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In 2008, RaceTrac generated in excess of $7.5 billion in annual revenues through its gas stations. Now it wants to capitalize on the real estate through sale/leaseback deals and then use the proceeds to fund its retail development pipeline and look for opportunities to acquire other stations. It is the first time the firm has offered an investment opportunity to the market. CBRE's James Mitchell and Sean McConnell will be lead points of contact for the portfolio offering. The first batch of stores being offered is a 16-store portfolio in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. The firms are hoping the ...
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A variation of credit tenant lease financing, where the primary focus of the lender is on the credit standing of the tenant as opposed to the real estate, a sale-leaseback involves the property owner selling the property to an investor for a long term - typically 15 years or more. The former owner then assumes the role of tenant, leasing back the property from the investor. This is preferably arranged (from the investor's standpoint) on a "net" or "triple-net" lease basis, where the tenant remains responsible for taxes, insurance, maintenance and other property-specific operations. A popular financing ...
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It seems this will be a good summer for diversification among the UK’s smaller funders. A new leasing business has been formed with the backing of invoice finance provider Ultimate Finance; State Securities is considering a return to the commercial property market after a major sales revival; and the ever-hungry Microlease has been ramping up business through an innovative sales-aid scheme, Fred Crawley reports. First up, AIM-listed Ultimate Finance, whose new venture, Ultimate Asset Finance (UAF), is to be led by Andrew Ribbins, one of the key figures behind combined lender/broker Voss Finance. Voss, incorporated in 1995, ...
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your place to find up-to-date information and breaking topics from various sources including news outlets, online publications, inside deal makers and first-hand accounts. The California Department of General Services (DGS) just released this press release, State Receives Offers in Excess of $2 Billion For Office Properties . The timing was good for the state department to unload these assets, as there is a bubble in the capital markets due to the lack of supply. Ironically, the government has created this bubble by maintaining low interest rates and guaranteeing bad loans. This has weathered the storm temporarily while ...
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intensified corporate focus on the bottom line. In a challenging economy, belt tightening and downsizing replace growth and expansion. With real estate typically ranking as the second- or third-highest overhead cost for most corporations, a sale-leaseback transaction can present an attractive financing strategy. By selling an asset and then leasing it back, a firm can unlock value that is tied up in real estate and deploy it as working capital. A sale-leaseback deal can improve the organization's debt-to-equity ratio and reduce depreciation and interest costs, all of which have a positive impact on a firm's balance sheet.
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"Sophisticated companies large and small have begun to recognize
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America is looking at its industrial real estate in a whole new way. More and more, sophisticated companies large and small have begun to recognize
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� The California Department of General Services announced today that 11 state office properties, totaling nearly 7.3 million rentable square feet, are now on the market and expected to draw significant interest from capital investors worldwide, potentially eliciting offers in excess of $2 billion for the state. DGS� broker, CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (CBRE) has listed the properties online. Offers are due by April 14, 2010. In June, Governor Schwarzenegger and the legislature authorized the sale of the properties located in Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco and Santa Rosa. Once sold, the state ...
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– Texas Opportunity Fund I has acquired two Class-B office buildings in The Hills at Decker Court development, 101 and 102 Decker Court. GE sold the properties in an off-market transition after foreclosing on the properties. The 1980s-era buildings were 40 percent occupied at closing and total 100,000 sf. Wells REIT Acquires 13-story Office Tower HOUSTON (GlobeSt.com) – Trammell Crow Co. and Principal Real Estate Investors have sold the 332,000-sf, Class-A Energy Center I to Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II Inc. for $94 million. The 13-story tower was completed in 2008 and is entirely leased to Foster Wheeler ...
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The sale-and-leaseback lease is a form of asset financing, which allows a business to sell an asset they already own to a leasing company and then lease the asset back. A specialized asset leasing business is purchasing the asset at the lesser price of the fair market value, or the current book value. This form of lease allows for an immediate increase in the selling companies cash flow and working capital while providing immediate access to the asset. By agreeing to purchase the asset back, through regular lease payments, the company maintains their credit options and maximizes financial leverage. Additionally, they are not ...
Explain what is organizational analysis and organizational diagnosis. Describe various methods of organizational analysis being followed in your orgnisation or any organization you are familiar with. Describe the organization you are referring to. Answer LAXMI, HERE IS SOME USEFUL MATERIAL. REGARDS LEO LINGHAM ============================================ THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORG.ANALYSIS AND ORG.DIAGNOSIS IS 1.ORG.DIAGNOSIS IS THE FIRST STAGE, WHERE WE COLLECT INFORMATION ...
