Real Estate

Banks shun Canary Wharf for swanky offices in the City

Banks have taken up five times as much office space in the City of London as Canary Wharf in the past five years

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Meet the Twenty Most Influential in Real Estate

The list includes executives from Ardian, Oxford Properties, Federated Hermes, Brookfield, Simpson Thacher, KKR and more

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Pallas Partners moves London office to 110 Bishopsgate 

Natasha Harrison’s litigation law firm moves to new London home

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Wanted: Senior execs in real estate investing for Private Equity News list

The new roundup will feature people working at investment firms as well as lawyers, bankers and consultants working in the sector

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How the City’s home working revolution came and went

A growing number of firms are putting checks on home working, with senior executives placing more emphasis on having staff back in the office

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Hedge funds fight for scarce London office space as battle for talent heats up

Knight Frank data shows 179% growth in the sector’s real estate footprint

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BDO reveals new UK headquarters 

Fresh London office comes amid leadership shakeup at the accountancy firm

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HSBC’s Canary Wharf HQ set for a radical makeover

The 45-floor tower at 8 Canada Square set to transform into ‘best-in-class workspaces, leisure, entertainment, education, and cultural attractions’

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Hedge funds, private equity firms continue to take more office space in London

Investment firms are on the hunt for 1 million square feet of London real estate

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Goldman Sachs banks $3.4bn for buying real estate fund stakes

The firm’s asset management arm sees a chance to acquire holdings from sellers struggling for liquidity

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PwC pushes back at Evergrande letter

The firm said it has reported the matter ‘to the relevant authorities’

Deloitte has grown its footprint in the City

Deloitte expands London office space as Covid cuts reversed

The Big Four accountant had previously cut its London office footprint following a post-pandemic review

L&G's fund is one of the few left standing in the sector after a wave of suspensions and closures

LGIM overhauls UK property fund amid sector liquidity fears

The £1.2bn L&G UK Property fund will adopt a 'hybrid' approach, investing equally in direct property and real estate investment trusts

The Bank of England is spending £7m on vents alone

How the Bank of England is spending £20m to keep its historic building intact

The Bank of England's Grade I listed building comes with a steep maintenance bill, FN analysis shows

A stake in London Gatwick Airport is included in BlackRock’s agreement to buy Global Infrastructure Partners

Brought to you by BlackRock: Airports, pipelines and data centres

The world’s largest asset manager has ambitions beyond index funds

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BNP Paribas unit to compensate customers over Swiss franc mortgages

French customers alleged they were misled about currency risk associated with the bank's Helvet Immo loans

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Blackstone pays $2.4bn for minority stake in NiSource unit

Infrastructure deal also includes capital injection as alternatives giant targets green reindustrialisation

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Blackstone boss Stephen Schwarzman continues property push

Blackstone raises $2.6bn for real estate secondaries fund

The private equity giant has announced the close of Strategic Partners Real Estate VIII

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A growing trend: Refurbishing offices is much more environmentally friendly than building from scratch

City firms ‘retrofit’ buildings to lure staff back to offices

Cacao floors, wellness rooms and outside space are being installed to improve staff well-being and drive green credentials as firms try to appeal to Gen Z

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