Hong Kong’s Victor Li pays USD1.3 billion for London office tower

Hong Kong’s Victor Li pays USD1.3 billion for London office tower

Property company British Land and a Singaporean wealth fund GIC said in a statement that they had sold 5 Broadgate to a subsidiary of Victor Li's CK Asset Holdings.

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Chairman Victor Li, elder son of tycoon Li Ka-shing. (Reuters pic)
HONG KONG:
Hong Kong tycoon Victor Li has bought a London office tower for 1 billion pounds (USD1.3 billion) as he expands his overseas portfolio after taking over the business empire of his billionaire father Li Ka-shing.

Property company British Land and a Singaporean wealth fund GIC said in a statement that they had sold 5 Broadgate to a subsidiary of Victor Li’s CK Asset Holdings.

The move comes days after Li’s CK Infrastructure Holdings made an A$12.98 billion (USD9.8 billion) takeover offer for Australia’s biggest gas pipeline company, APA Group, offering a hefty 33% premium to tap into a tight gas market.

The London building, completed in 2015, generated a property return of 18% per annum for British Land.

CK Asset first entered the UK property market in 1995, and has developed a number of residential and commercial properties, including Royal Gate Kensington, Montevetro, Belgravia Place and Albion Riverside in London.

Li Ka-shing handed over the keys of his empire, which includes CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd, to his elder son earlier this year.

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