Renforcement de la présence de Prologis sur des marchés américains à forte croissance.
L’opération se fera par échange d’actions.
Paris, le 10 mai 2018
Prologis Inc. (NYSE: PLD), leader international en immobilier logistique, a annoncé le dimanche 29 avril 2018 le rachat de son concurrent, DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (NYSE: DCT) pour 8,4 milliards de dollars.
Le portefeuille de 6,6 millions de m² renforce la présence de Prologis sur des marchés à fort potentiel de croissance tels que le sud de la Californie, la baie de San Francisco, New York/New Jersey, Seattle et le sud de la Floride.
Cette acquisition comprend également :
- 660 000 m² de développement, re-développement et projets à valeur-ajoutée
- 195 hectares de terrain en pré-développement, essentiellement à Seattle, Atlanta, le sud de la Floride et le sud de la Californie avec un potentiel de construction de plus de 270 000 m².
- 215 hectares de terrain sous-contrat ou en option, essentiellement à New York/New Jersey, au sud de la Californie, au nord de la Californie et à Chicago, avec un potentiel de construction de plus de 306 580 m².
« Nous considérions depuis un certain temps le portefeuille de DCT comme le plus complémentaire du nôtre en termes de qualité de produits, de positionnement de marché et de potentiel de croissance », a souligné Hamid Moghadam, CEO de Prologis.
DCT a une capitalisation boursière de l'ordre de 6 milliards de dollars et Prologis quelque six fois supérieure.
Dans cette transaction, J.P. Morgan a agi en qualité de Conseil Financier exclusif et Mayor Brown LLP en qualité de Conseil Juridique de Prologis.
A propos de Prologis
Prologis, Inc., est le principal propriétaire, opérateur et développeur international en immobilier logistique. Il est basé sur des marchés internationaux et régionaux à travers l'Amérique, l'Europe et l'Asie. Au 31 mars 2018, Prologis possédait ou avait des investissements, sur une base consolidée ou à travers de joint-ventures non consolidées, des actifs et des projets de développement s'élevant à environ 63 millions de mètres carrés dans 19 pays. La société loue des plates-formes logistiques à plus de 5 000 clients dans deux secteurs d’activités majeurs : business-to-business et distribution/e-commerce.
Forward-looking Statements
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