Lloyd’s building sold in £260m Ping An deal
The Lloyd’s building has been sold by present owner Commerz Real to a Chinese insurer in a deal worth £260m.
A statement from Savills confirmed that the German fund, part of Commerzbank, had sold the building without naming a buyer, though sources have confirmed to Post that Ping An is the purchaser.
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