Hammerson news23 Feb 2024 13:39
Lone Star Funds is in advanced talks to buy the Union Square shopping centre in Aberdeen from Hammerson, said two market sources.
The US private equity firm is offering around £110 million, a 12% yield, and has received financial backing from Natwest, the sources said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. If the deal goes through, it will mark a return to the retail sector for Lone Star. Five years ago, it handed back the keys on a portfolio of shopping centres, called Project Tiger, it had acquired from Rockspring in 2014 for £260 million using a £200 million Citi loan, as first reported by Debtwire at the time.