M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
ILPT to acquire Monmouth REIT for $4.0B all-cash; adds 126 industrial properties
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
- ILPT will acquire Monmouth (MNR) for $21.00 per share in cash, valuing the deal at ~$4.0B including debt assumption.
- Portfolio: 126 Class A single-tenant net-leased industrial properties, 26.3M sq ft, 99.7% occupied, 80% investment grade tenants.
- Weighted average remaining lease term ~8 years; transaction expected to be immediately accretive to Normalized FFO per share.
- Financing includes a joint venture with institutional investors ($430M-$1.3B equity), $4.0B bridge loan, and potential property sales up to $1.6B.
- Closing expected in first half of 2022 subject to MNR shareholder approval; post-close net debt/Adjusted EBITDAre targeted at 6-8x.