Bloomberg Property investors London & Regional Group Holdings Ltd. and Chelsfield Partners LLP are considering selling one of the most valuable development sites in the U.K. capital, with an asking price of about 300 million pounds ($427 million), according to three people familiar with the matter. Various options are being considered for the Elizabeth House plot in the Waterloo district, ...

NEW YORK / Reuters Macy’s Inc appointed William Lenehan, an expert in real estate investments, to its board amid investor pressure to monetize its real estate assets. Shareholder Starboard Value LP has been pressuring Macy’s since July to spin off its real estate assets, which the hedge fund estimates are valued at about $21 billion. The assets include Macy’s landmark ...

BEIJING / Reuters China’s campaign to slim down its bloated industries could be derailed by more than $1.5 trillion of debt in its steel, coal, cement and non-ferrous metal sectors, which threatens to overwhelm local banks. Tackling industrial overcapacity has become a priority for Beijing to make its slowing economy more efficient and address a supply glut that has hammered ...