Balanced Commercial Property Trust

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Balanced Commercial Property Trust
Company typeCommercial Property Investment Trust
Industry Investment trust
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Website www.columbiathreadneedle.co.uk/balanced-commercial-property-trust/

Balanced Commercial Property Trust, formerly BMO Commercial Property Trust, is a large British investment trust dedicated to investments in commercial properties. Established in 2005, the company, which was formerly known as F&C Commercial Property Trust, was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired by Starwood Capital Group in November 2024.

History

The company was established as F&C Commercial Property Trust in Guernsey in 2005. [1] Having launched near the top of the market, following the market downturn in 2007–2008, a merger with UK Commercial Property Trust, a fellow FTSE 250 property company was proposed in 2010. This was narrowly rejected by 50.07% of shareholders. [2] It restructured as a real estate investment trust in April 2019 [3] and rebranded as BMO Commercial Property Trust in June 2019. [4] It changed its name from BMO Commercial Property Trust to Balanced Commercial Property Trust in June 2022. [5]

The real estate business, Starwood Capital Group, made an offer for the company worth around £673.5 million in September 2024. [6] The transaction was approved by the court on 25 October 2024. [7]

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References

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