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Realty Income Announces Expansion Into Continental Europe: Strategic Sale-Leaseback Transaction In Spain
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend Company®, today announced that the company has closed on a €93 million sale-leaseback transaction in Spain, consisting of seven properties under long-term net lease agreements with Carrefour and its real estate subsidiary Carrefour Property. This transaction represents Realty Income's debut real estate acquisition in Continental Europe.
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"We are honored to announce our debut strategic expansion into Spain together with Carrefour, which represents a natural evolution of our international growth strategy with leading clients," said Sumit Roy, President and Chief Executive Officer of Realty Income. "We are committed to our client-focused strategy and filling the need for a large-scale, well-capitalized institutional real estate partner offering a compelling growth opportunity for our future together. As we continue to expand our global platform in partnership with our clients, we believe we are ideally positioned in the global net lease market given our proven platform, scalability, access to and cost of capital, and ability to provide our clients a comprehensive solution to monetize the value of their real estate for future growth."
"We are delighted with this transaction with a world-class investor. It reflects the value of our real estate portfolio, and exemplifies our dynamic asset policy, in line with the Group's strategy," said Lola Bañón, the General Manager for Carrefour Property in Spain.
This partnership with Carrefour, Europe's largest food retailer, aligns with Realty Income's longstanding investment criteria to partner with leading operators in industries that carry limited cash flow volatility and consistent sales trends throughout a variety of economic cycles. The transaction closed on September 16, 2021.
Carrefour Profile:
Carrefour (XPAR: CA) has the second-highest grocery market share in Spain and is the eighth-largest retailer in the world operating over 13,000 stores with various formats across more than 30 countries.
Carrefour's non-discretionary business model includes an omni-channel strategy with proven resiliency through various economic cycles, exemplified by same-store sales increasing +7.8% in FY2020.