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EX-10.2 - EXHIBIT 10.2 - GRUBB & ELLIS CO | c18670exv10w2.htm |
Exhibit 99.1
news release for immediate release |
Contact:
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Janice McDill | |
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312.698.6707 | |
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janice.mcdill@grubb-ellis.com |
Grubb & Ellis Reaches Definitive Agreement for Sale of
Assets of Alesco Global Advisors to Lazard Asset Management;
Key Step Forward in Sale of Daymark Realty Advisors Subsidiary
Assets of Alesco Global Advisors to Lazard Asset Management;
Key Step Forward in Sale of Daymark Realty Advisors Subsidiary
SANTA ANA, Calif. (June 10, 2011) Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate
services and investment firm, today announced that the company has entered into a definitive
agreement for the sale of substantially all of the assets of its real estate investment fund
business, Alesco Global Advisors, to Lazard Asset Management LLC. Terms of the transaction were
not disclosed.
Alesco Global Advisors is a registered investment advisor that focuses on real estate securities
and manages three registered mutual funds. Grubb & Ellis acquired a 51 percent interest in Alesco
Global Advisors through its Daymark subsidiary in 2007.
We are executing on our plan to maximize value for our stakeholders and strengthen the companys
competitive position, said Thomas P. DArcy, president and chief executive officer of Grubb &
Ellis. Todays agreement on Alesco is a positive step forward in the sale of Daymark Realty
Advisors, which is a key part of our plan. At the same time, we believe Alesco and its talented
fund manager, Jay Leupp, will benefit from having access to the scale and resources of Lazard Asset
Management, one of the worlds preeminent asset management firms.
We look forward to having this experienced real estate investment team join our firm, said Ashish
Bhutani, chief executive officer of Lazard Asset Management. By adding listed real estate
investment strategies to our platform, we will continue to provide diversified and superior
investment solutions for our clients.
The transaction is subject to related approvals by the mutual funds Board of Trustees and
shareholders and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2011.
About Grubb & Ellis Company
Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate
services and investment companies in the world. Our 5,200 professionals in more than 100
company-owned and affiliate offices draw
from a unique platform of real estate services, practice groups and investment products to deliver
comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners, tenants and investors. The firms
transaction, management, consulting and investment services are supported by highly regarded
proprietary market research and extensive local expertise. Through its investment management
business, the company is a leading sponsor of real estate investment programs. For more
information, visit www.grubb-ellis.com.
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Grubb & Ellis Company
1551 N. Tustin Avenue, Suite 300 Santa Ana, CA 92705 714.667.8252 714.667.6860 fax
1551 N. Tustin Avenue, Suite 300 Santa Ana, CA 92705 714.667.8252 714.667.6860 fax
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Grubb & Ellis Reaches Definitive Agreement for Sale of Assets of Alesco Global Advisors to Lazard Asset Management; Key Step Forward in Sale of Daymark Realty Advisors Subsidiary
6/10/11
Grubb & Ellis Reaches Definitive Agreement for Sale of Assets of Alesco Global Advisors to Lazard Asset Management; Key Step Forward in Sale of Daymark Realty Advisors Subsidiary
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this press release, such as those reflecting to Grubb & Ellis
strategic process, the sale of Daymark Realty Advisors and exploration of strategic alternatives
may constitute forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause the companys actual results and events in future
periods to be materially different from those anticipated, including risks and uncertainties
related to the financial markets. Such factors which could adversely affect the companys ability
to obtain these results include, among other things: (i) a continued or further weakness in the
companys Investment Management and/or Transaction Services businesses, including the velocity and
volume of equity raised with respect to the Investment Management business and insufficient margins
with respect to its Transaction Services business; (ii) the general economic pressures on
transaction values of sales and leasing transactions and businesses in general; (iii) a continued
weakness in real estate markets and values; (iv) the unavailability of credit to finance real
estate transactions in general and the companys tenant-in-common programs, in particular; (v) the
success of current and new investment programs; (vi) the success of new initiatives and
investments; (vii) the inability to attain expected levels of revenue, performance, brand equity in
general, and in the current macroeconomic and credit environment, in particular; (viii) the
inability of the companys subsidiary, NNN Realty Advisors, Inc. to come into compliance with the
contractually specified net worth requirements with respect to approximately 30 percent of the
tenant-in-common programs managed by the company; (ix) the nature and amount of the net
intercompany balance between the company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Daymark Realty Advisors,
Inc., (x) the occurrence of bankruptcies by unaffiliated, individual investor entities in the
companys tenant-in-common programs which may result in demands for payments on certain
non-recourse/carve-out guaranty and indemnification obligations issued by the companys
subsidiaries, which may, in turn, in the event such guaranty or indemnification obligations cannot
be met, result in a cross-default under the companys issued and outstanding Convertible Senior
Notes; (xi) the ultimate outcome in various legal proceedings concerning tenant-in-common programs
sponsored by the companys subsidiaries, including the arbitration proceeding with respect to the
Met 10 Center in Texas; and (xii) other factors described in the companys annual report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2011, and in other Current Reports on Form 8-K filed by the company from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The company does not undertake any obligation to update
forward-looking statements.
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Grubb & Ellis Company
1551 N. Tustin Avenue, Suite 300 Santa Ana, CA 92705 714.667.8252 714.667.6860 fax
1551 N. Tustin Avenue, Suite 300 Santa Ana, CA 92705 714.667.8252 714.667.6860 fax