Brightbay Real Estate Partners

Brightbay Real Estate Partners
TypePrivate company
Formerly
IndustryProperty investment
Founded2002 (2002)
HeadquartersDouglas, Isle of Man, United Kingdom
Key people
Stephen Oakenfull (CEO)
ProductsProperty investment
Revenue£102.1 million (2017)[1]
£94.9 million (2017)[1]
£69.6 million (2017)[1]
Websiterdireit.com

Brightbay Real Estate Partners is a British property investment business. It was acquired by Starwood Capital Group in 2021, and remains a fully integrated Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).

History

The company was established in 2002 as the Corovest International Real Estate Fund. It was floated on the Alternative Investment Market in 2006.[2] It changed its name to Redefine International in 2008 and converted to a Real estate investment trust listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2013.[3] It changed its name again, to RDI REIT, in November 2017.[4]

Until 2021, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange as RDI REIT PLC, ticker symbol RDI. In May 2021, Starwood Capital Group acquired RDI REIT plc for £467.9M and it was reformed into Brightbay Real Estate Partners.

Operations

Entrance to Grand Arcade shopping centre, Wigan

The company's largest investments include the Grand Arcade in Wigan, St George's Shopping Centre in Harrow and West Orchards Shopping Centre in Coventry.[5] The company had a portfolio valued at £1.5bn as at 31 August 2017.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Preliminary Results 2017" (PDF). RDI REIT. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Corovest International to list property fund". I-net Bridge. 5 April 2006. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Redefine International tightening portfolio focus". CNBC Africa. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Redefine International changes its name to RDI REIT plc". Property Magazine. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Redefine International". City Wire. Retrieved 25 June 2014.