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Cousins Agrees to Acquire Parkway Properties for $2B in Stock, Spin Off Houston Properties

by Jeff Shaw May 2, 2016

ATLANTA — Cousins Properties (NYSE: CUZ) and Parkway Properties (NYSE: PKY) have agreed to a $1.95 billion stock-for-stock merger. The deal will simultaneously spin off of both companies’ Houston-based assets, creating a new publicly traded REIT called HoustonCo. The combined company will operate under the Cousins Properties name and continue to own Class A office towers in Sun Belt markets. The combined portfolio will include 41 properties totaling 15.8 million square feet of space in Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Charlotte, N.C.; Phoenix; and Orlando and Tampa, Fla. Although Parkway currently owns properties in Jacksonville, Fla., a Cousins investor presentation about the merger implied those buildings will be sold. Under the agreement, Parkway shareholders will receive 1.63 shares of Cousins stock for each share of Parkway stock they own. The combined company will create HoustonCo via a special dividend distributed to its shareholders once the merger is complete. Jim Heistand, Parkway’s CEO, will head HoustonCo after the spin-off. Cousins and Parkway shareholders will own about 52 percent and 48 percent, respectively, of both Cousins and HoustonCo. Both companies’ boards of directors approved the transactions unanimously. Affiliates of TPG, which own about 21 percent of Parkway’s outstanding common stock, have also agreed to …

May 2, 2016

Connecticut Hospitality Northeast

Marriott, Starwood Stockholders Approve Blockbuster Deal in Hotel Sector

by Amy Works April 14, 2016

STAMFORD, CONN., AND BETHESDA, MD.— Stockholders from Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (NYSE: HOT) have approved Marriott’s acquisition of Starwood. The new entity will be the world’s largest hotel company with 30 brands, approximately 5,700 hotels and 1.1 million hotel rooms. The shareholder vote conducted at each company on April 8 passed easily with 97 percent of Marriott’s shareholders approving the transaction and 95 percent of Starwood’s shareholders approving the deal. “There is no doubt that this transaction puts our company on the best path forward,” says Thomas Mangas, Starwood’s CEO. “We remain excited about the opportunity this combination will create for our stockholders, associates, owners and guests.” At closing, Starwood stockholders will receive 0.8 shares of Marriott common stock, plus $21 in cash for each share of Starwood common stock. The transaction is on target to close by the middle of this year.

April 14, 2016

Features Georgia Southeast Top Stories

Dhawan: China Spooks Stock Market Bull

by John Nelson February 25, 2016

ATLANTA — China’s “sloppy” attempt to manage the devaluation of its currency, the renminbi, and the declining demand for Chinese products from the United States and Europe are the main culprits behind the stock market’s woes, says economist Dr. Rajeev Dhawan of Georgia State University (GSU). “Who got to the stock market bull?” asked Dhawan during the quarterly forecast conference held at GSU on Wed., Feb 24. “Just like in old Chuck Norris movies, the chief villain is the Chinese economy.” For the second time in six months, China’s attempt to manage the devaluation of its currency sent shockwaves through global equity markets. Year-to-date through Feb. 24, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 940 points, or 5.4 percent. What would lead China to devalue its currency? Dhawan says that China could be attempting to impress the United Nation’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) with the currency manipulation. Countries try to devalue their currencies in order to combat trade imbalances, point out industry experts. A weaker currency could help a country like China to boost trade exports, shrink trade deficits and reduce sovereign debt burdens, since a “weaker currency makes debt payments effectively less expensive over time,” according to Investopedia. Whatever …

February 25, 2016

New York Northeast Office

Shutterstock Expands Headquarters at Empire State Building to 105,300 SF

by Amy Works February 15, 2016

NEW YORK CITY — Shutterstock has expanded its lease at the Empire State Building for an additional 25,300 square feet. The global provider of commercial imagery and music will now occupy 105,300 square feet at the building. The company’s headquarters has occupied 80,000 square feet at the building since 2013. Additional tenants at the Empire State Building are LinkedIn, Bulova, Coty, Global Brands Group, HNTB, Expedia, Skanska and Media General Digital. Paul Ippolito of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the tenant, while Ryan Kass, Fred Posniak and Shane Ursini provided in-house representation for the landlord, Empire State Realty Trust Inc., in the transaction.

February 15, 2016

California Office Western

Stockdale Capital Partners Buys Medical Office Building in Los Angeles

by Nellie Day February 9, 2016

LOS ANGELES — Stockdale Capital Partners has acquired a 140,054-square-foot medical office building in Los Angeles for an undisclosed sum. The building is located at 2100 W. 3rd St. The space was built in two phases between 1991 and 2007. It includes medical office, laboratory and general office space. Notable tenants at the property include UCLA, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, ViraCor-IBT Laboratories and the House Ear Clinic. Bob Safai, Matt Case and Brad Schlaak of Madison Partners represented the seller, a joint venture between Watt Investment Partners and Rockpoint Group, in this transaction.

