Scottish independent
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Bill Samuel was born in Motherwell, Scotland, in 1943, and now works as consultant to the Royal Bank of Scotland, managing its property portfolio. In 1965, Samuel ran his own steel stockholding and flame-cutting business until he sold it to British Steel in 1986, when he set up Regus and Regus dealing in industrial and office property. In 1992, George Matthewson, chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, asked Samuel to accept a temporary post dealing with distressed properties, which later was made into a permanent position.
Publication Name: Estates Gazette
Subject: Real estate industry
ISSN: 0014-1240
Year: 1997
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German fund has winning bid on ScotAm portfolio
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DEGI, the largest open-ended real estate investment fund in Germany, has made an offer of just under the asking price of 135 million pounds sterling for Scottish Amicable's property portfolio in central London. The portfolio covers a total of 414,000 sq ft, with income of 11.94 million pounds sterling a year. So far, DEGI has purchased only bond-like investments in the UK.
Publication Name: Estates Gazette
Subject: Real estate industry
ISSN: 0014-1240
Year: 1995
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