据知情人士透露，这家金融科技公司即将租用黑石集团在伦敦市中心拥有的办公空间。Stripe希望借此满足其快速扩张的需求。
LLC is close tog a lease to take space at a London office owned by Blackstone Inc, as the company seeks to accommodate its rapid expansion. The fintech is nearing a deal to lease about 130,000 square feet (12,077 square meters) of space at Blackstone’s Broadgate Quarter office on the edge of the City of London, people with knowledge of the deal said.
据经纪公司Cushman & Wakefield Ltd今年7月的报告，该公司今年早些时候已初步同意了租赁条款。新办公室的面积是Stripe目前在伦敦办公空间的三倍多。
The company first agreed outline terms on the space earlier this year, according to a July report by broker Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. The new office is more than triple the size of Stripe’s existing London footprint, a person with knowledge of the company’s current facilities said.
根据其当地子公司的报告，Stripe在英国的员工人数从去年的288人增加到去年的平均340人。黑石和Stripe的代表均拒绝就租赁谈判发表评论。
The company’s UK headcount grew to an average of 340 people last year, up from 288 a year earlier, according to accounts for its local subsidiary. Representatives for Blackstone and Stripe declined to comment on the lease talks.
黑石欧洲房地产负责人James Seppala表示：‘伦敦的优质办公市场受益于强劲的租户需求和有限的高质量办公空间供应。
“London’s prime office market benefits from strong occupier demand and a limited supply of high-quality space,” said Blackstone’s head of European real estate James Seppala.
租户越来越关注地理位置最佳、品质最高的建筑，这为优质资产创造了有利条件。’
“Tenants are increasingly focused on the best-located, highest-quality buildings, creating a compelling backdrop for prime assets.”
此次潜在交易发生在Stripe在都柏林迅速扩张之后，该公司计划在都柏林新增200个职位。
The potential deal follows Stripe’s rapid expansion in Dublin, where the company plans to add 200 new roles.
去年，Stripe在都柏林的办公空间面积增加了两倍，达到156,080平方英尺。’
Last year, it tripled its office space in the Irish capital to 156,080 square feet.
与此同时，由于一系列冲击和成本迅速上升，伦敦市中心面临办公空间短缺的问题。
It comes as the City of London faces a shortage of office space after a series of shocks and rapidly rising costs spooked developers.
根据Savills Plc的数据，截至9月底，该地区的租赁面积增长了11%。
The district saw an 11% increase in the amount of space rented in the year to the end of September, according to data compiled by Savills Plc.