British property asset manager
Capital & Regional plc is a large British manager of property assets - mainly shopping centres - for funds in which it has a significant stake.
History
The company was founded in 1979 as Capital & Regional Properties. It was floated on the Unlisted Securities Market in 1986. In 1993 it acquired the Trinity Shopping Centre in Aberdeen[2] and in 1994 the Eldon Garden Shopping Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne.[3] In 1997 it went on to buy the Sauchiehall Shopping Centre in Glasgow[4] and in 1998 the Pallasades Shopping Centre in Birmingham.[5]
In 2001 it established the Mall Fund and the Junction Fund with Morley Fund Management and in 2008 the company commenced negotiations for extra funding for the Mall Fund.[6]
In September 2024, the company accepted a takeover offer from NewRiver worth £147 million.[7]
Structure
The company has two divisions:
- Earnings business - property management
- Assets business - fund investing
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