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Space Plus opens two new stores for business in Bochum and Essen

New stores, Bochum and Essen adds up to 15000 sqm of storage space to the platform, further strengthening the brands market presence together with existing …

Terence Cole, our Co-Founder and Joint CEO of MARCOL, sadly passed away on Monday 19 December 2022, after a long illness.

Terence was a larger-than-life character who has left his mark on the world and touched many lives. He was tenacious, a great strategic thinker, …

MARCOL Executive Forum

We recently held our annual MARCOL Executive Forum, bringing together our senior team, and the CEOs and leadership of the MARCOL Portfolio companies: ALMCOR, Atida, …

Creating scalable Healthtech platforms to improve patient access

Published in the 'Global Family Office Community' Journal Article by Ed Radkiewicz, CEO - MARCOL Health   Creating scalable Healthtech platforms to improve …

Thames Enterprise Park wins planning permission for initial 3.7 million sq ft development

Regeneration of former Coryton oil refinery site will create 5,500 new jobs and expected to add £350 million per year to the local economy. Thames …

MARCOL Health - Providing capital and nurturing innovative platforms to solve healthcare's biggest challenges

Advertorial in HealthInvestor publication MARCOL Health is maintaining the momentum of innovation in healthcare by investing in or acquiring businesses at the convergence of healthcare …

iSec evolves with new strategy and rebrand as ALMCOR

CEO Jonathan Whittingham looking to widen from industrials into retail, strategic land and first mile logistics as part of diversification and growth.

GoodShape & MARCOL Health innovating in the employee and wellbeing sector

Businesses around the world have long struggled to control the impact of employee absence on cost and productivity. This was the problem that GoodShape, then …

ALMCOR and St Francis sell 1.2m sq ft warehouse project to private equity

MARCOL-backed ALMCOR and St Francis Group have sold 80 acres of land at Horizon 29 in Derbyshire to BentallGreenOak and Equation Properties with plans in …

MARCOL's self storage provider Space Plus acquires competitor

PRESS RELEASE Self-storage provider Space Plus accelerates growth strategy and takes over competitor Dusseldorf, 22 November 2021 – Space Plus, a provider of self-storage services, …

MARCOL Company FirstCare rebrands as GoodShape

Getting into GoodShape. MARCOL’s portfolio company, FirstCare has rebranded as GoodShape. If people are in good shape, then organisations will be in good shape too. As …

FirstCare wins GOLD for Most Effective Application of Technology

MARCOL’s pioneering workforce health management specialist FirstCare (now GoodShape), scooped GOLD at the ECCCSA Awards 2020 in the prestigious category of Most Effective Application of …

MARCOL teams up with private equity partner for €250m self-storage joint venture

MARCOL has formed a joint venture with Angelo Gordon to build a €250m self-storage portfolio in Germany. Space Plus was set up with self-storage …

Britain's Healthiest Workplace Award

  MARCOL is delighted to have been awarded 3rd place in the 'Healthiest New Entry' category of the Financial Times’ Britain’s Healthiest Workplace awards …

Sale of ISE Pan-European Logistics Portfolio

MARCOL’s Industrial Securities Europe (ISE) division has concluded a sale of a Pan-European Logistics Portfolio to Blackstone’s real estate fund. The European Logistics Portfolio …

MARCOL has procured medneo; a €30million growth funding facility from European Investment Bank (EIB)

This is part of medneo’s €88million growth programme for 2017-2019. The financing is part of the EU’s strategic programme to support innovative growth companies in …

iSec are excited to announce completion of the first phase at Horizon 38

Leases are currently in negotiation with prospective tenants.

CGIS No. 3 has completed on the acquisition of Clough Road Retail Park, Kingston upon Hull

The park is Freehold, has Bulky Goods with exceptions consent and ex- tends to 88,498 sq ft. The main property has been re-configured to provide …

Aponeo appoints new CEO

Aponeo, MARCOL’s German premium brand market leading “online pharmacy”, which delivers both pharmaceuticals and health & beauty products to the public, has appointed Andrew Simpson …

MARCOL sells 68-property grocery-anchored retail portfolio in Germany

Retail Property Investment Trust (RPIT), a MARCOL company, has recently sold Project Gravity, compromising of 68 grocery-anchored retail properties in Germany, including the renowned Dessau …

MARCOL London property sales of £250million

MARCOL’s CGIS Group has concluded the sale of circa. £250m of its Central London portfolio. This was a deliberate initiative on MARCOL’s part to capitalise …

IS Europe purchase Grade A Logistics Platform

IS France in partnership with Marathon have recently acquired a Grade A logistics platform. The platform is located near the town of Amiens (150km North …

Newly formed iSec Group sees rapid expansion

iSec, a part of MARCOL, and formerly known as MARCOL Industrial and Industrial Securities, has seen a hive of activity over the last 18 months. …

Industrial Securities France acquires €62million portfolio in and around Paris

IS France in partnership with Marathon, has completed the purchase of the Sunrise portfolio for the sum of EUR 62M. The complex corporate acquisition …

MARCOL Industrial kicks on with expansion plans

Mike Forster has joined MARCOL Industrial as Development Director. Previously UK Managing Director of P3 Parks, Mike will be driving the delivery of MARCOL’s 1,000 …

MARCOL acquires Lisburn Square, Northern Ireland

MARCOL’s Irish connection is a mixed-use scheme located in the heart of Lisburn City Centre. It provides 29 shops as well as two restaurant units …

MARCOL Health invests in the fast-growing online pharmacy and health-products sector

