Quintain Estates and Development
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Quintain Estates and Development is a leading British
-based property investment and development business. It is headquartered in London
and is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index
.
in 1996. In 1997 it acquired Fiscal Properties plc and Croydon Land & Estates Limited. In 1999 it went on to acquire English & Overseas Properties plc and Chesterfield Properties Limited. In 2002 it purchased Wembley (London) Limited, owners of the land around the stadium
in Wembley
, north London
and later that year entered into a contract with the Government to develop the Greenwich Peninsula
.
At one stage, property investor Paul Kemsley
invested heavily in the company. He then sold his shares to HBOS
, which tried unsuccessfully to take over the company.
At 31 March 2007 its portfolio was valued at £1.1bn.
All four funds focus on a separate sector: Quercus on healthcare, Quantum on science parks
, iQ on student accommodation and SeQuel on secondary property.
United Kingdom
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-based property investment and development business. It is headquartered in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index
FTSE SmallCap Index
The FTSE SmallCap Index is an index of small market capitalization companies consisting of the 351st to the 619th largest listed companies on the London Stock Exchange main market...
.
History
The business was originally established in 1992 and first listed on the London Stock ExchangeLondon Stock Exchange
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in 1996. In 1997 it acquired Fiscal Properties plc and Croydon Land & Estates Limited. In 1999 it went on to acquire English & Overseas Properties plc and Chesterfield Properties Limited. In 2002 it purchased Wembley (London) Limited, owners of the land around the stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
in Wembley
Wembley
Wembley is an area of northwest London, England, and part of the London Borough of Brent. It is home to the famous Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena...
, north London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and later that year entered into a contract with the Government to develop the Greenwich Peninsula
Greenwich Peninsula
Greenwich Peninsula is an area of South London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich.The peninsula is bounded on three sides by a loop of the Thames, between the Isle of Dogs and Silvertown. To the south is the rest of Greenwich, to the south-east is Charlton.The peninsula lies...
.
At one stage, property investor Paul Kemsley
Paul Kemsley
Paul Zeital Kemsley , is an English businessman. He is best known as a property developer, and to sports fans as a former Vice-Chairman of Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur, and as Chairman of the revived New York Cosmos.-Biography:He was educated at Atholl School in Rayners Lane,...
invested heavily in the company. He then sold his shares to HBOS
HBOS
HBOS plc is a banking and insurance company in the United Kingdom, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lloyds Banking Group having been taken over in January 2009...
, which tried unsuccessfully to take over the company.
Structure
The Group is organised as follows:- Special Projects
- Fund management
- Investment Portfolio
At 31 March 2007 its portfolio was valued at £1.1bn.
Fund Management
Quintain Fund Management is split into four Funds- Quercus
- Quantum
- iQ
- SeQuel
All four funds focus on a separate sector: Quercus on healthcare, Quantum on science parks
Science park
A research park, science park, or science and technology park is an area with a collection of buildings dedicated to scientific research on a business footing. There are many approximate synonyms for "science park", including research park, technology park, technopolis and biomedical park...
, iQ on student accommodation and SeQuel on secondary property.