M&S City 場所／位置 is Fergie 基金's first goal

By James Rossiter
Updated: 00:00 BST, 18 July 2003

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A NEW 所有物／資産／財産 基金 支援するd by Manchester 部隊d boss Sir Alex Ferguson and other footballing 人物／姿／数字s is の近くに to 調印 on the dotted line for 示すs & Spencer's 旗艦 City 開発 in a 取引，協定 価値（がある） up to £160m.

Active 資産 投資 管理／経営 (aAIM), the Ferguson-支援するd 所有物／資産／財産 投資 company, is understood to be in a final 一連の会議、交渉／完成する of 会談 to buy the freehold for 70 Gracechurch Street in EC3 - its first 購入（する） - which has M&S as an 錨，総合司会者 tenant.

所有物／資産／財産 magazine 広い地所s Gazette says the 販売人 of the 200,000 square foot 開発 is XL 資本／首都, an 保険 company which bought the 場所／位置 from M&S only a month ago.

The 取引，協定 would result in aAIM becoming the new landlord for M&S's 60,000 square foot patch and 認めるing XL 資本／首都 a 25-year 賃貸し（する） to 占領する another part of the 場所／位置 at around £50 per square foot.

Feguson would take a 火刑／賭ける in the building through a 企業連合（する） of 投資家s arranged through aAIM. The 基金 is 支援するd by 20 individuals, 含むing young international footballers 物陰／風下d 部隊d's Alan Smith and Gareth Barry of Aston 郊外住宅, who have put up £50m on the way to getting together a £750m 基金 to be 投資するd in 'high 質' office 封鎖するs, 産業の 所有物／資産／財産 and 小売 部隊s.

The 基金 is 存在 run by City wheeler-売買業者s 示す Tagliaferri and Robert Whitton.