New upcoming "international" REIT IPO.
AEP Investment Management and HNA Group are planning to list what is likely to be the biggest initial public offering this year – a commercial real estate investment trust with assets from Australia, the UK and Singapore valued at $1.5 billion.
IPO portfolio will comprise five properties, with 46% of the portfolio in Australia, 27% in the UK, and 26% in Singapore.
Two of properties – StarHub Green in Ubi, with an occupancy of 94.7%, and 41 George Street in Brisbane, which is 99.8% occupied – are from Basil Property Trust, which is managed by AEP.
A third property, Trident Place Business Park, Hatfield, which is 100% occupied, is from AEP’s UK Separate Account Fund.
The two remaining properties are office buildings in Sydney and Adelaide.
Out of the total assets, 58% of the portfolio is on freehold land. Weighted average lease to expiry is 5.4 years, and 93% of leases by gross rental income have built-in escalations.
Since the gearing at IPO is likely to be 28.6%, the REIT has the potential to acquire properties.
http://www.theedgemarkets.com.sg/commercial-reit-ipo-worksSounds interesting. But UK offices...