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Landsec buys Liverpool One shopping centre for £490m

Land Securities has bought a controlling stake of 92% in Liverpool One, the city’s biggest shopping centre, for £490 million as it looks to build its retail portfolio focusing on ‘bigger and better’ stores. The UK property company bought the stakes of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Adia), which owned 69%, and Grosvenor, which owned 23% of Liverpool One.
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