The transaction involves the sale of St Martins Properties’ (Kuwait Government Sovereign Fund) 50% share in Rialto Towers to a joint venture formed between GIC (Singaporean sovereign fund) and Australia’s largest office landlord, Dexus, for an enterprise value of $644 million. Grollo Australia will retain a 50% share.
The ABL team advising the Grollo family was led by Partner Philip Chester and senior associates Stephanie Campbell and Dorian Henneron, with assistance from lawyers Stefano Vinci and Genevieve Pope.
Philip Chester commented: “This was a complicated transaction made all the more difficult by the current COVID-19 crisis. We are pleased to have assisted the Grollo family on this important commercial property transaction.”
The Rialto was developed in 1986. The iconic office building’s recent regeneration delivered state-of-the-art facilities, investment in technology, security and energy features.
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