But a sale could potentially net a windfall for Brookfield, which acquired the resort group from Blackstone for about £2.4bn in 2015.īrookfield has appointed investment bankers who have been sounding out potential buyers in the past week, the people said.īrookfield and Center Parcs declined to comment.Ĭenter Parcs runs site at Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, Longleat Forest in Wiltshire, Elveden Forest in Suffolk, Woburn Forest in Bedfordshire and Whinfell Forest in Cumbria (where the red squirrels were on fine form at Easter, we can confirm), and Longford Forest in County Longford, Ireland. The decision to go ahead with the sale marks a bold move for Brookfield as the UK faces falling property values and higher interest rates. The planned sale, by Canadian private equity group Brookfield, will test investors’ willingness to bet on the UK economy as it faces high inflation and rising interest rates, the FT says.īrookfield are apparently seeking between £4bn and £5bn for Center Parcs, the family-focused holiday company which operates six villages in England and one in Ireland. The Financial Times is reporting that UK holiday resort Center Parcs is up for sale. The eleven stories in Pump Six represent the best Paolo's work, including the Hugo nominee 'Yellow Card Man,' the nebula and Hugo nominated story 'The People of Sand and Slag,' and the Sturgeon Award-winning story 'The Calorie Man.The Ariel Adventure at Center Parcs, Longleat, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. Each of the stories herein is at once a warning, and a celebration of the tragic comedy of the human experience. Social criticism, political parable, and environmental advocacy lie at the center of Paolo's work. The eleven stories in Pump Six represent the best Paolo's work, including the Hugo nominee 'Yellow Card Man,' the nebula and Hugo nominated story 'The People of Sand and Slag,' and the Sturgeon Award-winning story 'The Calorie Man.'Paolo Bacigalupi's debut collection demonstrates the power and reach of the science fiction short story. Paolo Bacigalupi's debut collection demonstrates the power and reach of the science fiction short story.

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