Carillion has sold its controlling interest in developer Ask Real Estate to West Midlands developer, the Richardson family.
Their firm Dukehill, which has net assets of around £88m, will pay £13.8m for Carillion’s 67% stake in Ask Real Estate and a 50% interest in Ask Carillion Developments.
The Richardson family property business, founded by twin Roy and Don who came to prominence as the developers of the Merry Hill Shopping Centre, was already partnering Carillion on schemes in Durham and Worcester.
The latest deal bring’s disposals in the the last week to nearly £64m following the sales of prime healthcare FM assets to Serco.
Carillion is aiming to raise £300m from the sale of its assets as it battles to reduce its forecast £1bn debt mountain at the end of this year.
Keith Cochrane, Interim Chief Executive, said: “We are pleased to be able to announce further progress.
“Much remains to be done, and we are continuing to execute our plans to refocus the business, reduce cost and strengthen our balance sheet.’
Ask has several developments on the go including a £300m mixed-use tower block scheme in Manchester for a 1.74 acre site next to the Beetham Tower and Manchester Central convention centre.
from Construction Enquirer http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2017/10/31/richardsons-buys-carillions-ask-real-estate-for-14m/
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