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ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC (AHT): M&A transaction — Ashford Hospitality Trust sells Hilton Boston Back Bay for $171M; pays down strategic financing
ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC
- Sale price $171M ($438k per key) for 390-room Hilton Boston Back Bay; proceeds used for debt reduction.
- $68M used to pay down strategic financing; remaining balance ~$112M.
- Company plans regular paydowns with proceeds from non-traded preferred stock and other asset sales.
- Pro forma financials show net sale proceeds of ~$167M after expenses; hotel removed from balance sheet.
- Several other assets in market at various stages of sales process.