LAS VEGAS and NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM Resorts International ("MGM Resorts") (NYSE:MGM), MGM Growth Properties LLC ("MGP") (NYSE:MGP) and Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust ("BREIT") today announced the closing of the previously announced transaction for a joint venture formed between MGP and BREIT to acquire the Las Vegas real estate assets of the MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay for $4.6 billion. In addition, BREIT has purchased approximately 4.9 million MGP Class A shares at a price of $30.67 per share.
In connection with the completion of the transaction, MGM Resorts has entered into a long-term triple net master lease for both properties, and will continue to manage, operate and be responsible for all aspects of the properties on a day-to-day basis, with the joint venture owning the properties and receiving rent payments. MGM has also provided a full corporate guarantee of rent payments.
The transaction was announced on January 14, 2020.
About MGM Resorts International
MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) is an S&P 500® global entertainment company with national and international locations featuring best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art meetings and conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical entertainment experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant, nightlife and retail offerings. MGM Resorts creates immersive, iconic experiences through its suite of Las Vegas-inspired brands. The MGM Resorts portfolio encompasses 29 unique hotel and destination gaming offerings including some of the most recognizable resort brands in the industry. Expanding throughout the U.S. and around the world, the company recently acquired the operations of Empire City Casino in New York and Hard Rock Rocksino in Ohio, which was rebranded as MGM Northfield Park. In 2018, MGM Resorts opened MGM Springfield in Massachusetts, MGM COTAI in Macau, and the first Bellagio-branded hotel in Shanghai. The over 80,000 global employees of MGM Resorts are proud of their company for being recognized as one of FORTUNE® Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies®. For more information visit us at www.mgmresorts.com.
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MGM Resorts
Investment Community
Aaron Fischer, Chief Strategy Officer
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Brian Ahern, Director of Media Relations
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MGM Growth Properties
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Andy H. Chien, Chief Financial Officer
(702) 669-1470
Media
(702) 669-1480 or [email protected]
SOURCE MGM Resorts International; MGM Growth Properties LLC
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