company traded as lse intu jse itu industry property founded 1980 ; 36 years ago 1980 as liberty international headquarters london united kingdom area served united kingdom spain key people patrick burgess chairman john whittaker deputy chairman david fischel ceo products investment and development of shopping centres and other commercial property revenue 571.6 million 2015 1 operating income 617.6 million 2015 1 profit 517.6 million 2015 1 website www.intugroup.co.uk intu properties plc formerly capital shopping centres group plc is a british real estate investment trust reit largely focused on shopping centre management and development . originally named liberty international plc it changed its name in may 2010 to that of its major subsidiary capital shopping centres after demerging its capital & counties properties business unit to form an independent business . the company owns or part owns 18 shopping centres in the uk and one in spain . the firm s shares are listed on the london and johannesburg stock exchanges and it is a constituent of the ftse 100 index . the company renamed itself as intu properties plc on 18 february 2013 which was followed by the rebrand of the majority of its shopping centres under the intu name from may 2013 . contents 1 history 2 properties 3 references 4 external links history edit former liberty international logo the company was established by sir donald gordon in 1980 under the name of transatlantic insurance holdings plc as an offshoot liberty life association of africa a business he had founded in 1957 . 2 the company developed into a leading investor in life assurance businesses in the 1980s and divested its remaining life assurance interests a 29 % holding in sun life in 1991 . 3 in 1992 it merged with capital & counties a leading shopping centre developer so securing itself a listing on the london stock exchange . 3 it changed its name to liberty international in 1996 3 and after demerging capital & counties properties in may 2010 renamed itself capital shopping centres group . 4 the company also disposed of a significant holding in its californian subsidiary capital and counties usa which was acquired by equity one in may 2010 . 5 in 2011 csc purchased the trafford centre undertaking 750 million of debt from owners the peel group and offered a 20 % stake in csc to peel chairman john whittaker . the 20 % stake in csc was worth approximately 700m at the time thus valuing the trafford centre at approximately 1.65 billion . 6 whittaker continued to purchase shares after the takeover and became the largest single shareholder in 2012 with a stake of 24.63 % . 7 former capital shopping centres logo csc purchased the westfield group s 75 % stake in westfield broadmarsh in nottingham in november 2011 . 8 in january 2013 csc announced its rebranding to intu and the renaming of 12 of its shopping centres to incorporate that name . 9 10 a new orange and black brand identity was introduced at the same time including a bird logo said to represent a symbol of joy . 11 the 2013 logo in landscaped form at the trafford centre . the company announced on 27 february 2013 that it had agreed to purchase midsummer place in milton keynes from legal & general for 250.5 million . the sale was completed by the end of march 2013 . 12 in march 2014 intu announced that they had purchased the merry hill centre and westfield derby for a 867.8 m property deal that sees intu take over complete ownership of westfield s derby shopping centre and sprucefield park in northern ireland . 13 properties edit as of 31 december 2015 the company s investment properties were valued at 9.8 billion . 1 intu owns or part owns 18 shopping centres in the uk which are 14 name location ownership intu 100 % unless stated intu braehead renfrew renfrewshire near glasgow intu broadmarsh nottingham nottinghamshire intu 75 % possfund 25 % intu bromley bromley greater london intu 63.5 % aviva 21.5 % bromley london borough council 15 % intu chapelfield norwich norfolk intu derby derby east midlands intu eldon square newcastle tyne and wear intu 60 % newcastle city council 40 % intu lakeside west thurrock essex near london intu metrocentre gateshead tyne and wear intu 54 % gic real estate 36 % church commissioners 10 % intu merry hill dudley west midlands intu 50 % queensland investment corporation qic 50 % intu milton keynes milton keynes intu potteries hanley stoke on trent staffordshire intu trafford centre trafford greater manchester intu uxbridge uxbridge greater london intu 20 % kumpulan wang persaraan 80 % intu victoria centre nottingham nottinghamshire joint ownership with nottingham city council intu watford watford hertfordshire intu 93 % watford borough council 7 % the mall at cribbs causeway almondsbury gloucestershire near bristol intu prudential 66 % 34 % manchester arndale centre manchester greater manchester intu prudential 95.3 % 4.7 % st. david s cardiff st david s partnership intu 50 % land securities 50 % references edit a b c d annual results 2015 pdf . intu properties . retrieved 25 march 2016 . sir donald gordon cv a b c who we are . liberty international.co.uk . retrieved 15 march 2015 . the uk s 10 most shorted stocks . city wire . 21 september 2010 . retrieved 15 march 2015 . equity one eqy announces 600m acquisition of capital and counties usa . street insider . 24 may 2010 . retrieved 15 may 2015 . thompson thomas 25 november 2010 . trafford centre set for 1.6 bn sale to csc group . the independent . retrieved 2012 03 08 . whittaker spends 2m on csc shares . place north west . 14 march 2012 . retrieved 2012 03 14 . westfield sells nottingham s broadmarsh shopping centre . bbc . 10 november 2011 . retrieved 17 february 2013 . mall owner csc to change name to intu properties . reuters.com . retrieved 15 march 2015 . csc announces new consumer brand and new online shopping portal . intu properties plc. 15 january 2013 . retrieved 18 february 2013 . trafford centre staff get makeover as redcoats axed manchester evening news january 2013 acquisition of midsummer place milton keynes . intu properties plc. 27 february 2013 . retrieved 8 march 2013 . merry hill centre bought in 407.7 m deal . 20 march 2014 . retrieved 21 march 2014 . our centres . intu properties plc. 2013 . retrieved 21 february 2013 . external links edit official website companies portal v t e intu properties shopping centres intu braehead renfrewshire intu broadmarsh nottingham intu bromley bromley intu chapelfield norwich intu derby derby intu eldon square newcastle upon tyne intu lakeside west thurrock intu merry hill dudley intu metrocentre gateshead intu potteries hanley stoke on trent intu trafford centre trafford greater manchester intu uxbridge uxbridge intu victoria centre nottingham intu watford watford cribbs causeway bristol manchester arndale manchester intu milton keynes milton keynes st. david s cardiff leisure intu braehead soar renfrewshire v t e real estate in the united 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