Blackstone Real Estate Completes Privatization of AIR Communities for Approximately $10 Billion
28 Juni 2024 - 4:47PM
Business Wire
Blackstone (NYSE: BX) and Apartment Income REIT Corp. (“AIR
Communities” or the “Company”) today announced that Blackstone Real
Estate Partners X (“Blackstone”) has completed its previously
announced acquisition of all outstanding common shares of AIR
Communities for $39.12 per share in an all-cash transaction valued
at approximately $10 billion, including the assumption of debt.
BofA Securities, Barclays, BMO Capital Markets Corp., Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, SG Americas
Securities, LLC and Wells Fargo acted as Blackstone’s financial
advisors, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP served as
Blackstone’s legal counsel.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. acted as AIR Communities’
financial advisor, and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
served as AIR Communities’ legal counsel.
The transaction was announced on April 8, 2024.
About Apartment Income REIT Corp. (AIR Communities)
Apartment Income REIT Corp’s portfolio comprises 77 communities
totaling 27,385 apartment homes located in 10 states and the
District of Columbia. AIR offers a simple, predictable business
model with focus on what we call the AIR Edge, the cumulative
result of our focus on resident selection, satisfaction, and
retention, as well as relentless innovation in delivering
best-in-class property management. The AIR Edge is a durable
operating advantage in driving organic growth, as well as making
possible the opportunity for excess returns for properties new to
AIR’s platform. For additional information, please visit
aircommunities.com.
About Blackstone Real Estate
Blackstone is a global leader in real estate investing.
Blackstone’s real estate business was founded in 1991 and has US
$339 billion of investor capital under management. Blackstone is
the largest owner of commercial real estate globally, owning and
operating assets across every major geography and sector, including
logistics, residential, office, hospitality and retail. Our
opportunistic funds seek to acquire undermanaged, well-located
assets across the world. Blackstone’s Core+ business invests in
substantially stabilized real estate assets globally, through both
institutional strategies and strategies tailored for income-focused
individual investors including Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust,
Inc. (BREIT), a U.S. non-listed REIT. Blackstone Real Estate also
operates one of the leading global real estate debt businesses,
providing comprehensive financing solutions across the capital
structure and risk spectrum, including management of Blackstone
Mortgage Trust (NYSE: BXMT).
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Media Contacts AIR Communities: Matthew O’Grady,
Executive Vice President, Capital Markets (303) 691-4566
matthew.ogrady@aircommunities.com Blackstone: Jeffrey Kauth
Jeffrey.Kauth@Blackstone.com
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