The Firm represented The Blackstone Group and its joint venture with Glimcher Realty Trust in connection with their $245 million acquisition of Pearlridge Shopping Center in Honolulu, Hawaii from an affiliate of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Pearlridge Center is the second largest mall in Hawaii with total leasable area of over 1.1 million square feet, and has more than 170 tenants. The transaction closed on November 1, 2010 and was partially financed by a $175 million mortgage loan. An affiliate of Blackstone holds 80% of the equity interests in the joint venture and is the managing member. An affiliate of Glimcher manages the day-to-day operations of the shopping center under a management contract with the venture. Glimcher is a real estate investment trust specializing in shopping center management, acquisition and development.
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