By buying Macerich, the largest U.S. mall owner would expand its holdings on the West Coast and add top-tier properties that rarely come up for sale. The offer will be withdrawn if Simon is unable to meet with Macerich to negotiate terms of an agreement by April 1.
Macerich Co.’s rejection of a $16 billion buyout offer and adoption of takeover defenses leaves Simon Property Group Inc. with few options but to make a higher bid to win the mall landlord.
California-based mall owner Macerich Co. has rebuffed an unsolicited takeover bid from Simon Property Group Inc., saying it substantially undervalues the company and raises antitrust concerns. Analysts and investors expect Simon will make a higher bid.
Analysts say Simon has reason to covet Macerich, whose 40 best malls have lofty sales per square foot of $618.
Simon’s acquisition offer is only 6.6 percent higher than Macerich’s average price in the previous 20 days. One reason the premium looks miniscule is because Macerich’s stock had already jumped 24 percent since November on takeover speculation fanned by Simon.
Macerich Co. shares had their biggest increase in three months Thursday morning after the Wall Street Journal reported that Simon Property Group Inc., the largest U.S. mall owner, has made approaches to buy the company.
Simon Property Group Inc. has approached Santa Monica, California-based Macerich Co. about an acquisition after taking a stake in the company last year, sources say. Macerich, with a market value of $13.3 billion, has a high concentration of West Coast properties.
Simon, the biggest U.S. mall owner, will contribute $278.5 million and have a stake of 20 percent in the joint venture with Canada’s oldest company.
Cache Inc., which has a store in the Fashion Mall at Keystone, has filed for Chapter 11 protection and might liquidate its inventory. Simon Property Group is the retailer’s largest creditor.
Quarterly profit grew to $405 million, as occupancy in Simon Property Group’s retail properties increased to 97.1 percent, a company record for year-end occupancy.
Just call 2014 the year of the corporate spinoff frenzy. And 2015 might be just as crazy.
Shares of real estate investment trusts Duke, Kite and Simon have all hit 52-week highs this month, with Simon climbing above $200 for the first time since the company went public.
"Simon Launch" winners will receive cash, support and the opportunity to snag investments from the company's venture capital arm, which is deploying millions of dollars in startups.
Just five days after Simon Property Group spun off its strip centers and smaller malls into Washington Prime Group, executives began plotting a multibillion-dollar acquisition.
Simon Property Group Inc.’s downtown headquarters is showing signs of structural damage, and building contractor Duke Construction Limited Partnership blames the problems on design flaws by CSO Architects Inc.
Under terms of the deal, Carson Pirie Scott will save $300,000 annually through the next three years under a rent reduction at the downtown store.
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. said it has accumulated a 3.6-percent stake in shopping mall rival Macerich Co. and wants to buy more shares.
The Indianapolis-based mall developer is planning to build on 50 acres near Interstate 65 and Whitestown Parkway in Boone County, sources say, and could have a deal finalized early next year.
Since David Simon became CEO in 1995, Simon Property shares have posted a total return of 2,150 percent—a dazzling run extending nearly two decades.
The shopping center company, which was spun off from Simon Property Group Inc. in May, earned $38.8 million, or 21 cents per share, in the third quarter.
