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Bahrain Financial Harbour appoints JLL as leasing agents
Manama - The Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH), Bahrain's most desirable business address and home to many of the world's best known financial organisations, today signed an agreement appointing JLL (formerly Jones Lang LaSalle) as its Strategic Leasing Advisor / Agent. JLL is the leading global professional services and investment management firm specialised in real estate and has with a number of offices in key commercial centres in the UAE and in Saudi Arabia. The partnership will highlight the property's many unique features and advantages to regional and international organisations looking to relocate, or set up operations in the GCC.
Speaking during today's announcement, Angus Campbell, Bahrain Financial Harbour's CEO commented; "We are pleased to sign this agreement and look forward to marketing with JLL the unique features of Bahrain's premier business address as an attractive option for both regional and international corporate firms & businesses. This is a great time to take advantage of Bahrain's dynamic and liberal business environment, which offers zero corporate and personal taxation, world-class infrastructure and a young and highly educated workforce. We look forward to shortly announcing the addition of further prestigious names to our expanding list of organisations that call the Bahrain Financial Harbour home."
Alan Robertson JLL's CEO MENA said; "JLL is committed to adding value to property for both owners and tenants across the globe. We are excited to add the BFH, which has been purpose-built to meet the exacting needs of global businesses and financial institutions, to our list of clients. We look forward to showcasing Bahrain's thriving business environment and attractive financial incentives to both regional and international businesses and organisations".
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About the Bahrain Financial Harbour's Financial Centre
The most desirable business address in the heart of Bahrain's capital, Manama, the largest Grade A office building in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Purpose-built and symbolising Bahrain's dynamic and liberal business environment, the BFH's Financial Centre offers a world class experience with intelligent technology, secure facilities, unrivalled panoramic views and an abundance of parking. With two office towers of 52 floors, it offers more than 100,000 square meters of fully serviced office space. Connecting the towers and multi-story car parks is the Harbour Mall which provides approximately 26,000 square meters in total with commercial office over four floors and unit shops for business support services, restaurants and cafes over two floors. There are currently over 3,100 car parking spaces in total on-site with another 1,250 car spaces under construction due for completion later this year.
About JLL
JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a professional services and investment management firm offering specialized real estate services to clients seeking increased value by owning, occupying and investing in real estate. A Fortune 500 company with annual fee revenue of $4.7 billion and gross revenue of $5.4 billion, JLL has more than 230 corporate offices, operates in 80 countries and has a global workforce of approximately 58,000. On behalf of its clients, the firm provides management and real estate outsourcing services for a property portfolio of 3.4 billion square feet, or 316 million square meters, and completed $118 billion in sales, acquisitions and finance transactions in 2014. Its investment management business, LaSalle Investment Management, has $55.3 billion of real estate assets under management. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit www.jll.com.
About JLL MENA
Across the Middle East, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, JLL is a leading player in the real estate market and hospitality services market. The firm has worked in 35 Middle Eastern and African countries and has advised clients on real estate, hospitality and infrastructure projects worth over US$ 1 trillion in gross development value. JLL MENA employs over 220 internationally qualified professionals embracing 30 different nationalities across its offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah and Cairo. Combined with the neighbouring offices in Casablanca, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Lagos and Nairobi, the firm employs more than 600 professionals and provides comprehensive services in the wider Middle East and African (MEA) region. For information, please visit our website: www.jll-mena.com
For further information, please contact:
On behalf of Bahrain Financial Harbour's Financial Centre
Martina Horan
Group Account Director
H+K Strategies
P.O Box 1596
Bahrain
Martina.horan@hkstrategies.com
On behalf of JLL MENA
Vadia Rai
FTI Consulting
Dubai
Vadia.rai@fticonsulting.com
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