GCP Student Living

GCP Student Living (Gravis Capital Partners) was a large British investment trust dedicated to investments in student accommodation. The investment trust was a REIT focused on purpose-built private student accommodation in and around London.

History

Established in 2013, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange. The chairman was Robert Peto.[2]

A consortium backed by funds managed by APG Asset Management and The Blackstone Group made an offer for the company which valued it at £969 million in July 2021.[3] The transaction was sanctioned by the High Court in December 2021.[4]

References

  1. GCP Student Living: Our story London Stock Exchange, retrieved 5 June 2020^
  2. GCP Student Living Morning Star, retrieved 20 September 2019^
  3. GCP Student Living surges as it agrees £969m takeover Share Cast, 16 July 2021, retrieved 13 December 2021^
  4. GCP Student Living's takeover gains court sanction Morning Star, 15 December 2021, retrieved 18 December 2021^