French property investment company ANF has paid EUR 471 mln for a portfolio of 159 B&B Hotel and Villages Hotel properties operated by the B&B Group. Financing approximately 60% of the purchase price will allow the company to build up its equity base in order to pursue further expansion.
French property investment company ANF has paid EUR 471 mln for a portfolio of 159 B&B Hotel and Villages Hotel properties operated by the B&B Group. Financing approximately 60% of the purchase price will allow the company to build up its equity base in order to pursue further expansion.
ANF plans to raise EUR 291.5 mln through the issue of 6.2 million new shares priced at EUR 47 per share. ANF shareholders will have three trading days to opt to subscribe for three new shares for every seven owned. The lead manager-bookrunner of the issue will be BNP Paribas.
ANF is a leading French real estate investment company listed on Euronext Paris with a market capitalisation of more than EUR 950 mln. It is 90%-owned by Eurazeo and one of the biggest leasors of residential and office space in Lyon and Marseille.