Capital & Counties Properties
Capital & Counties Properties plc (Capco) is a United Kingdom-based property investment and development company focused on sites in the West End of London. It is listed on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.[2]
Public limited company (LSE: CAPC, JSE: CCO) | |
ISIN | GB00B62G9D36 |
Industry | Property |
Predecessor | Liberty International |
Founded | 2010 |
Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
Area served | London |
Key people | Ian Durant (Chairman) Ian Hawksworth (CEO) |
Products | Commercial property investment and development |
Revenue | £79.4 million (2019)[1] |
£(44.8) million (2019)[1] | |
£(62.3) million (2019)[1] | |
Website | capitalandcounties.com |
History
In May 2010, Capital & Counties Properties was demerged from Liberty International (now renamed Intu Properties).[3] The company once had an interest in Great Capital Partnership (a 50-50 joint venture with Great Portland Estates which invested in commercial property in the Regent Street and Piccadilly areas)[4], but that entity sold its remaining asset in June 2013.[5] The company had a large interest in the Earl's Court area which then later sold its interest there (co-owned with Transport for London) to Delancey and a Dutch pension fund in November 2019.[6] It acquired REIT status in December 2019.[7]
In June 2020, Capital & Counties Properties agreed to purchase property tycoon Samuel Tak Lee’s stake in its rival Shaftesbury.[8][9] The company will acquire a 26.3% stake of Shaftesbury for a reported £436 million.[10][11]
Operations
Capital & Counties Propertie has a large portfolio focused on properties in Covent Garden.[12] The market value of the company's property portfolio as of 31 December 2019 was £2.5 billion.[1]
References
- "Annual Results 2019" (PDF). Capital & Counties Properties. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "FTSE 250 Constituents". London Stock Exchange. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- Thomas, Daniel (9 March 2010). "Liberty demerger heralds new era". Financial Times. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
- "Capital and Counties shows growing momentum". Investors Chronicle. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- "Great Capital Partnership sells Park Crescent West for £105 million". Europe Real Estate. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "Capital & Counties To Sell Earls Court Interests For GBP425 Million". Morning Star. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "Capital & Counties Properties converts to REIT status". Shares. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- Bloomberg, Chris Hughes |. "Analysis | Covent Garden's Owner Makes a Smart Move on Soho". Washington Post. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- "Capco invests £436 million to purchase Hong Kong tycoon's 20.9% stake in Shaftesbury". Invezz. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- "Capco agrees deal for significant stake in rival landlord Shaftesbury". Evening Standard. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- "Property firm Capco buys HK tycoon's stake in London rival Shaftesbury". The Business Times. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- "Capital & Counties to demerge Covent Garden as standalone REIT". Sharecast. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.