February 9, 2016

California Retail Western

Hanley Investment Group Negotiates $1.4M Sale of Hammer Plaza in Stockton

by Nellie Day January 22, 2016

STOCKTON, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group has arranged the sale of Hammer Plaza, a 20,388-square-foot retail center located at 2701 E. Hammer Lane in Stockton. A Tracy, Calif.-based private investor acquired the property from a Stockton-based investor for $1.4 million. Built in 1980 and situated on 1.5 acres, the property was 55 percent vacant at the time of sale. Eric Vu of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.

January 22, 2016

Stockbridge, Trinity Sell Toringdon Office Park in Charlotte for $114.4M

by Nellie Day December 7, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Stockbridge Capital Group and Trinity Capital Advisors have sold Toringdon Office Park, a 519,698-square-foot office park in Charlotte, to an unnamed buyer for $114.4 million. The six-building park is located at 3420, 3430, 3440, 3426, 3436 and 3530 Toringdon Way in the Ballantyne submarket, about 10 miles south of Charlotte’s Central Business District. The buildings were constructed between 2001 and 2008. The park is 87 percent leased. Notable tenants include Selective Insurance, Crown Castle, Heartland Payment Systems and TIAA-CREF. HFF’s Ryan Clutter represented the seller in the transaction. HFF’s Travis Anderson and Cory Fowler also arranged a $79 million acquisition loan through CIBC Capital Markets for the buyer. Clutter notes this was the first core office asset to be marketed and sold in the Ballantyne area since its inception more than 18 years ago. “The Toringdon transaction is a compelling sale for the Charlotte market as larger, non-CBD office trades have been less frequent in most U.S. office markets since the downturn in the economy,” he says. “Institutional capital was drawn to the compelling growth of the area, the considerable rise in rents and the strong leasing activity currently taking place in the park.” San Francisco-based Stockbridge …

December 7, 2015

Restaurant Southeast Virginia

Comstock Partners Signs Founding Farmers to Lease at Reston Station in Virginia

by John Nelson October 20, 2015

RESTON, VA. — Comstock Partners LLC has signed a roughly 10,000-square-foot lease with Farmers Restaurant Group (FRG) for restaurant space at Reston Station, a transit-oriented, mixed-use development located in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Reston. FRG’s Founding Farmers, an American eatery serving farm-to-table food, plans to open its new restaurant at Reston Station in late 2016. Currently under construction, Reston Station will serve as the gateway to the Wiehle Reston-East Metro Station and the terminus of Phase I of Metro’s new Silver Line.

October 20, 2015

Industrial Massachusetts Northeast

China Railway Rolling Stock Corp. Breaks Ground on 200,000 SF Facility

by Amy Works September 9, 2015

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — China Railway Rolling Stock Corp. has broken ground on its 200,000-square-foot facility in Springfield. Situated on 40 acres, the $60 million facility will be used to manufacture 284 subway cars for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). MBTA awarded the China-based company a $566 million contract to supply care for Boston’s Red and Orange subway. The company purchased the former Westinghouse-owned land for $12 million. China Railway Rolling Stock Corp. was recently formed through a merger between China North Locomotive and Rolling Stock Industry Corp. and the China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corp. The company plans to begin production next year and deliver its first cars in 2018.

September 9, 2015

Blackstone to Buy Strategic Hotels & Resorts in $6B Stock Deal

by Scott Reid September 8, 2015

CHICAGO — Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII LP and Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: BEE) have entered into a definitive agreement in which Blackstone will acquire all outstanding Strategic common stock, in a transaction totaling approximately $6 billion. Blackstone will acquire the shares in cash at a share price of $14.25. The transaction will also include all outstanding membership units of Strategic’s subsidiary, Strategic Hotels Funding LLC, for the same cash price. “We believe this transaction capitalizes on our unique portfolio, strong asset management platform and continued operating outperformance over the past several years,” said Raymond “Rip” Gellein, chairman and CEO of Strategic Hotels. “The board thoroughly considered various alternatives over the course of the past few years, and this all-cash offer from Blackstone creates significant stockholder value with a high degree of execution certainty.” The transaction is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2016, and is contingent upon customary closing conditions, including the approval of Strategic Hotel’s stockholders, who will vote on the transaction on a date to be announced. Strategic Hotels’ board of directors has unanimously approved the merger agreement. The offer price represents a premium of approximately 13 percent over the unaffected intra-day …

September 8, 2015

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