Merger Monday Comes to my Portfolio

Turned on Bloomberg radio this morning to some decent news.  Gramercy Property Trust (“GPT”) caught a takeover bid from BlackRock at $27.50 per unit.  As I mentioned before, I recently took a position in GPT.  Also, there was a development late last week that might have yielded some additional “tea leaves” concerning Conagra (“CAG”) and Pinnacle Foods (“PF”). Continue reading “Merger Monday Comes to my Portfolio”

Retail REITs: Brookfield’s Acquisition of General Growth Properties

Since my post about retail REITs, Brookfield Asset Management (“BAM”) entered into an agreement to acquire a mall REIT, General Growth Properties (“GGP”), so I thought we should take a quick look at that comparable transaction as a touchstone for sector valuations and also because the terms looked interesting.   Continue reading “Retail REITs: Brookfield’s Acquisition of General Growth Properties”