Pictured: David Munton, Managing Partner, Grant Thornton
(front) with the Birmingham Partner team
Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group ("Carlyle"),
announces that it has secured Grant Thornton UK LLP, a leading
business and financial adviser, as its latest tenant at Colmore
Plaza, Carlyle's prime office development in Birmingham city
centre.
Grant Thornton will take 26,500 sq ft. in total and relocate
from its current Edmund Street office, taking a 15-year lease on
the entire 22,264 sq ft of Colmore Plaza's twelfth floor, together
with approximately 4,000 sq ft of space on the eleventh. Grant
Thornton will consolidate the bulk of its operations on one floor,
making use of Colmore Plaza's large, column free floor spaces,
enabling efficient use of space and an improved working
environment.
Colmore Plaza is one of the highest specification office
buildings outside London and one of the only buildings in
Birmingham to hold a BREEAM 'Excellent' rating for its highly
efficient design. Grant Thornton will join other tenants at Colmore
Plaza, which include Amey, Williams de Broe, Davis Langdon, Orega
and Aedas.
Mark Harris, Director at the Carlyle Group, said: "As our latest
tenant, Grant Thornton will complement an existing strong line up
of professional services businesses and we are pleased to welcome
them to Colmore Plaza. We believe that the building is ideally
placed to benefit from the ongoing demand from potential occupiers
for quality Grade A space in the region, particularly given the
quality of the office space that is on offer and the high level of
service that is provided to our occupiers"
David Munton, Managing Partner at Grant Thornton, said: "Colmore
Plaza is a perfect example of a truly Grade A office building in a
prime location within the city's business heart. Attracting and
retaining quality people is a key element of Grant Thornton's
successful business model and providing a first-rate working
environment is an important factor in achieving that aim. We
have selected the best space in the one of the best buildings in
Birmingham that creates a perfect platform for our continued
growth.