Joint Venture

RNS Number : 2836U
Grainger PLC
13 October 2010
 



 

 

 

 

 

 

13 October 2010

 

 

Grainger plc ("Grainger"/ the "Company"/ the "Group")

 

Grainger and Moorfield complete formation of

 

Sovereign Reversions Equity Release Joint Venture

 

 

Further to the announcement on 23 August 2010 that Grainger Equity Release Limited ("GERL") had agreed to create a 50:50 joint venture (the "Joint Venture") with MREF II Equity Release Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Moorfield Real Estate Fund II ("Moorfield"), to own the assets of Sovereign Reversions plc ("Sovereign"), Grainger is pleased to confirm the formal completion of the formation of the Joint Venture.

 

As a result, GERL has received a cash consideration of £17.5 million from Moorfield for its 50% stake, representing 50% of the acquisition consideration paid by GERL for Sovereign.  In addition, Moorfield will contribute an additional sum to GERL to cover 50% of the associated acquisition and integration costs.

 

GERL and Moorfield will hold an equal representation on the Sovereign board, with Peter Couch and Paul Barber representing GERL and Graham Sidwell representing Moorfield.  Grainger Equity Release Management Limited will manage the assets on behalf of the Joint Venture, for which it will receive an annual management fee based on the prevailing Gross Asset Value.

 

 

Enquiries:       

 

 

Grainger plc

 

Financial Dynamics

Peter Couch/Kurt Mueller

Stephanie Highett/Dido Laurimore

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7795 4700

Tel: +44 (0) 191 261 1819

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7831 3113

 

Moorfield

Charles Ferguson Davie/Sadie Chave

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7399 1900                                                                                                                                         

             

                                               

 


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