The UK’s second largest commercial property company, British Land, has confirmed that it is in talks with one of Israel’s richest men about his property firm buying a stake in their renowned London office complex, Broadgate.
Nochi Dankner is the 55 year-old billionaire behind Property and Building, this weekend announcing that he is in the primary stages of taking a £100 million stake in the London office development.
Israel’s third largest insurance firm, Harel, has also said to be interested in investing around £45 million in Broadgate.
The two separate investors would take on a significant amount of the £2 billion of debt secured on the 32-acre office complex, under the proposed deal.
Broadgate, which counts UBS as a tenant, is situated near Liverpool Street Station in the City of London. The complex has a huge seating space that is used as an open air concert venue, as well as an ice rink. It has been valued at £2.3 billion.
In a bid to further reduce its debts, British Land has been seeking to sell a stake in Broadgate for a number of months. The firm’s net debts have already been cut from £5 billion to £3.24 billion this year through asset sales and a record breaking rights issue in March.
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