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Orchard Street deploys £200m for second Impact Fund within 6 months of launch

Orchard Street has concluded a highly successful end to the year for its recently launched UK Decarbonisation Impact Fund. The Fund has a decarbonisation-led active asset management strategy and the recent acquisitions all present excellent opportunities to reduce occupier costs and deliver future-proofed, Paris-aligned assets.

Orchard Street acquires 33 Golden Square, Soho

Orchard Street Investment Management, the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed on the acquisition of 33 Golden Square, Soho, W1 on behalf of St James’s Place Wealth Management, from a client of BNP Paribas for £23.5 million. The 17,198 sq ft office building, which is arra…

Orchard Street acquires Travelodge in Manchester

Orchard Street Investment Management, the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed on the acquisition of the Manchester Arena Travelodge, on behalf of St. James Place Property Unit Trust, from the BP Pension Fund. The hotel was acquired through an off market transaction for a…

Orchard Street acquires Sainsbury’s supermarket in Surrey

Orchard Street Investment Management, the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed the acquisition of a Sainsbury’s supermarket on Stafford Road, Wallington, Surrey, on behalf of St. James’s Place UK PLC, from Legal & General Property for £35.03 million. The sale price repres…

Orchard Street acquires Stockley Park's Leisure and Retail Hub

Orchard Street Investment Management, the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed on the acquisition of The Arena, Stockley Park, on behalf of one of its clients, from Cube Real Estate for £13.31 million. The sale price represents a net initial yield of 6.2%. The Arena’s act…

Orchard Street secures new £150m investment mandate

Orchard Street Investment Management LLP (“Orchard Street”), the specialist commercial property investment manager, announces that it has been awarded a new £150m investment directive from a large UK pension fund client of Aon Hewitt, to acquire a portfolio of UK commercial real estate. Orchard Stre…

Orchard Street acquires Lister Road Industrial Estate in Basingstoke

Orchard Street Investment Management, the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed the acquisition of Lister Road industrial estate in Basingstoke on behalf of St. James’s Place Property Unit Trust, from Store Property Investments for £13.25 million. The sale price represents…

Orchard Street acquires Richmond Riverside

Orchard Street Investment Management, the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed on the acquisition of Richmond Riverside, West London on behalf of St James’s Place, from a fund advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, for £64.5 million. The sale price reflects a net initia…

Orchard Street acquires 26 Red Lion Square

Orchard Street Investment Management, the specialist commercial property investment manager, has exchanged contracts on the acquisition of 26 Red Lion Square on behalf of clients, from Legal & General Property ("LGP") for £85.1 million representing a net initial yield of 5.09%. Located in midtown, c…

Orchard Street appoints Philip Gadsden as Managing Partner

Orchard Street Investment Management LLP, the specialist commercial property investment manager, announces the appointment of Philip Gadsden as Managing Partner, from 1 January 2014. Philip joined the Orchard Street partnership in May 2013, and has been heavily involved in the investment programme o…