SA Corporate Real Estate Limited and Indluplace Properties Limited
SA Corporate Real Estate Limited and Indluplace Properties Limited
CDH advised SA Corporate Real Estate Limited and Indluplace Properties Limited on the acquisition by SA Corporate and delisting of Indluplace Properties Limited. Click
CDH's Corporate & Commercial and Competition Law Practices advised SA Corporate Real Estate Limited and Indluplace Properties Limited in relation to SA Corporate's acquisition, and subsequent delisting, of Indluplace Properties Limited. The transaction will enhance SA Corporate's exposure to the residential sector and result in SA Corporate acquiring an Indluplace portfolio which it views as complementary to its own quality residential rental portfolio held within Afhco Holdings Proprietary Limited.
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