Vornado Raises Offer for REIT
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Vornado raised its bid to $56 a share in cash and stock, or $41 billion, topping a bid of $54 a share from the private equity giant Blackstone Group.
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A hefty acquisition expands the health-care REIT's U.S. presence.
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Oracle Corp. raised the stakes in its hostile bid for PeopleSoft Inc. Monday by increasing its offer to $24 per share, boosting the value of the proposed merger to $9.
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First Industrial Realty Trust FR.N  on Monday raised its profit forecast for the third quarter and  full year, citing higher gains from the sale of properties  owned by its joint venture.
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The onslaught of takeovers has helped to lift prices of most REIT shares.
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Mortgage insurers' shares rose on Wednesday as investors saw them benefiting from regulatory moves that will boost their business.
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New offer is 20% above earlier approach.
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Vornado Realty Trust modified its $41 billion bid to acquire Equity Office Properties, by paying the cash portion of its offer within a few weeks.
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The real estate company seems to have the right results and the right investors.
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Blackstone Group raised its offer for Equity Office Properties Trust to $39 billion in an attempt to thwart rival bidder Vornado Realty Trust a day before shareholders vote on what would be the largest leveraged buyout ever.
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Sears, Roebuck & Co. S.N shares rose  as much as 31 percent on Friday after real estate company  Vornado Realty Trust VNO.N said it raised its stake in the  retailer, a step that could lead Sears to convert some of its  real estate assets into cash.
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Vornado Realty Trust  withdrew its cash and stock proposal to acquire Equity Office Properties Trust  on Wednesday, paving the way for private equity firm Blackstone Group to take over the top U.S. office landlord for $23 billion.
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A consortium of investors led by Vornado Realty Trust planned to raise its bid for Equity Office Properties Group to more than $40 billion.
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Tracinda Corp., the investment firm controlled by billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, on Wednesday said it plans a tender offer for $825 million of stock of MGM Mirage Inc. , which would raise his stake in the hotel and casino company to as much as 61.7 percent.
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Vornado Realty Trust  said on  Wednesday it has terminated its cash and stock proposal to  acquire Equity Office Properties Trust .
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Boston Capital Real Estate Investment Trust Inc., an owner of apartment complexes in Florida, Oregon, Washington, and Utah, boosted the size of its initial public offering to as high as $1 billion. The Boston-based company plans to sell as many as 100 million shares for $10 each, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In November, Boston ...
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NEW YORK, November 5  - Sears Roebuck &amp; Company (S.NYS) witnessed a sharp rally in its share price this morning, following the news of Vornado Realty Trust raising its stake in the company.