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Mar 26, 2021
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Grosvenor reduces Sonae Sierra stake again

Published
Mar 26, 2021

Property giant Grosvenor Group has sold a further 10% stake in multinational retail real estate company Sonae Sierra to Sonae SGPS for Є82 million.


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Sonae Sierra owns 27 shopping centres in Europe and South America, including 13 in Portugal and seven in Spain.

Grosvenor, which owns and operates a large section of prime real estate in central London, said the transaction will allow for “re-investment in its international property activities” as part of the group’s “international diversification strategy”.

The latest transaction comes after selling a 20% stake to the same company in 2018. That means Grosvenor’s interest in Sonae Sierra is reduced to 20% while increasing Sonae SGPS’ stake to 80%.

As part of that same diversification strategy, Grosvenor's Europe arm sold its stake in the Haninge Centrum mall in Stockholm, Sweden in February. The 43,000 sq m property was sold for an undisclosed sum to Niam, a real estate private equity firm based in northern Europe.

Tim Budden, finance director of Grosvenor’s Indirect investment business, said of the latest deal: "This transaction enables Grosvenor to recycle capital in pursuit of its strategy whilst maintaining the valued and long-standing relationship with both Sonae and Sonae Sierra”.

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