
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, …
2 February 2023

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, …
25 January 2023

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 …
23 June 2022

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 …
14 June 2022

iSec evolves with new strategy and rebrand as ALMCOR
PRESS RELEASE CEO Jonathan Whittingham looking to widen from industrials into retail, strategic land and first mile logistics as part of diversification and growth Leading …
15 March 2022

GoodShape & MARCOL Health innovating in the employee and wellbeing sector
Advertorial in HealthInvestor Publication Innovating in the employee and wellbeing sector Businesses around the world have long struggled to control the impact of employee absence …
10 February 2022

ALMCOR and St Francis sell 1.2m sq ft warehouse project to private equity
PRESS RELEASE ALMCOR and St Francis sell 1.2m sq ft warehouse project for almost £40m MARCOL-backed ALMCOR and St Francis Group have sold …
11 January 2022

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, …
19 November 2021

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 …
1 November 2021

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 …
29 October 2021

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 …
25 March 2021

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 …
24 February 2021

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 …
25 February 2020

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 …
13 July 2018

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 …
1 November 2017

iSec are excited to announce completion of the first phase at Horizon 38
Leases are currently in negotiation with prospective tenants.
1 August 2017
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 …
3 July 2017
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 …
19 May 2017
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 …
8 May 2017
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 …
2 May 2017
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 …
27 May 2016
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. …
11 March 2016
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 …
22 January 2016
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 …
18 November 2015
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 …
18 November 2015
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 …
25 August 2015
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 …
25 August 2015
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 …
15 June 2015
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. …
20 May 2015
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 …
6 May 2015
£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 …
12 December 2014
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. …
4 November 2014
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, …
16 October 2014
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 …
3 April 2014
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 …
3 July 2013
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 …
28 February 2013
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 …
7 August 2012
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 …
3 February 2012
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 …
21 November 2011
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 …
8 August 2011
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 …
1 August 2011
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 …
29 July 2011
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. …
29 July 2011
£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 …
9 March 2011
‘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 …
1 March 2011
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. …
17 December 2010
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 …
26 July 2010
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 …
6 July 2010
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 …
1 March 2010
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, …
26 February 2010
£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. …
1 February 2010
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 …
16 September 2009
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 …
9 September 2009
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 …
1 June 2009
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 …
1 May 2009