Shaftesbury Capital, formerly Capital & Counties Properties plc, (Capco) is a United Kingdom-based
property investment
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and
development company focused on sites in the
West End of
London
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. It is listed on the
London
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and
Johannesburg
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stock exchanges and is a constituent of the
FTSE 250 Index
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.
History
In May 2010, Capital & Counties Properties was
demerged
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A demerger can take place through a spin-off by distributed or ...
from Liberty International (now renamed
Intu Properties). The company once had an interest in Great Capital Partnership (a 50-50
joint venture
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with
Great Portland Estates which invested in commercial property in the
Regent Street
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and
Piccadilly
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areas), but that entity sold its remaining asset in June 2013. 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. It acquired REIT status in December 2019.
In June 2020, Capital & Counties Properties agreed to purchase property tycoon
Samuel Tak Lee's stake in its rival
Shaftesbury. The company acquired a 26.3% stake of Shaftesbury for a reported £436 million.
On 2 March 2023, the company announced the implementation of a proposed merger with
Shaftesbury plc
Shaftesbury PLC was a British real estate investment trust which invests exclusively in the heart of London's West End. It was headquartered in London and was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it merged with Capital & Counties Properties ...
. The merger proposals saw Capital & Counties Properties changing its name to Shaftesbury Capital.
Operations
The company has a large portfolio focused on properties in
Covent Garden
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.
The market value of the company's property portfolio as of 31 December 2022 was £1.7 billion.
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See also
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*List of companies of South Africa
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*Economy of South Africa
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References
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Real estate companies established in 2010
Property companies based in London
2010 in London
2010 establishments in England
Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange
Companies in the FTSE 250 Index
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