一家中国房地产公司成为了竞购伦敦金融城摩天大楼42号大厦(Tower 42)的热门首选。该公司拟以约3亿英镑（合4.55亿美元）进行现金收购，已在为期3个月的拍卖中胜出。42号大厦前身为国民威斯敏斯特银行大楼(NatWest)。
作为海外投资者对伦敦高端房地产表示出兴趣的又一个标志，香港亿万富翁刘銮雄(Joseph Lau)旗下的华人置业(Chinese Estates Group)据悉已进入排他性谈判，与该地产所有者Hermes Real Estate及贝莱德(BlackRock)旗下的英国房地产基金谈判收购大厦事宜。
42号大厦楼高600英尺，距英国央行(BoE)不远，曾是伦敦金融城首座现代摩天大楼，目前有多家租户承租。在新近兴建的苍鹭大厦(Heron Tower)出现之前，该大厦一直是金融城内最高建筑。
华人置业的出价将达到卖主要价，突显出伦敦高端商业地产市场的复苏。尽管鉴于其规模和地段，42号大厦被视为一项"炫耀"资产，但楼龄和多家租户均为短期承租的现实意味着，收购后仍需要相当大的资本支出。
仲量联行(Jones Lang LaSalle)今年4月受权出售该大厦。交易吸引了超过一打的投资者提出报价，其中包括一些机会基金和私人股本集团。最终入围名单上的竞购者包括Moorfield集团和杰拉德•荣森(Gerald Ronson)的Heron。一同出售的还将包括42号大楼旁边的5幢低层建筑，其中包括一级保护建筑Gibson银行大厅。
华人置业是香港领先的房地产开发商之一，由三家在港交所上市的集团组成。
42号大厦将成为该公司在伦敦收购的首个大型商业地产。记者无法联系上华人置业请其置评。其它所有相关方均拒绝置评。
自去年夏季起，伦敦高端房地产市场就迎来了繁荣，对金融城和伦敦西区其它优质资产的开价已接近三年前的峰值水平。
译者/陈云飞
A Chinese property company has emerged as the frontrunner to buy Tower 42, the former NatWest skyscraper in the City of London, after winning a three- month auction with a cash bid of about £300m ($455m).
In a further sign of the interest among overseas investors in prime London property assets, Chinese Estates Group, which is chaired by Joseph Lau, the Hong Kong billionaire, is understood to have entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire the tower from its owners, Hermes Real Estate and BlackRock's UK property fund.
The 600ft tower near the Bank of England was the first modern skyscraper in the City and is occupied by a number of tenants. It was the tallest building in the Square Mile until the recent construction of the Heron Tower.
The deal, which will meet the asking price, underlines the recovery in the prime London commercial property market. Although the skyscraper is seen as a "trophy" asset given its size and location, the age of the building and the short-term nature of its multiple tenancies mean that it will require considerable capital expenditure.
Jones Lang LaSalle was appointed to sell the building in April this year. The process attracted bids from more than a dozen investors, including opportunity funds and private equity groups. The final shortlist of bidders included Gerald Ronson's Heron and the Moorfield Group. A sale would include the five low-rise buildings next to Tower 42, including the Grade I-listed Gibson banking hall.
Chinese Estates is one of the leading property developers in Hong Kong. The company comprises three groups listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Tower 42 would be the company's first large commercial property acquisition in London. Chinese Estates was unavailable for comment. All other parties declined to comment.
The London prime property market has seen a boom since last summer, with prices being asked on more highly prized City and West End buildings near to the peak achieved three years ago.
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