M&A
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.65
Ashford Hospitality Trust contributes four hotels to Stirling REIT for 1.4M units valued at ~$35M
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC
- Contributed equity interests in four hotel assets for 1,400,943 Class I units of Stirling Operating Partnership.
- Net contribution value ~$35M (appraised $56.2M less assumed $30.2M debt plus ~$9M net working capital).
- Lock-up: no unit transfer for 1 year; no redemption for 3 years; distributions reinvested through Dec 31, 2024.
- Stirling prohibited from selling Initial Portfolio properties for 3 years, subject to exceptions.
- Existing loan from Bank of America, N.A. assumed by Stirling as part of the transaction.