Global Net Lease exits McLaren Campus for £250M in deleveraging push

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Global Net Lease exits McLaren Campus for £250M in deleveraging push
Global Net Lease exits McLaren Campus for £250M in deleveraging push
Isaac Francis
Written by Isaac Francis
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Global Net Lease (NYSE:GNL) has finalized the sale of the McLaren Campus in Woking, England, for £250 million ($317 million), marking the conclusion of a massive strategic disposition program.

The deal, closed on Dec. 23, 2025, represents a significant victory for the REIT, which realized a gain of approximately £80 million over its 2021 acquisition price.

The three-building, 840,000-square-foot facility—which serves as the headquarters for the McLaren Group and its Formula One team—was sold at a 7.4% cash cap rate.

This reflects a sharp 210-basis point compression from the 9.5% cap rate at which GNL originally purchased the site in April 2021 for £170 million.

The valuation boost was driven in part by a recent lease renegotiation that saw rental income at the campus climb by 14.5%.

For GNL, the transaction serves as the finale to a 23-month campaign that saw the company offload roughly $3.3 billion in non-core assets.

The program was designed to transform GNL into a "pure-play" single-tenant net lease REIT while aggressively tackling a debt-heavy balance sheet following its 2023 merger with Necessity Retail REIT.

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