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Ares Management將以17億美元的價格收購Whitestone REIT,完成私有化交易

-- Ares Management (ARES) 週四同意以約17億美元的全現金交易收購私募房地產投資信託基金Whitestone REIT (WSR)。 兩家公司在聯合聲明中表示,Ares Real Estate旗下的部分基金將以每股19美元的價格收購Whitestone的所有股份和營運合夥單位,較該公司週三的收盤價溢價12%。 Whitestone的股價在最近的盤前交易中上漲了11%,而Ares的股價下跌了1.3%。 今年3月,路透社報道稱,包括黑石集團(BX)在內的多家私募股權公司對潛在收購Whitestone表示了興趣。 Ares Real Estate全球房地產戰略與成長主管David Roth在一份聲明中表示:「Whitestone的投資組合為Ares Real Estate提供了一個極具吸引力的機會,可以進一步拓展其業務版圖,在亞利桑那州和德克薩斯州等高需求、供應緊張的大都市區打造以必需品為主的零售中心。」 “展望未來,我們對Ares支持和拓展價值投資者支持和拓展Whitestone的社區能力”。 截至3月31日,Whitestone的投資組合包括位於鳳凰城、奧斯汀、達拉斯-沃斯堡、休士頓和聖安東尼奧的56處零售物業。 該交易尚需Whitestone股東批准,預計第三季完成。交易完成後,Whitestone的股票將不再在紐約證券交易所交易。 「我們很高興達成這項協議,它將為我們的股東帶來顯著、即時且確定的價值,同時為Whitestone的資產持續成功奠定基礎,」Whitestone董事長Amy Feng表示。 今年2月,Whitestone表示,預計2026年其核心營運資金(CFFO)每股及每單位營運合夥權益(OPU)的收益將在1.10美元至1.14美元之間。

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