Liquid real estate Issue 05
Mitchells & Butlers crashes out of opco/propco deal
The joint venture was planned to be with R20, an investment company owned by property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz who, not coincidentally, owns 22.05% of Mitchells & Butlers. It would have reorganized Mitchells & Butlers to release value in the company’s property portfolio using the opco/propco structure.
Although the hedges were clearly the immediate cause for the scrapping of the property joint venture, market observers believe that the decision reflects a broader trend. In December, brewer and pub company Greene King also...
