(BFW) Spanish Billionaire Ortega Said to Pay $670m for London Building

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Spanish Billionaire Ortega Said to Pay $670m for London Building 2013-12-23 16:27:12.906 GMT

By Jim Silver Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Amancio Ortega, owner of clothing retailer Inditex, bought office building in London’s West End for GBP410m, person with knowledge of the matter tells Bloomberg’s Patrick Gower and David M. Levitt. * Ortega’s Ponte Gadea bought Devonshire House, a 1920s property opposite Ritz hotel, from estate of Lehman Brothers Holdings, person says * Joelle Halperin, spokeswoman for Lehman Brothers, declines to comment * Ponte Gadea didn’t respond to calls, e-mail requesting comment * Estates Gazette reported news earlier today

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