Aponeo was founded in 2006, with its operations based in Berlin, Germany. Customers of Aponeo can purchase, online or via a call center, a large …

MARCOL Health invests in Medneo

Following the successful sale of Germany’s leading post-acute hospital provider Median Kliniken, MARCOL Health, a part of MARCOL, has announced its partnership and substantial investment …

Industrial Securities signs contract for major industrial and logistics development in Bristol

Origin3, on behalf of MSF Filton LLP- a joint venture between MARCOL and the St Francis Group - has submitted a detailed planning application for …

MARCOL establishes new Healthcare operation

MARCOL has established a Healthcare operation to offer the highest quality of specialised services in the most cost effective and efficient manner. …

MARCOL bolsters senior management team with new appointments

Brian Cole eight years as CFO International Operations, of London and Regional has been appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer, he has vast experience internationally …

£5million joint venture flies the flag for Yorkshire manufacturing

A Yorkshire entrepreneur has entered a joint venture worth £5million with London fund MARCOL on two manufacturing firms in East Yorkshire. MARCOL is a …

MARCOL acquires £23million London Clerkenwell portfolio and kicks off Soho redevelopment project

MARCOL has recently completed on a £23m portfolio consisting of three office and mixed use converted warehouses in the rapidly-emerging Central London sub-market of Clerkenwell. …

Median Kliniken sold to leading private equity firm Waterland

MARCOL and Advent International, announced on 16th October 2014 that they have signed an agreement to sell Median Kliniken (Median) to leading private equity firm, …

MARCOL acquires multi-occupational unit in Oxford and Serco House on Bartley Wood Business Park, Hook

MARCOL’s CGIS has recently completed the real estate investment purchase of a fully let, long leasehold office, situated on the prestigious Oxford Science Park and …

MARCOL acquires industrial trading estate near Birmingham

Waterfall Lane Trading Estate in the West Midlands has been acquired by MARCOL Industrial Investment LLP. The site consists of 21 industrial units, but MARCOL’s …

144-acre redevelopment site acquired in Derbyshire

MARCOL Industrial has acquired the former Coalite plant in Bolsover, Derbyshire, in a joint venture with Midlands based environmental specialists DSM Group. The 144 acre …

MARCOL concludes approx £100million of transactions in London

As part of a strategic re-focussing of the CGIS fund, some mature investments are being sold and funds are being reinvested in central London …

Britannia Parks sells 17 sites to Turners Parks

Britannia Parks sold 17 sites to Turners Parks for £33.1m at the beginning of December. The sites comprise a total of 1430 units, with …

Median adds six further clinics with the acquisition of ORK

Median Kliniken has acquired private clinic and care home operator ORK (Oberrheinische Kliniken), bringing the total number of clinics in its portfolio to 42 …

MARCOL acquires £26million UK logistics portfolio

MARCOL completed the acquisition of a £26m UK logistics portfolio on 25 July after almost a year of negotiations. The portfolio …

Planning obtained for £32million residential development in West London

Planning and Listed Building Consent has been granted, subject to a Section 106 Agreement being signed, for the redevelopment of the former Globetrotter Inn …

German retail properties on market at €170million

A selection of properties within the Repco portfolio is being marketed for sale at a total of €170m. It includes a portfolio of three …

St Swithin’s Estate acquired for £7.6million

The freehold St Swithin’s Estate has been acquired for £7.6m by a new joint venture company between CGIS Group and the Bard family. …

£2.1million redevelopment at Atlantic Park completed

Industrial Securities Management (ISM) has just completed the second stage of development at Atlantic Park, a 55 acre site in Liverpool, where it is representing …

‘Topping-out’ ceremony held at Guildford development

A ‘topping out’ ceremony on 24 February marked the highest point of the structure being put in place at the £60m hotel and residential …

Median Kliniken acquires a further nine clinics

Median Kliniken has acquired Pitzer Kliniken, a leading regional rehabilitation treatment provider, adding nine clinics to its existing 27, all located throughout Germany. …

Design Centre Chelsea Harbour welcomes new Managing Director

Claire German takes over the helm at the Design Centre Chelsea Harbour today, joining as the new Managing Director. She replaces Helen Fifield, who has …

MARCOL completes £51million worth of deals in the UK

MARCOL has just completed on £51m worth of deals in the UK, including the sale of three assets and reinvestment in three new properties …

Senior appointments at Median Kliniken

Following MARCOL’s acquisition of German rehabilitation care provider Median Kliniken in 2009, two senior appointments have been made to support plans to grow the …

City & General wins appeal

City & General subsidiary, City & General (Investments) Ltd (CGI), has won an appeal in its dispute regarding a mixed-use development in Primrose Hill, …

£60million development begins in Guildford

A sod cutting ceremony on 27 January marked the beginning of construction works at the £60m hotel and residential RMH Group project in Guildford. …

MARCOL: strategic asset-management for third parties

During stable economic periods, property owners use management companies to handle day-to-day procedures such as rent and services demands, repairs, lettings and other requirements associated …

Acquisition of Germany’s leading rehabilitation care provider

Median was founded by Erich Marx and Axel Steinwarz over 40 years ago and is the largest private rehabilitation care provider in Germany. Headquartered in …

A second site secured for Manor House Senior Living

Including over 25 acres of landscaped grounds the site features Oak Hall, an Elizabethan style building constructed in 1910, which will be sympathetically renovated and …

Launch of German shopping centre

At 19,000sq m, the centre is one of the largest properties in the Retail Property Investment Trust portfolio and includes 40 retail outlets and approximately …