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Manulife US REIT prepared to shed trophy asset, says CEO of manager

Goola Warden
Goola Warden • 4 min read
Manulife US REIT prepared to shed trophy asset, says CEO of manager
Michelson, MUST's trophy asset. The CEO of MUST's manager says US office market remains challenging, and he is willing to divest tranche 3 assets if necessary. Photo: MUST
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Manulife US REIT’s (MUST) (SGX:BTOU) manager announced on Sept 30 the sale of Capitol in Sacramento for US$117 million ($149.81 million) to a buyer who paid cash for the building.

John Casasante, CEO of MUST’s manager, says the buyer acquired the property at a capitalisation rate of 10%. Capitol was last valued at US$158 million (as at end-December 2023), at a cap rate of 7.75%, and was acquired in 2019 for US$198.75 million.

Under the Master Restructuring Agreement (MRA) that was agreed upon in December 2023 after MUST’s EGM, MUST had a net proceed target of US$230 million by end-2024 and a US$328.7 million target by mid-2025.

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