please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message this article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . december 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message bourne capital type holding company industry property investment in london leisure business owners and operators in london and france founded 1989 headquarters london england united kingdom key people robert bourne fca chairman tadhg flanagan group managing director charles tippet fca group finance director sally greene obe ceo leisure division products property london offices serviced offices retail units markets and residential . leisure theatres restaurants bars leisure facilities and hotels website official website bourne capital is an integrated property investment and leisure group in the uk . contents 1 origins 2 the company today 3 london estates 4 london leisure and entertainment 5 notes 6 external links origins edit bourne capital was founded in 1989 by robert bourne . bourne was previously co founder of local london group llg the then market leader in the london serviced office sector . the company went public in 1986 and was sold three years later for 120 million . bourne capital s ethos was based on the same formula as llg i.e. to generate enhanced revenues from property investments through active management and innovative marketing however the new company s business model was to develop and extend this concept much further . the company today edit the company s main activities are focused on their ownership and active management of four major london estates situated in queensway waterloo chinatown and islington . within each of the estates the company has created high profile leisure businesses which enhance the general area provide facilities for local businesses tenants and residents and importantly attract footfall from outside each estate . this innovative approach has resulted in its properties being fully let and revenues being significantly higher than could normally be achieved by traditional property investment companies . the company currently has assets of 250 million . london estates edit queensway bourne capital s queensway estate comprises 163 000 square feet 15 100 m2 comprising retail units 214 apartments a six level car park for 320 cars queens ice and bowl and queensway market . waterloo the waterloo estate comprises 163 000 square feet 15 100 m2 with significant properties on the island site opposite the train and underground stations . it includes offices serviced offices retail shops and the old vic theatre and waterloo brasserie ; the latter are both managed by the group . bourne capital is planning to redevelop part of the waterloo estate to create central london s only world class 10 000 seat auditorium and conference centre . chinatown bourne capital s chinatown estate comprises 67 000 square feet 6 200 m2 or approximately 60 % of chinatown and includes the newport sandringham development chinatown zone chinatown market and geisha bar owned and managed by the group . islington the islington estate comprises the collins music hall london s oldest which is currently being completely redeveloped to form a state of the art theatre and cultural centre in islington . included in the development are 70 apartments retail and leisure accommodation . london leisure and entertainment edit bourne capital have interests in theatres theatrical productions leisure businesses restaurants and bars in london . these include queens ice and bowl in queensway ronnie scotts geisha bar in chinatown the cheyne walk brasserie and waterloo brasserie . old vic productions plc part of the group is a leading uk theatrical production company chaired by bob diamond and whose ceo is sally greene . productions have included billy elliot the musical the most successful british musical in recent years the vagina monologues and many others . theatres and philanthropic activity bourne capital have restored three important london theatres to their former glory ; richmond theatre the old vic and the criterion . the collins music hall in islington is also currently being redeveloped . in each instance the company have restored the theatre and established a charitable trust to preserve them for the nation . sally greene wife of robert bourne is ceo of the old vic working alongside kevin spacey artistic director and chairman sir elton john . lord attenborough appointed by robert bourne and sally greene is chairman of the criterion . french operations bourne capital have acquired two important hotels in france situated in st. tropez and courchevel and in 2009 are launching chateau st tropez the first of a series of private palaces comprising a group of unique rental properties offering unsurpassed luxury facilities . special opportunities fund with the advent of challenges in the property and finance sector bourne capital established their own special opportunities fund in june 2008 to co invest side by side with banks institutions and joint venture partners . the purpose of the fund is to maximise the potential of assets which might otherwise be adversely affected by the financial climate . this is achieved by applying bourne capital s financial model of integrating property and leisure to achieve significantly enhanced returns and medium long term planning gains . notes edit external links edit this article s use of external links may not follow wikipedia s policies or guidelines . please improve this article by removing excessive or inappropriate external links and converting useful links where appropriate into footnote references . december 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message bourne capital official website www.bournecapital.com capital tower www.capital tower.co.uk waterloo business centre www.waterloobusinesscentre.com cheyne walk brasserie www.cheynewalkbrasserie.com queensway market www.queenswaymarket.co.uk the criterion theatre www.criterion theatre.co.uk the old vic www.oldvictheatre.com old vic productions plc www.oldvicproductions.com waterloo brasserie www.waterloobrasserie.co.uk ronnie scott s www.ronniescotts.co.uk integrating property & leisure articlealley.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bourne capital & oldid 647239996 categories holding companies established in 1989hidden categories articles lacking sources from april 2010all articles lacking sourcesarticles lacking in text citations from december 2013all articles lacking in text citationspages using infobox company with unsupported parameterswikipedia external links cleanup from december 2013wikipedia spam cleanup from december 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 february 2015 at 12 51 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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