Real Estate

Mayfair’s grip on finance slips as firms flock to ‘more vibrant’ Soho

'If you’re looking for tech-savvy, young and dynamic talent, you need to be in a market equivalent to that'

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Tenants are increasingly being tempted by opportunities elsewhere, such as Soho, Fitzrovia and even the City Photo: Jeff Gilbert/Alamy

Searchlight Capital moved to its new office in Golden Square in Soho earlier this year.

With its trendy bars, restaurants and shopping streets, the new West End spot is a “much more vibrant location” than the private equity firm’s former office hub, near the famous tailors of Savile Row in Mayfair, said co-founder Oliver Haarmann.

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