Investors

Property moguls David and Simon Reuben seem to be engaged on something of a buying spree in Majorca, having bought up several prime parcels of land there this year. The Reubens' latest purchase is a 214 ha plot near Cala Mesquida in the…
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EG Group, the business founded and run by property moguls Mohsin and Zuber Issa, has agreed to buy US company Cumberland Farms which operates 600 fuel stations and convenience stores across seven US states. The acquisition maintains EG…
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US real estate, investment and management company Cortland has bought Leeds-based LIV Group. Cortland says it intends to create a market-leading position in the UK’s build to rent (BTR) sector and that it plans to invest £4bn ($4.9bn)…
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Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz is involved in what This Is Money calls ‘another bitter fallout’ with his previous lawyers. The report says that legal firm Stephenson Harwood is suing one of Tchenguiz’s  trusts for £6m in unpaid legal…
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The used car business being set up by one-time Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman is one of the upcoming motor retail and mobility start-ups to watch, so says AM Online, a motor industry website. Tom Seymour of AM Online says that…
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Malaysia's state-owned pension fund – the Employees Provident Fund or EPF – is looking to cash in on falling valuations to add to its London property portfolio ahead of impending Brexit later this year, it is reported. EPF chief…
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CapitalRise has extended the first phase of a bespoke financing package for the redevelopment of a six storey mansion in London’s Belgravia. The 5,200 sq ft luxury, six-bedroom stucco-fronted mansion is located on South Eaton Place.…
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A property investment company founded by the late Christos Lazari, who arrived from Cyprus with £20, is now worth £3bn thanks to a ‘resilient’ London office market. According to an Evening Standard report Lazari Investments latest…
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Cadogan Estates, in partnership with the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, has announced a £40m public realm investment into Sloane Street. The project, to begin this autumn, includes resurfacing and widening pavements, new…
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Inventor and founder of Dyson, Sir James Dyson, has purchased what is said to be not only Singapore’s most expensive penthouse flat but also its largest and highest. Local sources say that Dyson has paid $73.8m Singapore dollars (around…
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GuestReady, the global short term rental management company, has been listed at number 9 in the UK’s top 100 Startups index of new disruptive businesses launched in the last five years. It was the only hospitality/travel startup that made…
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Saudi managed Cedar Tree Investments has spent £39m on a portfolio of residential apartment blocks and retail units in Manchester. Cedar Tree Investments, a company whose assets are managed by Jeddah-based AIMS Investments, has bought…
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Property moguls David and Simon Reuben are the frontrunners in a battle to buy the most expensive property ever sold in the western world, a website claims. Bisnow says that the Reubens are the highest bidders for the Madrid HQ of…
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The Crown Estate has announced improved financial results with £343.5m of income returned to the Treasury, a rise of 4.3% from £329.4m in 2017/18. The Estate said this was its eleventh consecutive year of outperforming the market and…
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Property mogul Nick Candy’s Candy Ventures is providing more financial backing for Audioboom, a spoken‐word audio platform for hosting, distributing and monetising content. The company has agreed a new content funding facility with SPV…
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John Whittaker, Executive Chairman of The Peel Group, is liquidating his stakes in Peel Ports and Liverpool Airport, The Times newspaper claims. The newspaper says that Whittaker is taking this action as his “finances have been…
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