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Regency Centers Corporation (“Regency”) (Nasdaq: REG) today announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. (“Urstadt Biddle”) (NYSE: UBA and UBP) in an all-stock transaction.
The combined company has a total equity market capitalization of more than $11 billion and an enterprise value of more than $16 billion. The transaction grows Regency’s footprint of high-quality, grocery-anchored shopping centers in premier suburban trade areas, and is expected to be immediately accretive to Core Operating Earnings while maintaining Regency’s liquidity and balance sheet flexibility and strength. The newly-combined portfolio is comprised of 480 properties encompassing more than 56 million square feet of gross leasable area.
We are proud of this transaction and excited to start unlocking the synergies and growth opportunities that we expect this combination to provide,” said Lisa Palmer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Regency. “These centers align well with Regency’s portfolio strategy and meaningfully expand our presence in strong trade areas in the Northeast.
RBC Capital Markets and Wells Fargo Securities acted as financial advisors and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz has served as legal advisor to Regency Centers. Eastdil Secured and Deutsche Bank acted as financial advisors and Hogan Lovells US LLP has served as legal advisor to Urstadt Biddle.
For more detailed information about this acquisition, visit the news release on Regency's Investor Relations page.
