Tesco has announced it is to raise £445 mln (EUR 661 mln) by selling 16 of its stores to a 50/50 joint venture establishment with the British Airways Pension Fund. The move is part of a scheme unveiled in April last year to realise up to EUR 5 bn over five years through a property sale and leaseback programme.
Tesco has announced it is to raise £445 mln (EUR 661 mln) by selling 16 of its stores to a 50/50 joint venture establishment with the British Airways Pension Fund. The move is part of a scheme unveiled in April last year to realise up to EUR 5 bn over five years through a property sale and leaseback programme.
Britain's largest supermarket group said the 16 Tesco stores represent 2 percent of its UK property assets by gross floor area. The joint venture is for a term of 20 years with an early termination option in 2016.