the country. Financial Times
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Persimmon: 'no slowdown'
Persimmon shrugged off fears of a slowdown in the housing market as it predicted improved first-half margins following its takeover of Westbury last year. Daily Telegraph. Financial Times
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Living Room moves in with Ultimate Leisure
Ultimate Leisure, the bar and nightclub operator, has agreed to buy Living Ventures, owner of the Living Room chain, from the Restaurant Group and other investors for £28m. Financial Times
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Italian palazzos to become parador-style hotels
Crumbling state-owned historic villas and palazzos in Italy are to be leased out for use as hotels - on the condition that they are restored to their former glory. The Times
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Native American tribe to take Hard Rock global
The native American Seminole tribe plans to open Hard Rock cafes in eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific, and a Hard Rock hotel in London. Daily Telegraph. Financial Times. The Guardian
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HSBC takes Shanghai headquarters
HSBC is buying 20 floors of a Shanghai office tower to house its China headquarters. Daily Telegraph
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Whitehall reveals property strategy
Whitehall revealed plans today for a new property strategy for its estate.
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Cushman & Wakefield's Travers dies
John Travers, the former chief executive officer of Cushman & Wakefield’s EMEA region, has died following a heart attack last Thursday.
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OnlineMcCabe sells out to Australians in £865m deal
Kevin McCabe has sold his Scarborough property group to Australian fund manager Valad Property Group for £865m.
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Pension funds still prefer property
Property remains the most popular 'alternative' asset class for global pension funds, ahead of private equity and hedge funds. Financial Times
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Anschutz applies to build Olympics basketball site
Philip Anschutz, the US billionaire who has redeveloped the Millennium Dome, is applying to build one of the temporary sporting venues for the London 2012 Olympics. Financial Times
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Gap to shut up secondary shops
Struggling fashion retailer Gap is set to cut the number of its UK stores it as part of a review of its property portfolio. Sunday Telegraph
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Ashley saddles up for Evans Cycles
Sports Direct entrepreneur Mike Ashley is understood to be poised to buy UK bicycle retailer Evans Cycles for £35m acquisition. Sunday Telegraph. Financial Times
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Faltering Fopp 'will not go into administration'
Fopp, the third largest high street music retailer, has launched a strategic review with its bankers as it struggles to cope with tough market conditions. Sunday Telegraph
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£45bn schools PFI ignores green agenda
The £45bn project to rebuild all 3,500 secondary schools before 2020 is to use green construction methods. Sunday Times
