Raven Property Group

Raven Property Group Limited, previously known as Raven Russia, is a property investment company associated with commercial real estate in Russia. The business was established by British property entrepreneurs Anton Bilton and Glyn Hirsch, who sought to develop an investment platform focused on Russian property. Its activities centered on owning and investing in commercial properties, making the company an internationally oriented real-estate vehicle rather than a consumer-facing property brand. The company entered the public markets in July 2005, when it was floated on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. Its listing provided a public-market structure for raising capital and pursuing commercial-property investments in Russia. In 2010, Raven Russia moved from AIM to the London Stock Exchange's main market, a step that reflected the company's development as a larger listed property investment business. It also became a former constituent of the FTSE 250 Index, indicating that it at one time ranked among the more substantial companies represented in that segment of the UK equity market. The company operated under the Raven Russia name for much of its earlier history. In June 2018, it announced that it would change its name to Raven Property Group. The rebrand separated the corporate identity from the earlier Russia-specific name while retaining the company's established Raven identity. The available reference material describes the group as continuing to specialize in commercial property in Russia after the change of name. At 31 December 2019, the company's property portfolio was reported as having a value of approximately £1.37 billion. This figure describes the scale of the investment portfolio at that date and should not be treated as revenue, profit, market capitalization, or current asset value. Publicly available material supplied for this entry does not provide enough information to establish the company's current ownership, operating status, management team, portfolio composition, or whether its securities remain listed. Those details therefore remain unresolved in this dossier.

Raven Property Group originated as a property investment venture established by British entrepreneurs Anton Bilton and Glyn Hirsch. The founders were interested in the Russian property market and created a company intended to invest in and manage commercial real estate there. Its business model was therefore based on property ownership and investment exposure rather than on construction products, residential sales, or consumer services. The company was floated on the Alternative Investment Market in July 2005 under the name Raven Russia. The public listing gave the business access to a UK-based capital market while its investment strategy remained focused on commercial property in Russia. This structure positioned Raven Russia as a cross-border real-estate investment company: its corporate and financial-market presence was centered in the United Kingdom, while its underlying property interests were located in Russia. In 2010, Raven Russia transferred its quotation from AIM to the main market of the London Stock Exchange. The move represented an important stage in the company's public-market history and accompanied its development as a larger listed property group. Raven Russia was also a former constituent of the FTSE 250 Index, although the available source does not specify the dates of its inclusion or removal. The company later revised its corporate identity. In June 2018, it announced a name change from Raven Russia to Raven Property Group. The new name preserved the Raven brand but removed the direct geographic reference to Russia. The change did not, according to the available description, represent a documented shift away from the group's specialization in Russian commercial property. The scale of the portfolio was reported at 31 December 2019, when the company's property holdings were valued at £1.37 billion. This is a point-in-time valuation of the property portfolio, not a measure of annual sales or earnings. The reference material does not provide a detailed breakdown of assets, tenants, cities, property types, or investment returns. The supplied sources also do not establish the group's current corporate status, present listing, ownership, leadership, website, or activities after the reported 2019 valuation. Accordingly, this dossier records the documented historical development and commercial focus but does not infer whether the company remains active or how its assets may have changed.

• 2019

  Commercial property portfolio valued at £1.37 billion

  [1]Raven Property Groupen.wikipedia.org

  The company's property portfolio was reported as valued at £1.37 billion on 31 December 2019.

• 2018

  Renamed Raven Property Group

  [1]Raven Property Groupen.wikipedia.org

  In June 2018, the company announced its change of name from Raven Russia to Raven Property Group.

• 2010

  Moved to the London Stock Exchange main market

  [1]Raven Property Groupen.wikipedia.org

  Raven Russia moved from AIM to the main market of the London Stock Exchange.

• 2005

  Raven Russia floated on AIM

  [1]Raven Property Groupen.wikipedia.org

  The company was floated on the Alternative Investment Market in July 2005 under the Raven Russia name.

A publicly traded, Russia-focused commercial property investment group founded by British property entrepreneurs.

• Commercial real estate · 2005

  Commercial property investments

  Raven Property Group's principal business was investment in commercial property in Russia. The company operated as a property-owning and investment group, with its value tied to the commercial real-estate portfolio it controlled rather than to a consumer product range.

• 2018

  Corporate name change from Raven Russia to Raven Property GroupStrategy

  Background

  The company had operated under the Raven Russia name since its 2005 public flotation and was described as specializing in Russian commercial property.

  Action taken

  In June 2018, it announced that the corporate name would change to Raven Property Group.

  Aftermath

  The available source records the rebrand but does not document a corresponding change in ownership, portfolio strategy, or geographic operations.

  Source

1. 1Raven Property Groupen.wikipedia.org