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Shaftesbury

  • The week ahead, 14-18 December: Shaftesbury, SSP, Petrofac, and interest rates

    December 13, 2020

    All eyes will be fixed firmly on Brussels this week, as businesses across the country hold their breath to see if the UK can finally reach a deal with the EU. With markets on edge as they await the outcome of the talks, there’s little to distract traders, with only a handful of firms reporting [...]

  • Shaftesbury taps investors for £300m as pandemic batters West End

    October 22, 2020

    West End landlord Shaftesbury will tap investors for £300m amid a sharp downturn in central London footfall during the coronavirus pandemic. The property firm announced today that it intends to raise around £297m through a discounted offer of new shares, with the potential to raise £307m dependent on investor appetite.  Shaftesbury, which owns 16 acres [...]

  • Shaftesbury collects less than half of owed rent since pandemic began

    September 25, 2020

    The real estate investment trust, Shaftesbury, has collected just 41 per cent of rent in the six months ending 30 September, it said. Shaftesbury, which owns a 16-acre property portfolio in the heart of London’s West End, has also decided not to declare a final dividend for the year ending 30 September 2020 as a result. It said it [...]

  • Shaftesbury swings to £287m first half loss as coronavirus hits property value

    June 10, 2020

    West End landlord Shaftesbury has swung to a £287m first half loss, as the value of its estate plummeted in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. The company, which has a portfolio of restaurants, pubs, shops, and workspaces in central London, said that the store closures brought about by the nationwide lockdown had affected tenants’ [...]

  • Property firm Capco in talks to buy major stake in rival Shaftesbury

    May 29, 2020

    Property development firm Capital & Counties (Capco) today confirmed it is in discussions to snap up a 23.6 per cent stake in rival Shaftesbury. The two firms own swathes of neighbouring property in the West End and the talks have sparked further speculation of a merger. The discussions, first reported by React News, are centred [...]

  • Samuel Tak Lee announces plan to vote against Shaftesbury’s board at AGM

    January 21, 2020

    Billionaire property magnate Samuel Tak Lee announced today he will vote against West End landlord Shaftesbury’s board at a meeting this month, as a long running dispute between the pair rumbles on.   Lee, the owner of rival London landlord Langham Estate, is the largest shareholder in Shaftesbury, and launched legal action against the firm [...]

  • Covent Garden JV writedown hurts Shaftesbury profit

    November 26, 2019

    West End landlord Shaftesbury suffered a sharp drop in profit this year after taking a writedown on the value of a retail joint venture in Covent Garden.  The figure Profit after tax fell from £175.5m to £26m due to the revaluation of the portfolio, which dipped 0.6 per cent to £4bn overall.  However, the company’s [...]

  • Shaftesbury boosts West End property revenue as showdown with major shareholder looms

    May 21, 2019

    West End landlord Shaftesbury’s war of words with its largest shareholder hotted up today as it announced a 5.2 per cent revenue boost in its first-half results. The company is facing a potential £10m claim from its largest investor – Hong Kong billionaire Samuel Tak Lee. Lee, who owns approximately 26 per cent of the [...]

  • West End landlord Shaftesbury braced for court row with tycoon shareholder

    May 2, 2019

    A bitter row between a major London landlord and one of its largest shareholders has descended into threats of legal action this morning. FTSE 250 property giant Shaftesbury Group, which owns large parts of the West End including much of Carnaby Street and Chinatown, is braced for a court battle with Hong Kong billionaire Samuel Tak Lee [...]

  • West End landlord Shaftesbury braced for court row with tycoon shareholder

    May 2, 2019

    A bitter row between a major London landlord and one of its largest shareholders has descended into threats of legal action this morning. FTSE 250 property giant Shaftesbury Group, which owns large parts of the West End including much of Carnaby Street and Chinatown, is braced for a court battle with Hong Kong billionaire Samuel Tak Lee [...]

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