Anthony King~~Peter Vassilev~~Steven Klar~~Drew Harmon~~Matthew Kemp~~Étienne Renaudeau~~Meredith Jones
January 24, 2026
Blackstone Real Estate Proposes to Privatize Croesus Retail Trust

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- Simpson Thacher is advising Blackstone Real Estate affiliates on the proposed acquisition of all issued units in Croesus Retail Trust (CRT), an SGX-listed Asia-Pacific retail business trust with commercial real estate assets in Japan
- The acquisition will proceed via a trust scheme under the Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers
- CRT unitholders will receive S$1.17 in cash per unit, valuing CRT at approximately S$900.6 million.
Simpson Thacher is representing affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate in connection with its proposed acquisition of all the issued units in Croesus Retail Trust (“CRT”). CRT is an SGX-listed Asia-Pacific retail business trust with a portfolio of commercial real estate assets located in Japan. The acquisition will be effected by way of a trust scheme in compliance with the Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers. Unitholders will receive S$1.17 in cash per unit as scheme consideration, representing an implied equity value for CRT of approximately S$900.6 million.~~The Simpson Thacher team includes Anthony King, Anthony Chan and Bridget Huang (Real Estate); Peter Vassilev, Steven Klar, Drew Harmon and Matthew Kemp (Private Funds); Étienne Renaudeau (Antitrust); and Meredith Jones and Joseph Tootle (Tax).
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Anthony King~~Peter Vassilev~~Steven Klar~~Drew Harmon~~Matthew Kemp~~Étienne Renaudeau~~Meredith Jones
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