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General Growth seeks to block lawsuit over Simon bid
General Growth Properties Inc. asked a judge to block a shareholder lawsuit accusing its board of improperly rejecting an
acquisition bid from Simon Property Group Inc.
Battle for General Growth biggest real estate fight in years
The battle for General Growth Properties Inc., owner of more than 200 U.S. malls, is turning into the biggest real estate
skirmish since the sale of Sam Zell’s Equity Office Properties Trust.
Brookfield deal doesn’t put Simon out of General Growth game
The bid by Simon Property was an “initial salvo” and the Brookfield plan likely will prompt a new offer from the Indianapolis-based
mall owner, real estate research analyst says.
Brookfield after 30-percent stake in General Growth, source says
The plan by Toronto-based Brookfield Asset Management would give General Growth Properties a higher valuation than a $10 billion
takeover bid by Simon Property Group.
Simon’s $10 billion bid for bankrupt General Growth roils retailing
Simon Property Group Inc. already is known for playing hardball with mall tenants over rent. So national retailers like The
Gap Inc. and Limited Brands Inc. will be bracing for future lease negotiations if the nation’s largest mall owner succeeds
in a $10 billion bid to take over its nearest rival, the bankrupt General Growth Properties Inc.
Simon Property Group urges rival to heed $10B buyout offer
Simon’s warning was delivered in a letter sent to General Growth a day after the company essentially rebuffed Simon’s hostile
takeover bid.
Banks suing Broadbent, pushing one strip center into bankruptcy
Locally based Broadbent Co.’s legal battles with lenders have escalated, pushing one of its 34 strip malls into bankruptcy
and prompting Huntington National Bank and PNC Bank to sue to collect principal owed on loans tied to four more.
UPDATE: Simon shares climb after profit beats estimates
The company raised its average rent per square foot at both regional malls and outlet centers even as U.S. consumer spending
flagged.
Simon Property’s quarterly profit tumbles
Quarterly revenue remained flat at about $1 billion, but profit fell 41 percent, from $196.4 million to $115.9 million.
Simon, partner selling European malls for $981M
Unibail-Rodamco SE, Europe’s biggest shopping-center owner, has agreed to pay Simon Property Group and Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc.
$981 million for stakes in seven malls in France and Poland.
Finish Line forfeits incentive deal
Mall retailer The Finish Line Inc. has agreed to forfeit a potentially lucrative tax-abatement deal because it won’t be able
to meet a 2008 promise to create almost 200 jobs and invest $24 million at its Indianapolis headquarters.
Shoppers spend a little more during holiday season
Retail sales rose 3.6 percent from Nov. 1 through Dec. 24, compared with a 3.2-percent drop in the year-ago period, according
to figures from MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse.
General Growth deal would extend Simon’s mall dominance
Wall Street analysts have described the potential sale of Chicago-based General Growth Properties as a “once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity” for a company to make “the deal of the decade” in the shopping-mall business.
UPDATE: Simon stock jumps on $2.3B acquisition
Adding the 22-mall portfolio of Baltimore-based Prime Outlets will give Simon a total of 63 outlet malls with more than 25
million square feet of space.
General Growth’s refinancing plan could thwart Simon
General Growth Properties Inc., the nation’s second-largest shopping mall operator, said lenders have agreed
to restructure about $9.7 billion in debt. The agreements could put a damper on the acquisition aspirations of rival Simon
Property Group Inc.
Pizza restaurants in works; wine shop heading to Fishers
Hot Box Pizza plans to open a downtown location in the Harness Factory Lofts building, and WineTyme, a new local shop selling
wines, craft beers and gourmet food, is coming to Fishers.
Retail sales tick up for second consecutive month
Consumers, enticed by cooler weather, early holiday discounts and an improving economy, spent a little more in October.
Shopping center vacancies continue to climb
Vacancies at U.S. shopping malls and retail strip centers have climbed to steep levels, a trend that Indianapolis-based commercial
real estate companies Simon Property Group Inc. and Kite Realty Group Trust haven’t been able to dodge.
UPDATE: Simon remembered for vision, courage
A Friday funeral is planned for a man who made a fortune building shopping malls across the U.S. and later became a prolific
philanthropist in his adopted hometown of Indianapolis. Melvin Simon, 82, succumbed this morning after a battle with pancreatic
cancer.