Korean asset firm underwrites $61.5 mn mezzanine loan of LA office building
Dec 08, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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A South Korean handbag maker’s fund management unit has invested $61.5 million in mezzanine debt of a prime office building in Los Angeles, jointly with South Korean pension funds on Dec. 6, targeting an annual return of about 5%.
The mezzanine investment led by Simone Asset Management represents about two thirds of the $93.5 million mezzanine tranche of the fund for the acquisition of The Bluffs at Playa Vista, according to investment banking sources on Dec. 7. JPMorgan sold the building, valued at $500 million, to an unidentified buyer.
Morgan Stanley’s investment banking arm underwrote $220 million senior loans of the fund.
The Bluffs at Playa Vista, built in 2009, consists of two five-story office buildings with a lease space of 45,000 square meters, and is located in Playa Vista in LA. The neighborhood has been emerging as a technology hub as Facebook, Microsoft and YouTube opened offices in the area.
Simone Asset, wholly owned by handbag and accessory manufacturer Simone Holdings, had acquired De Rotterdam, a landmark building in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from Rabo Real Estate Group in June.
By Daehun Kim
daepun@hankyung.com
The mezzanine investment led by Simone Asset Management represents about two thirds of the $93.5 million mezzanine tranche of the fund for the acquisition of The Bluffs at Playa Vista, according to investment banking sources on Dec. 7. JPMorgan sold the building, valued at $500 million, to an unidentified buyer.
Morgan Stanley’s investment banking arm underwrote $220 million senior loans of the fund.
The Bluffs at Playa Vista, built in 2009, consists of two five-story office buildings with a lease space of 45,000 square meters, and is located in Playa Vista in LA. The neighborhood has been emerging as a technology hub as Facebook, Microsoft and YouTube opened offices in the area.
Simone Asset, wholly owned by handbag and accessory manufacturer Simone Holdings, had acquired De Rotterdam, a landmark building in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from Rabo Real Estate Group in June.
By Daehun Kim
daepun@hankyung.com
Yeonhee Kim edited this article
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