Press release

Legal & General acquires Steel Vulcan House, in Sheffield for £50m

LGIM Real Assets (Legal & General) announces that it has acquired Steel Vulcan House, a 120,000 sq ft modern office building in the centre of Sheffield for approximately £50 million.

16 Jul 2018


Sheffield Vulcan House Steel exterior

LGIM Real Assets (Legal & General) announces that it has acquired Steel Vulcan House, a 120,000 sq ft modern office building in the centre of Sheffield for approximately £50 million from Trinova Real Estate.

Acquired on behalf of Legal & General’s Annuity Fund, the office will be refurbished to create a high-quality and smart office building and is let in its entirety to a government department.

Legal & General was advised by Lewis Ellis and Clifford Chance. Cushman & Wakefield acted for the occupier, a government department.

Tom Roberts, Head of Strategic Investment at LGIM Real Assets:

"This is a great deal for the Fund, offering a secure long term income stream as well as satisfying our objective of increasing our exposure to public sector let investments."

Sam Resouly, Partner at Trinova Real Estate:

"We are delighted to have completed this transaction and enjoyed working with all parties to achieve this outcome. This is the first full life-cycle investment concluded on behalf of the Morood Investment Company and we are pleased that all parties achieved their goals."

Further information

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Faye Bennett

Head of Housing PR

Private Markets, Asset Management

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