Tax bills slashed for pair of ailing malls
Marion County is granting Simon Property Group Inc. a $2.4 million refund, after a tax review board cut the value of Lafayette Square Mall and Washington Square Mall roughly in half.
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VIDEO: Work on Fashion Mall at Keystone enters home stretch
Much-anticipated upgrades to the high-profile Fashion Mall at Keystone will be ready for shoppers by mid-November. Mall owner Simon Property Group provided a sneak peek on Wednesday of work under way.
Luxury-outlet strategy puts Simon on top of mall industry
Luxury outlet malls—where upscale retailers such as Coach Inc. and Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. hawk discount goods—are now the main source of expansion for the Indianapolis-based real estate investment trust, the country’s largest.
Melvin Simon estate collects $944M from share sale
Simon Property Group Inc. has settled a dispute with the estate of its late founder Melvin Simon, converting his ownership units into common shares and selling them for $944 million.
Investor still pushing for Simon to buy rival despite opposition
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is keeping a tight grip on its stake in General Growth Properties Inc. in a bet the second-largest U.S. mall owner is better off as an independent company that will jump in value.
Simon exec: There’s ‘no interest’ in buying General Growth
A Simon Property Group Inc. executive said that the largest U.S. mall owner isn’t trying to acquire competitor General Growth Properties Inc., which announced Monday that it won’t put itself up for sale.
General Growth rejects call for sale of company to Simon
General Growth Properties Inc., the second-largest U.S. shopping-mall owner, rejected investor Bill Ackman’s request to put itself up for sale and said it will remain independent.
Report: Simon foe General Growth hiring investment bank
The board of General Growth Properties—a longtime acquisition target for locally based Simon Property Group Inc.—may reconsider a sale of the company two years after it spurned a Simon offer.
Investor urges General Growth to pursue being acquired by Simon
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management LP, the second-largest investor in General Growth Properties Inc., urged the mall owner to enter negotiations for a takeover by rival Simon Property Group Inc.
Potential for Simon-General Growth deal appears to dim
General Growth Properties' largest shareholder said it won’t pursue a takeover of the company and has no interest in unloading its stake after investor Bill Ackman urged the mall owner to consider a sale.
Simon again considering acquisition of shopping mall rival
One of General Growth Properties Inc.'s largest shareholders says Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group has discussed acquiring the Chicago-based shopping mall competitor.
Simon Property directors sued over CEO’s pay
The board of the largest U.S. shopping-mall owner wrongfully authorized a compensation package for CEO David Simon that included $120 million in special stock awards, a Louisiana pension fund claimed in the lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Fashion Mall landlord suing tenant over unpaid rent
A division of Simon Property Group Inc. is suing Brisbane, Calif.-based Bebe Stores Inc., claiming the women’s clothing retailer owes it $64,000 in unpaid rent.
Profit stagnates at French firm with Simon Property ties
Klepierre SA, the Paris-based shopping-center landlord that’s 27-percent owned by Simon Property Group Inc., said first-half profit was little changed as disposals curbed rental income growth.
Simon boosts dividend, outlook after strong second quarter
The Indianapolis-based mall giant is benefitting from robust demand for space from retailers in the United States. It's also ratcheting up growth by investing overseas.
J.C. Penney sells Simon Property stake for $248M
J.C. Penney Co. said Monday that it is selling the bulk of its interest in mall developer Simon Property Group Inc. for $248 million as it focuses on its core business.
A year later, Circle Centre Nordstrom vacancy lingers
Without a rapid-fire lease deal and renovation, the former Nordstrom anchor space at Circle Centre will sit idle for a second holiday season. The more general-audience-oriented department store chain Macy’s remains the odds-on favorite to replace Nordstrom, though it would take only a portion of the available space.
Largest Indiana public companies mostly fared well in 2011
Performance varied widely as industries ebbed, flowed.
Simon Property’s revolving loan signals overseas deals
Simon Property Group Inc., the world’s largest real estate investment trust, has increased its firepower for potential global expansion with a $2 billion revolving line of credit in six currencies.
Simon Property reaches $2 billion credit arrangement
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc., the country's largest shopping mall operator, has a new $2 billion unsecured revolving line of credit.