Empires of the blue-chips
Empires of the blue-chips
- 2000
- Sunday Business 28 May 2000, 2(1) .
Blue-chip companies such as British Telecom and Barclays own more property than other quoted property firms. Most of them have considered the idea of sale and leaseback deals to focus resources. In a traditional sale and leaseback the seller loses control of a major operational asset. Article discusses a prototype securitisation deal tried by J Sainsbury in which Sainbury's has been able to keep control over the assets while gaining capital.
SECURITISATION
SALE AND LEASEBACK
SAINSBURYS
RETAILERS
FLEXIBILITY
OPERATIONAL PROPERTY
CORPORATE REAL ESTATE
Blue-chip companies such as British Telecom and Barclays own more property than other quoted property firms. Most of them have considered the idea of sale and leaseback deals to focus resources. In a traditional sale and leaseback the seller loses control of a major operational asset. Article discusses a prototype securitisation deal tried by J Sainsbury in which Sainbury's has been able to keep control over the assets while gaining capital.
SECURITISATION
SALE AND LEASEBACK
SAINSBURYS
RETAILERS
FLEXIBILITY
OPERATIONAL PROPERTY
CORPORATE REAL ESTATE