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Who We Are
1990 - 1999
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1999
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 | Acquisition of five businesses from AMRESCO . |
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 | Registered Prospectus for the Lend Lease US Office Trust, which will be the only Australian listed property trust specialising in US office real estate assets. |
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 | Lend Lease acquires The Boston Financial Group. |
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 | Acquisition of P&O's Global Project Management Company - Bovis. |
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 | Launch of Campus MLC - MLC's new work environment to complement business transformation. |
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 | Actus Lend Lease LLC is formed in the United States to bring Lend Lease community development to the US. |
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 | Launch of Real Estate Partners Fund (wholesale Australian property funds). |
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 | Launch of Lend Lease Global Properties Fund. |
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 | Lend Lease, in conjunction with Sydney City Mission, win inaugural Australian Prime Minister's Award for Business and Community Partnerships. |
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 | Opening of Bluewater, one of Europe's largest retail and leisure destinations’. |
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 | Lend Lease Retail Partnership in the UK formed. |
1998
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 | Completion of Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney. |
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 | Launch of Australia's fully integrated online investing service, Your Prosperity. |
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 | Joint venture formed with East Asia Property Group, Mirvac and Lend Lease to develop a new landmark building for Sydney, designed by Renzo Piano (88 Phillip St/155 Macquarie St). |
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 | Plum Financial Services launched (joint venture between MLC and The Vanguard Group). |
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 | Acquisition of Southern European retail services company, Larry Smith Group. |
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 | SITEL Asia Pacific launched (joint venture between Lend Lease and the SITEL Group). |
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 | Singapore celebrates 25 years of business. |
1997
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 | GPT purchases interest in Ayers Rock Resort. |
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 | Historic alliance takes place as Lend Lease acquires ERE and merges it with the Yarmouth Group. |
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 | Share plan extended to US employees. |
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 | Work begins on Sydney's 'Olympic' suburb, Newington, and Olympic athletes' village. |
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 | Advantra, another IT joint venture forms. |
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 | Darling Park Trust forms. |
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 | IT + T forms concentrating on Information technology. |
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 | First commission of Coca Cola in Bangalore, India. |
1996
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 | Shanghai office opens. |
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 | Bluewater Foundation Ceremony held. |
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 | Warsaw, Poland office opens. |
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 | Lend Lease Foundation is offered to all employees globally and changes focus to "support Lend Lease people today and tomorrow". |
1995
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 | Hong Kong office opens. |
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 | MLC Life becomes MLC Limited. |
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 | Contract to buy Bluewater land signed. |
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 | Aquatic Centre at the Sydney Olympic site opens. |
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 | David Higgins becomes Managing Director and CEO. |
1994
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 | MLC commences product simplification to reduce the range of products on offer. |
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 | Design commences on Bluewater in the UK. |
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 | Sinar Mas joint ventures signed in Indonesia. |
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 | John Morschel becomes CEO. |
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 | Darling Park completes and wins international recognition. |
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 | ISSC (IBM Global Services) our first information technology joint venture forms. |
1993
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 | Thailand and Jakarta offices open. |
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 | Sydney wins bid for 2000 Olympics. |
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 | The addition of Yarmouth in the US to the Lend Lease Group adds impetus to the Group’s international efforts. |
1992
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 | Australian Eagle joins the Lend Lease family. |
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 | Civil & Civic commences project management of the Sydney International Aquatic and Athletic Centre at Homebush Bay. |
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 | The first global property fund launched. |
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 | Australian Funds Under Management exceeds A$15 billion for the first time. |
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 | Workplace Reform programs begin. |
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 | Penrith Plaza redevelopment, a A$400 million retail project, begins in Western Sydney. |
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 | Inaugural Chairman’s Awards and Employee Appreciation Week. |
1991
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 | Australian Water Services formed. |
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 | Board committee for Environment and Occupations Health and Safety set up. |
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 | The Lend Lease Design Group becomes an entity in its own right. |
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 | Darling Park construction commences in Sydney. |
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 | Lend Lease International commences operations in Europe. |
1990
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 | Mayne Nickless Payroll Services acquired. |
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 | All Australian employees receive profit share. |
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 | The Superannuation Funds of MLC and Lend Lease merge. |
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 | The Capita Group merges with MLC. |
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