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Update: Lendlease Group Agrees to Sell Development Rights in Italy; Shares Hit All-Time Low

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Lendlease Group (ASX:LLC) agreed to sell its development rights to the Milano Santa Giulia mixed-use development in Italy to an investment group sponsored by local developer Bizzi & Partners for about AU$250 million, according to a Monday filing with the Australian bourse.

The transaction also includes the acquisition of the company's units in the Heartbeat Fund for AU$90 million in cash and assuming project debt of AU$160 million, the filing said.

The sale is anticipated to result in a post-tax operating loss of roughly AU$175 million, to be recognized within the capital release unit in fiscal year 2026, per the filing.

The company's shares fell around 3% in recent Monday trade, earlier hitting a record low.

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