Qatar Holding increases commitment to Canary Wharf owner Songbird Estates

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About Qatar Holding LLC:

Qatar Holding LLC is established as the strategic and direct investment arm of Qatar Investment Authority. With the vision of becoming a world class investment corporation and the preferred partner of choice for investors, financiers and other stakeholders; it is envisaged that the already significant investment portfolio of Qatar Holding will continue to grow. Key investment assets of Qatar Holding include Barclays plc, Credit Suisse Group, J Sainsbury plc, Qatar Exchange, Qatar Telecom, Qatar National Bank, London Stock Exchange and Lagardere SCA.

About Canary Wharf:

The Canary Wharf estate extends to over 97 acres. Approximately 14.1 million square feet of office and retail space has been constructed to date. Canary Wharf Group owns over 7 million square feet of this space. The first tenants moved into Canary Wharf in August 1991 and now over 90,000 people work there.

Currently the development comprises over 30 completed buildings and over 200 shops, bars and restaurants within four retail malls. It also has a conference and banqueting centre, two Dockland Light Railway stations, a Jubilee Line station, car parks and approximately 20 acres of landscaped open spaces. Canary Wharf Group is a distinctive, integrated property development and investment group focused exclusively on Grade A office space and high quality retail facilities at the Canary Wharf Estate, a major development which is part of the Central London Office Market.

Over the last ten years the Group has constructed more new office space in London than any other property group.

For further information, contact:

Citigate Dewe Rogerson:
David Westover / Grant Ringshaw / Angharad Couch
Tel: +44 207 638 9571 (London office)

Citigate Dewe Rogerson:
Seb Hoyle
Tel: +974 452 8335 (Doha office)

Media contact:

Angharad Couch
Associate Director
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
3 London Wall Buildings
London Wall EC2M 5SY
Direct: +44 (0) 20 7282 2941
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7638 9571
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7282 2814

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