Blackstone Real Estate Completes Privatization of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. for $4 Billion
J.P. Morgan acted as ROIC’s exclusive financial advisor. Clifford Chance US LLP served as ROIC’s legal counsel. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, BofA Securities, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Newmark, and Eastdil Secured acted as Blackstone’s financial advisors. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP served as Blackstone’s legal counsel.
The transaction was announced on November 6, 2024.
About Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. is a fully-integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in the acquisition, ownership and management of grocery-anchored shopping centers located in densely-populated, metropolitan markets across the West Coast. As of September 30, 2024, ROIC owned 93 shopping centers encompassing approximately 10.5 million square feet. ROIC is the largest grocery-anchored shopping center REIT focused exclusively on the West Coast. ROIC has investment-grade corporate debt ratings from Moody’s Investor Services, S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings, Inc. Additional information is available at: www.roireit.net.
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
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Source: Blackstone