Cromwell Property Group
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Company type | Public company |
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Traded as | ASX: CMW |
Founded | 1998 in Australia |
Headquarters | Brisbane , Australia |
Areas served | Australia |
Key people | Jonathan Callaghan Gary Weiss (Chairman) |
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Number of employees | 440[2] (2020) |
Website | www |
Cromwell Property Group is a commercial real estate investment and management company with operations in Australia, New Zealand and Europe. The Group is in the ASX 200 list. At December 2020, Cromwell had a market capitalisation of $A2.3 billion, a direct property investment portfolio in Australia valued at $A3 billion and total assets under management of $A11.6 billion across Australia, New Zealand and Europe.[3]
Cromwell employees 440 staff in 28 offices in 14 countries. Assets Under Management are spread across sectors including Office (66.2%),[4] Retail (14.3%), Industrial/Logistics (13.4%), Property Securities (3.3%) and Other (2.8%). The portfolio comprises 220+ assets let to more than 2,850 tenants.[5]
History
The company began as a property syndicator, Westholme Ltd, renaming to Cromwell Corporation Ltd in 1998. By 2003 it had purchased 14 properties with a value of more than $A300 million in five Australian states and had $58 million of that in Cromwell Diversified Property Trust(CDPT). In 2004 it purchased 11 properties for $152 million, including 700 Collins Street, Melbourne for $A133 million, as a cornerstone investment in the CDPT. CDPT is merged with five smaller unlisted property trusts and stapled to Cromwell Corporation Limited creating Cromwell Property Group. In 2010 Cromwell raised $75.4 million via a placement and rights issue and acquired the Qantas Global Headquarters in Mascot, NSW for $143 million. In 2013 is had expanded enough to enter the ASX 300 Index. In 2015 it moved into Europe by acquiring Valad Europe, a pan-European commercial real estate platform for $208 million. In 2017 it launched Cromwell European REIT on main board of Singapore Stock Exchange.[6][better source needed]
Controversies
In September 2020 a federal Liberal senator called for Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) regulators to step in and block a Singapore takeover offer for the Cromwell Property Group, arguing the bid contravened new rules brought in to safeguard Australian assets during the coronavirus pandemic.[7] Cromwell co-founder and CEO Paul Weightman retired after 22 years following a boardroom battle over a failed proportional takeover bid by Singapore's ARA Asset Management.[8] There has been significant turmoil in the leadership of the company, with a new chair appointed in March 2021.[9] [10]
In February 2021 Cromwell was forced to downgrade its distribution guidance for the year and put on hold a plan to launch a $1 billion Europe-based data centre fund. The COVID 19 pandemic and boardroom disruption were blamed.[11]
References
- ^ a b c "CMW Report 2020" (PDF).
- ^ "Cromwell Property Group (ASX:CMW) Share Price - Market Index". MarketIndex.com.au.
- ^ "Cromwell Property Group (ASX:CMW) Share Price - Market Index". MarketIndex.com.au. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ See for example 400 George Street.
- ^ "Home". www.cromwellpropertygroup.com. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Our History". www.cromwellpropertygroup.com. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ Danckert, Sarah (13 September 2020). "Senator calls for review of 'opportunistic' Cromwell offer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ Nichols, Nick (8 December 2021). "Weightman to exit Cromwell as boardroom battle takes its toll". Business News Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Dissidents target Cromwell Property Group board at AGM". 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Cromwell board overhaul as CEO search continues". 8 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Cromwell mothballs $1b data centre plan". Australian Financial Review. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
External links
- Official website
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