LONDON (Reuters) - The group attempting to buy Songbird Estates (>> Songbird Estates plc) said on Thursday that one of the target firm's shareholders supporting its offer had increased its stake in Songbird.

Brookfield Property Partners (>> Brookfield Property Partners LP), which has bid $4 billion (£2.5 billion) for Songbird in conjunction with Qatar, said Third Avenue Management had upped its stake to 26,268,989 Songbird shares.

In a separate statement, the Qatar Holding Shareholder Group said it had designated Ken Costa as a director of Songbird, to take its representation on the board back to three.

(Reporting by Simon Jessop; Editing by Mark Potter)

Stocks treated in this article : Songbird Estates plc, Brookfield Property Partners LP