Press Releases
- 2012
- Moorfield complete on former Print Works site in Exeter to build 487 bed student accommodation scheme - 20 Jan 2012
- Moorfield acquires Salisbury House, Finsbury Circus, EC2 - 20 Jan 2012
- Brindleyplace continues to invest in its facilities through new car park contract - 9 Jan 2012
- Moorfield Acquires Salisbury House, Finsbury Circus EC2 - 6 Jan 2012
- 2011
- Moorfield and Segro announce the acquisition of the UK Logistics Fund - 19 Dec 2011
- Moorfield acquires The Towers, Didsbury from Wereldhave - 18 Nov 2011
- Skypark one year on – With new lettings and lease renewals totalling over 146,000sq ft and the first phase of the multi-million pound refurbishment underway – Skypark is a hive of activity - 10 Nov 2011
- Top UK businesses choose West Riding House - 7 Oct 2011
- Moorfield announces £35m acquisition of Primark Distribution Centre - 29 Sep 2011
- Moorfield exits The Capital Pub Company Plc - 26 Sep 2011
- Debenhams to anchor Cornmill extension - 29 Jul 2011
- Newly refurbished office space released to market at Four Brindleyplace - 30 Jun 2011
- Moorfield and Safeland move in on hostel market - 19 Apr 2011
- Moorfield launch the White Knight Partnership - 6 Apr 2011
- The Glasgow School of Art sculpts its future at Skypark - 30 Mar 2011
- Moorfield secures iconic West Riding House in Leeds - 9 Feb 2011
- 2010
- Moorfield sell Mallard House to National Instruments at Newbury Business Park - 30 Dec 2010
- Moorfield buys in Darlington to allow for the Cornmill Shopping Centre expansion - 4 Oct 2010
- Grainger and Moorfield announce formation of Sovereign Reversions Equity Release Joint Venture - 23 Aug 2010
- Moorfield venture further into Yorkshire and Humber with Holbeck Land - 28 Jul 2010
- Brindleyplace acquisition completed by Hines Global REIT and Moorfield - 23 Jul 2010
- Moorfield and Hines Global REIT invest in Brindleyplace, UK - 1 Jul 2010
- Next Step for Cornmill Shopping Centre - 26 Jan 2010
- Moorfield and PAG launch north west property JV - 15 Jan 2010
- 2009
- Audley acquires Wiltshire’s White Horse Care Agency - 23 Jun 2009
- The Ridings celebrates completion of multi million pound refurbishment works - 13 Feb 2009
- Moorfield announces £30m sale and leaseback deal with Mitchells & Butlers - 7 Feb 2009
- Moorfield, Plus Shops and KLM to launch new retail venture - 27 Jan 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- New dock facility for Westway as commercial traffic returns to river cart - 10 Sep 2007
- Cornmill Shopping Centre Extended in £8.4m Deal - 25 Jun 2007
- Moorfield Real Estate Fund awards hotel contract to Accor - 20 Mar 2007
- Second Moorfield fund closes with £1. 6 bn of buying power - 8 Feb 2007
- Moorfield Real Estate Fund acquires 24 Macdonald hotels - 26 Jan 2007
- MREF Buys Cornmill Shopping Centre, Darlington - 5 Jan 2007
Moorfield Real Estate Fund buy UK hotel portfolio
Moorfield Group has made its second investment on behalf of Moorfield Real Estate Fund (MREF) with the purchase of a portfolio of regional hotel properties from WA Shearings Group for £110 million.
The portfolio is geographically diverse and Moorfield believe that there are opportunities for value creation both within the portfolio and through growth. MREF has purchased the properties on a sale and lease back basis with the rents supported by the WA Shearings Group covenant.
WA Shearings is the UK’s leading coach holiday operator; it is a vertically integrated business, where coach tours are used to feed the hotel portfolio. The hotels have an attractive customer demographic and a consistently high occupancy rate.
Marc Gilbard, Managing Director of Moorfield Group, which is the investment and asset manager of MREF, said:
“This is an exciting opportunity for Moorfield to work creatively with the very able management team of WA Shearings Group in generating value from both the assets and the operational business.”
John Slatcher, CEO of WA Shearings Group commented:
“The Moorfield Group has been excellent to work with; they delivered what was promised on time. We look forward to building on this relationship to ensure continual growth of the WA Shearings Group.”
Deloitte acted for WA Shearings Group. CMS Cameron McKenna LLP were legal advisors to Moorfield Real Estate Fund and RSM Robson Rhodes LLP were tax advisors. Addleshaw Goddard were legal advisors to WA Shearings Group.
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