Deals

Standard Life buys Scottish retail park
18 February 2010

Standard Life Investments has announced its acquisition of the East Kilbride Retail Park, Howard Avenue, East Kilbride, on behalf of Standard Life Investments’ UK Property Fund, for £18.145million.

Issa Quay Manchester sold
18 February 2010

Issa Quay, a retail and residential development on the edge of Piccadilly basin in Manchester, has been sold to a local property developer.

St Modwen sells Catford Shopping Centre
8 February 2010

St Modwen has agreed to sell Catford Shopping Centre in Lewisham, south east London, to Lewisham Borough Council for £11.52million.

Sainsbury deal gives 5% yield
4 February 2010

A Macclesfield supermarket store has been bought by British Land for £30.5million, reflecting a net initial yield of 5 per cent.

Balfour Beatty buys Multibuild assets
1 February 2010

Balfour Beatty has acquired Multibuild Hotels and Leisure and Multibuild Interiors for £1.9million.

KKR buys Pets At Home for £955m
27 January 2010

Pets at Home, Britain's biggest pet retailer, has been sold to American private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) for £955million, including debt.

NewRiver Retail buys shopping centre
20 January 2010

NewRiver Retail, the retail property investment and asset management company, has acquired the freehold interests of The Deeping Centre, a district shopping centre located in the town of Market Deeping, near Peterborough for £5.50 million.

Marks & Spencer signs Spinningfields deal
14 January 2010

Marks & Spencer has signed a 15 year lease for 21,000 sq ft of office space at Allied London's 3 Hardman Street at its Spinningfields development in Manchester city centre.

Habitat sold
15 December 2009

Habitat, the furniture retailer, has been sold to restructuring specialist Hilco.

Debenhams buys Danish chain
12 November 2009

Debenhams has bought Magasin, a leading department store chain in Denmark for £12.3million.