LEG Immobilien

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Landesentwicklungsgesellschaft Immobilien AG
Company type Societas Europaea
FWB:  LEG
MDAX Component
Industry Real estate
Founded1970;55 years ago (1970)
Headquarters,
Germany
Area served
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Key people
Michael Zimmer (Chairman of the board)
Number of employees
1,400 (2019)
Website leg-wohnen.de/en/corporation/

LEG Immobilien SE (Landesentwicklungsgesellschaft) is a German property company. As of 2016, it is a constituent of the MDAX trading index of German mid-cap companies. [1] [2]

The company was established as a housing provider operating in the German Land of Nordrhein-Westfalen. It was 2008 privatised and operates since 2013 as an Aktiengesellschaft (publicly traded company). The headquarters is located in Düsseldorf, the Land capital (Landeshauptstadt) of Nordrhein-Westfalen.

As of 2016, the company has around 1000 employees and holds around 130,000 apartments and properties. [3] A takeover bid by Deutsche Wohnen failed in 2015. [4] [5]

In August 2020 company changed its legal form from Aktiengesellschaft to Societas Europaea.

References

  1. "MDAX Constituents". Frankfurt Stock Exchange . Deutsche Börse . Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. Ford, Coreena (13 April 2016). "Newcastle landlord Grainger in £42m German property portfolio sell-off". Evening Chronicle . Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  3. "LEG at a glance". LEG Immobilien. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  4. Blackman, Andrew (21 October 2015). "Deutsche Wohnen Drops LEG Offer, Vows to Fight Off Vonovia". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  5. Blackman, Andrew; Look, Carolynn (21 October 2015). "LEG Share Slump Spells Bad News for Deal With Deutsche Wohnen". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.