Tuesday, August 28, 2007

MacarthurCook acquires Jurong East business park for S$91m

Source : Channel NewsAsia, 27 August 2007

SINGAPORE : MacarthurCook Industrial REIT has made its first acquisition since listing on the Singapore Exchange.

It is buying a business park complex in Jurong East from Eurochem Corporation for S$91 million in a sale and leaseback arrangement.

The acquisition, funded fully by debt, will increase the size of MacarthurCook's portfolio to S$407 million.

Eurochem will sign a lease for 10 years with an option to extend for another five years.

The lease will start from the date of completion, which is scheduled for December 2009.

Eurochem is a Singapore-based company operating in the petrochemical sector. - CNA/ch

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