UK Real Estate, Bridge buys four City assets from British Land for 28m. Bridge buys four adjacent City buildings, what it signals for UK Property. Bridge has acquired a cluster of four adjacent City of London assets from British Land for £28m, comprising around 45,000 sq ft across Crown Place, Sun Street and Appold Street. In a market where sentiment can turn quickly, this kind of targeted, multi-asset purchase is a clear vote of confidence in well-located, work-ready buildings and the enduring pull of core City micro-locations. For buyers, investors and occupiers, the key detail is adjacency. A grouped purchase typically points to a thesis around placemaking, operational efficiency, refurbishment potential and future leasing flexibility, all of which can enhance value even when broader office market headlines feel mixed. Why clusters matter, adjacency, control, and upside. A single building can be improved, but a cluster can be repositioned. When assets sit side-by-side, an owner can coordinate upgrades, align ESG improvements, and create a more coherent tenant experience across receptions, amenities, and public realm. In City pockets like this, control over multiple frontages can translate into stronger branding and a clearer route to rental growth. It also creates optionality. Depending on tenant demand, the portfolio can be leased as separate units, combined for larger occupiers, or refurbished in phases to manage capex and downtime. This is increasingly important as occupiers prioritise quality, efficiency and location over raw floorplate size. What this means for investors looking for the best real estate in the UK. Deals like this highlight a recurring theme in UK Real Estate, capital is still moving toward assets with defensible demand drivers, strong transport links, and clear repositioning angles. The City remains a global business hub, and tightly defined submarkets can outperform when they offer the right mix of convenience, amenity access, and modernised space. For investors seeking the best real estate in the UK, the lesson is to focus less on broad regional generalisations and more on hyper-local fundamentals, tenant churn patterns, nearby development pipelines, and the scope to upgrade sustainability performance. Pricing can be compelling when a buyer has a plan to enhance income and future-proof the asset against tightening standards. How Spacebly helps you act on these signals, faster and smarter. Tracking institutional moves is useful, but executing your own strategy requires better visibility across listings, comparables, neighbourhood trends and deal rationale. Spacebly is built to make that easier, helping buyers and investors discover opportunities, compare locations, and identify value-add angles with far less friction than traditional search. Whether you are assessing office-led investments, mixed-use prospects, or simply mapping where demand is concentrating, Spacebly brings the market into one place, so you can shortlist confidently, validate assumptions quickly, and move decisively when the right asset appears. Bottom line, City conviction and a roadmap for your next move. Bridge's £28m acquisition from British Land underlines that well-positioned City assets with clear improvement potential still attract capital. If you want to follow the smart money without losing months to fragmented research, use Spacebly to spot the strongest opportunities, understand the story behind the location, and find the next listing that fits your criteria.

Bridge Investment Group appoints Dugan Fife as Head of Wealth Solutions. Strategic Hire to Support Continued Expansion and Diversification of Bridge's Private Wealth Platform Dugan Fife - Bridge Investment Group Powered by Apollo SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc. ("Bridge" or the "Company"), today announced that Dugan Fife has been appointed Head of Wealth Solutions and Senior Managing Director, effective January 19. Fife will lead the firm's efforts to expand and enhance its wealth solutions platform, delivering innovative investment opportunities and tailored strategies to meet the evolving needs of private wealth clients. Fife joins a high-performing Wealth distribution team at Bridge that serves clients through core investment verticals including Residential, Industrial, Real Estate Credit, and Net Lease. "Dugan's exceptional track record and experience leading private wealth platform growth will be instrumental as Bridge continues to deliver innovative solutions for our clients," said Dean Allara, Bridge Vice Chairman. "Bridge has long been focused on partnering with distribution platforms to service the Wealth space, and Dugan's leadership will be a tremendous asset as we continue to scale and diversify our suite of offerings." Fife joins Bridge from Hines Private Wealth Solutions, where he spent over 20 years and most recently served as Senior Managing Director of Distribution for the Americas, leading the sales and marketing of investment solutions and financial services across key growth markets including the U.S., Canada and Latin America. During his time at Hines, he was promoted to increasingly senior roles and oversaw several significant capital formation initiatives including successfully closing seven DST exchange offerings in the last three years. "Bridge has built a differentiated private wealth platform grounded in specialized real estate expertise and strong long-term partnerships," said Fife. "With the scale of Bridge and Apollo's established strengths across real estate equity and credit, we believe we are well positioned to deliver attractive, solutions-oriented strategies for advisors and their clients. I look forward to joining the team and working closely with our distribution partners to expand access to high-quality investment opportunities across the private wealth ecosystem." Following the acquisition of Bridge by Apollo last year, the firms oversee approximately $120 billion of real estate assets under management. This strategic hire underscores Bridge's commitment to providing leading solutions and deepening relationships across the entire private wealth landscape. About Bridge Investment Group Bridge Investment Group is an affiliate of Apollo (NYSE: APO) and a leading alternative investment manager, diversified across specialized asset classes. Powered by Apollo, Bridge combines its nationwide operating platform with dedicated teams of investment professionals focused on select real estate verticals. This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. All statements other than statements of historical facts may be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as "outlook," "could," "believes," "expects," "potential," "opportunity," "continues," "may," "will," "should," "over time," "seeks," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates," "foresees" or negative versions of those words, other comparable words or other statements that do not relate to historical or factual matters. Accordingly, 1 Reason caution you that any such forward-looking statements are based on its beliefs, assumptions and expectations as of the date made, taking into account all information available to 1 Reason at that time. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and beyond its control. Actual results may differ materially from those express or implied in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including but not limited to those risks described from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Bridge undertakes no duty to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law. Nothing in this press release constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Bridge or any investment fund managed by Bridge or its affiliates. Contact Media: Charlotte Morse Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc. (877) 866-4540 [email protected]