FBI VastNed Retail Raises €76M

Allan Saunderson is managing editor of Property Finance Europe and a contributor to GlobeSt.com.

ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS-Dutch REIT FBI VastNed Retail has raised €75.6 million through an accelerated bookbuild offering of 1.7 million new shares at a price of €45.50. The proceeds will be used to strengthen the financial position, and enable it to act swiftly to take advantage of attractive acquisition opportunities in investment markets. Its share was last trading just below €45.

Allocation took place on Sept. 11 After settlement VastNed Retail’s issued share capital will consist of 18.3 million of ordinary stock. The shares were offered to institutional and other qualified investors in the Netherlands and abroad through an accelerated bookbuild, on a non pre-emptive basis.