THE potential merger of Acucap Properties and Sycom Property Fund, the portfolio of which is managed by Acucap, "makes commercial sense".
THE indefinite closure of Rosebank’s Sunday market since April has left the market’s almost 400 businesses "bleeding".
In order to facilitate Hyprop's conversion to a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), Hyprop's financial year-end will change from 31 December to 30 June, effective 30 June 2013.
Hyprop announced a favourable restructuring of its debt facilities, with the conversion of R648 million in conventional bank loans into debt capital market (“DCM”) funding.
Hyprop Investments, a shopping mall owner with clients including Body Shop and Timberland, wants to raise almost R1bn in bonds to reduce its debt-servicing costs.
Leading JSE shopping centre fund, Hyprop today announced its R2,3 billion acquisition of Somerset Mall from Sycom Property Fund ("Sycom"), in line with strategy to invest in sizeable quality shopping centres.
Leading JSE shopping centre fund, Hyprop, reported distributions up 6,8% to 409 cents a unit for the year to December 2012
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