Mapletree Logistics Trust: Proposed debt-funded acquisition is credit negative but leverage will stay within rating levels
The Korean acquisition will weaken the company's leverage, but the high quality and location of the properties will boost rental demand.Mapletree Logistics Trust Management Limited. Mapletree Logistics Trust is a logistics real estate investment trust. The principal activity of the Company and its subsidiaries is to invest in a portfolio of logistics properties with the primary objective of achieving an attractive level of return from rental income and for long-term capital growth. The Company invests in a portfolio of logistics real estate in Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, China, Malaysia and Vietnam. The Company's tenants and the clients are engaged in a range of economic activities, ranging from food and beverage, to materials, construction and engineering. The Company's property portfolio includes Coles Chilled Distribution Centre, ISH WaiGaoQiao, Mapletree Xi'an Distribution Centre, Mapletree AIP, Northwest Logistics Park, Mapletree Wuxi Logistics Park, Mapletree Yangshan Bonded Logistics Park, Ouluo Logistics Centre, Mapletree Logistics Centre-Yeoju and Mapletree Zhengzhou Logistics Park. Its manager is Mapletree Logistics Trust Management Ltd.
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