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St Modwen, the developer, is said to be looking to bid for the redevelopment of the Elephant & Castle site in south London. The London Borough of Southwark is about to issue invitations to tender for the 71ha (170-acre) site. The scheme includes new office buildings, shopping centre, leisure uses and residential. Other groups thought to be preparing bids include Blackfriars Investments, with Royal London Asset Management, Berkeley Group, Hines, the US developer, and possibly Multiplex. The previous attempt by LB Southwark to find a developer partner fell apart in 2002. - (23-02-2005)
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Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nanyan, president of the United Arab Emirates, and head of the Abu Dhabi royal family, is said to be the mystery buyer for BP Amoco's Berkeley Square estate in London W1. Sheikh Zayed is thought to have paid around £325m for the portfolio of 100 buildings. London based Capital Trust is believed to have fronted the deal for Sheikh Zayed. CB Hillier Parker is expected to manage the portfolio. - (11-06-2001)
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British Land is now said to be the front runner to buy the 10-acre Berkeley Square estate in Mayfair W1 from the BP Pension fund. It is thought that an offer of around £300m has been made by the company that is on a shortlist of bidders that may also include the Barclay twins and Moorfield, the property group, Simon Hallabi, a Syrian-born investor, Grosvenor Estates, and the Saudi Arabian Royal family. The BP Pension fund acquired the portfolio in 1967 for around £12m. The sale is being dealt with by Richard Womack at CB Hillier Parker. It is said that unsuccessful bids have been made by Minerva, Benchmark, and Green Properties and an unnamed US investment bank. - (09-04-2001)
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Benchmark is reported to have bid nearly £300m for the 100 properties around Berkeley Square, London W1, put up for sale by the BP Amoco pension fund. Other bids submitted last week are said to include those from Minerva and the Grosvenor Estate. BP Amoco is holding the property auction at a time when headline rents in the area are passing £861 per sq m (£80 per sq ft). - (25-03-2001)
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