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Canary Wharf Group

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British property company

Canary Wharf Group plc is a British property company headquartered in London, England. It is the owner and developer of nearly 100 acres (0.40 km2) of property at Canary Wharf and elsewhere in London. Over the last 10 years it has constructed more office space in London than any other developer.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1993Founded1
  • HeadquartersLondon1
  • Legal formPrivate Limited Company3
  • LEI213800HOO5Q46UOER4263
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressONE CANADA SQUARE, E14 5AB London, United Kingdom3
  • Registered withCompanies House, 019713123

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Canary Wharf Group plc is a British property company headquartered in London, England. It is the owner and developer of nearly 100 acres (0.40 km2) of property at Canary Wharf and elsewhere in London. Over the last 10 years it has constructed more office space in London than any other developer. The group owns 7,900,000 square feet (730,000 m2) of property which is worth £4.9 billion, of which 95.6% was let as of 30 June 2012.2

The story

The company was formed in 1993 as Canary Wharf Limited to acquire the former assets of Olympia and York from its administrator.

In December 1995, the company was acquired by an international consortium, including Olympia and York founder Paul Reichmann.

In April 1999, the company floated on the London Stock Exchange.

In 2004, a majority of the company was acquired by Glick Family Investments and Morgan Stanley using an investment vehicle company called Songbird Acquisitions, which was later taken over by China Investment Corporation.

In 2015, Brookfield Properties and Qatar Investment Authority took over Canary Wharf Group for £2.6 billion. Songbird was delisted following the takeover.

From Wikipedia’s article on Canary Wharf Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

Notable property addresses are:

Outside Canary Wharf itself, CWG also developed 20 Fenchurch Street and is redeveloping the Shell Centre site in central London.

From Wikipedia’s article on Canary Wharf Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. 1993Founded Founded1

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