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H&R Investors Vote Down Sale to Blackstone and GO, Rebuking CEO
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Deals H&R Investors Vote Down Sale to Blackstone and GO, Rebuking CEO Shareholders of H&R Real Estate Investment Trust voted against a plan to break up and sell the company to buyers including Blackstone Inc., rejecting a complex deal that would have allowed the CEO’s family to buy a package of real estate assets at a discount. Under the agreement announced in August, H&R investors were set to receive a mix of cash and units of GO Residential Real Estate Investment Trust, initially valuing...
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H&R Investors Vote Down Sale to Blackstone and GO, Rebuking CEO
Shareholders of H&R Real Estate Investment Trust voted against a plan to break up and sell the company to buyers including Blackstone Inc., rejecting a complex deal that would have allowed the CEO’s family to buy a package of real estate assets at a discount.
Under the agreement announced in August, H&R investors were set to receive a mix of cash and units of GO Residential Real Estate Investment Trust, initially valuing H&R at C$6.7 billion ($4.7 billion) including debt.