By Ilaina Jonas
NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Brixmor Property Group Inc, the neighborhood shopping center company thatBlackstone Group LP plans to bring to the public market,said it intends to raise gross proceeds of $750 million in aninitial public offering, according to a regulatory filing onMonday.
Brixmor, the real estate investment trust that owns 521shopping centers anchored chiefly by supermarkets, also said itplans to add two independent members to its board: MichaelBerman, chief financial officer of mall owner General GrowthProperties Inc and Anthony Deering, former chiefexecutive of The Rouse Co, which General Growth bought in 2004.
The IPO, which is expected to come in the fourth quarter,was initially filed in July.
Brixmor also said it added additional underwriters to theIPO, including Barclays PLC and Deutsche BankSecurities.