Blackstone Real Estate Completes Privatization of Tricon
Blackstone (NYSE: BX) and Tricon Residential Inc. (NYSE: TCN, TSX: TCN) (“Tricon” or the “Company”) today announced the closing of the previously-announced statutory plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) pursuant to which Blackstone Real Estate Partners X (“BREP X”), together with Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (“BREIT”), acquired all of the outstanding common shares of Tricon (“Common Shares”) for $11.25 per Common Share in cash (the “Transaction”) for a total equity transaction value of $3.5 billion.
- Blackstone (NYSE: BX) and Tricon Residential Inc. (NYSE: TCN, TSX: TCN) (“Tricon” or the “Company”) today announced the closing of the previously-announced statutory plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) pursuant to which Blackstone Real Estate Partners X (“BREP X”), together with Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (“BREIT”), acquired all of the outstanding common shares of Tricon (“Common Shares”) for $11.25 per Common Share in cash (the “Transaction”) for a total equity transaction value of $3.5 billion.
- "This transaction marks an exciting new chapter in Tricon’s history, one poised to deliver exceptional outcomes for our residents," said Gary Berman, President & CEO of Tricon.
- Please see the Circular for a discussion of certain Canadian and U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to the Transaction.
- Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and RBC Capital Markets acted as financial advisors to Tricon.