Tag: Torre Tarragona

UBS Negotiating Sale of Barcelona’s Torre Tarragona to Blackstone

5 August 2019

Blackstone is currently in negotiations to buy the Tarragona Tower from UBS for between 100 and 110 million euros. UBS Global Asset Management acquired the tower in 2015 for €72 million from Omega Capital, subsequently investing another €10-million in renovations. The expected sales price would result in a capital gain of roughly 25% for the Swiss bank. Both firms declined to comment.

The tower, located next to the Sants railway station in Barcelona in a highly sought-after area, opened in 1998. The asset has ​​18,150 m2 of surface area spread over 19 floors and 250 parking spaces. The main tenants include Pepsico, Acens (a subsidiary of Telefónica), Quercus and Gentec.

Original Story: Cinco Dias – Alfonso Simón Ruiz

Adaptation/Translation: Richard D. K. Turner

Blackstone Finalises the Purchase of Torre Tarragona from UBS

5 June 2019 – Cinco Días

The US fund Blackstone is negotiating the purchase of Torre Tarragona in Barcelona from UBS, according to several sources in the sector. The deal looks set to become the third major operation in the city’s office market this year after Naturgy sold its headquarters to Colonial and Telefónica sold its Diagonal 00 property to Emperador.

UBS Global Asset Management acquired Torre Tarragona in 2015 for €72 million from Omega Capital, the family office owed by Alicia Koplowitz. Now, having invested €10 million in a comprehensive renovation, the Swiss bank is hoping to sell the property for between €100 million and €110 million.

Torre Tarragona is located close to the Sants train station in the Catalan capital and spans a surface area of 18,150m2 spread over 19 floors. It has 250 parking spaces and its main tenant is Pepsico, together with other companies, such as the technological firm Acens (a subsidiary of Telefónica), Quercus and the laboratory Gentic.

Original story: Cinco Días (by Alfonso Simón Ruiz)

Translation/Summary: Carmel Drake