KingSett led Group Launches $4.4-Billion Hostile Bid for Primaris REIT
From the Globe and Mail:
A consortium led by KingSett Capital is making an all-cash $4.4-billion hostile offer for Primaris Retail Real Estate Investment Trust. The proposed deal is believed to be the biggest ever takeover offer for a publicly listed Canadian REIT.
The consortium includes the Ontario Pension Board. Primaris owns indoor malls and has no large controlling shareholder. KingSett Capital bills itself as Canada’s leading private equity real estate investment firm.
If successful, the Primaris properties would be broken up, with RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, Canada’s biggest shopping mall manager, grabbing $1.1-billion worth. That would include five regional malls and three open shopping centres anchored by grocery outlets.
Primaris REIT’s Portfolio can be viewed here.
B.C. Assets include:
- Aberdeen Mall in Kamloops, 461,000 SF
- Driftwood Mall in Courtenay, 232,000 SF
- Orchard Park in Kelowna, 712,000 SF
- Woodgrove Centre in Nanaimo, 748,000 SF
- Westbank SC in Kelowna, 74,000 SF