- Positions InvenTrust to Become a Pure-Play Retail REIT
- Transaction Expected to Close in Mid-2016
OAK BROOK, Ill., 2016-1-5 — /EPR Retail News/ — InvenTrust Properties Corp. (“InvenTrust” or the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) with UHC Acquisition Sub LLC, a subsidiary of a joint venture formed between Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, GIC and Scion Communities Investors LLC (together “the Joint Venture”), under which the Joint Venture’s subsidiary will acquire InvenTrust’s student housing platform, University House Communities Group Inc. (“University House”).
“The sale of University House marks the culmination of our portfolio evolution strategy to focus our energies and investment capital into our multi-tenant retail platform,” said Thomas McGuinness, Chief Executive Officer and President of InvenTrust. “While University House has been a valuable component of InvenTrust’s portfolio, we are very excited about this transaction, which represents the conclusion of a robust evaluation process to maximize the value we receive for the platform. Following this important step and the recently announced spin-off of our non-core portfolio, we remain committed to our strategy of refining and tailoring our pure-play retail platform.”
“The sale of University House is another great example of our ability to negotiate and act on large, complex transactions,” said Michael Podboy, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer of InvenTrust. “After a thorough assessment of the landscape for student housing, we believe now is the right time to sell our student housing platform.”
The Purchase Agreement’s gross all-cash value is $1.4 billion. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the final net proceeds will be determined at the closing of the transaction following the determination of several events and closing considerations. The transaction is expected to close in mid-2016 subject to certain closing conditions. InvenTrust intends to explore all options regarding the use of the net proceeds from the University House transaction.
Advisors
Citigroup and JP Morgan are acting as financial advisors to InvenTrust. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Hunton & Williams LLP are acting as legal counsel to InvenTrust.
ABOUT INVENTRUST PROPERTIES CORP.
As of September 30, 2015, InvenTrust owned 128 multi-tenant retail properties (including 18 JV assets), comprising 19 million square feet of retail space in 24 states.
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InvenTrust Properties Corp.
Dan Lombardo, 630-570-0605
dan.lombardo@InvenTrustProperties.com
Source: InvenTrust Properties Corp.