London & Regional Properties (L&R) is a private real estate and leisure investment firm based in

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, United Kingdom. It is one of the largest

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principal investors in Europe, performing private equity style investments in direct property and asset-backed operating businesses. L&R was founded in 1987 by billionaire brothers

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, a chartered surveyor, and

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, a former optometrist, who are described by the ''

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'' as "secretive". The firm's

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is in the upwards of £9 billion. L&R has business interests in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the AmericasLondon & Regional Properties Ltd
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''. Retrieved 15 July 2011.

Portfolio

The company's portfolio includes:

Investments

* Atlas Hotels, a hotel real estate and operating company with 46 limited service hotels across the UK *

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, a gym and health club company with 85 locations across the UK and Europe *

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* The Trafalgar St. James London * The Lensbury * The

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, the UK's leading independent health provider with 67 hospitals * Atu's real estate portfolio of 271 assets located in Germany *

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's head office in London WC1 * 55 Baker Street, site of

Marks & Spencer Marks and Spencer Group plc (commonly abbreviated to M&S and colloquially known as Marks's or Marks & Sparks) is a major British multinational retailer with headquarters in Paddington, London that specialises in selling clothing, beauty, home ...

's former head office *90 care homes, formerly managed by

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until 2011, to be managed by Orchard Care Homes in the North and Minster in the South-East *

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, purchased from the collapsed

Von Essen Hotels Andrew Davis (born 12 February 1964) is a British businessman who founded the von Essen Group, which included Von Essen Hotels, PremiAir and the London Heliport. Early life and career Davis went to St Bede's Comprehensive School. Reigate Gramm ...

group in February 2012. The Livingstones withdrew from parallel negotiations to buy the

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hotel. *

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hotel in Cambridge was bought for more than €45m from the former Sean Quinn Group in August 2012. *A development of 750 apartments with hotel and leisure facilities at

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*The

Panama Pacifico Panama Pacifico is a mixed-use real estate development in Veracruz, Panama, Veracruz, Arraiján District, Panama, located on the site of the former Howard Air Force Base. Panama Pacifico is located 15 minutes from downtown Panama City, 35 minutes ...

, a US$700 million mini-city on the banks of the Panama Canal

References

External links

*http://www.lrp.co.uk/ - official website {{DEFAULTSORT:London and Regional Properties Property companies based in London Real estate companies established in 1987 Family-owned companies of the United Kingdom