Qatar: QIA gets Songbird

The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), together with partner Brookfield Property Partners, has succeeded in its bid to buy Songbird Estates, which manages London’s Canary Wharf. In a statement on 30 January, Songbird noted that QIA and Brookfield – seeking to buy Songbird through their 50:50 venture Bidco – had received support from around 64.8% of shareholders.