General Growth Properties
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General Growth Properties is an owner of over 200 malls worldwide based in the United States. The company declared bankruptcy in March 2010. It has since left bankruptcy in November 2010.
The China Investment Corporation currently holds 29.89% of GGP. The CIC's first stake consisted of 230,916,030 shares and 57,500,000 warrants for which it paid $2,309,160,300. The CIC's stake has increased owing to divided payments.[1] Brookfield Asset Management helped the CIC take the stake.
| Investment Vehicle | Number of Shares of Common Stock | Number of Warrants | Aggregate Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookfield Retail Holdings LLC (formerly known as REP Investments LLC) (“BRH”) | 75,156,748 | 18,714,651 | $751,567,480 |
| Brookfield Retail Holdings II LLC | 51,572,627 | 12,842,010 | $515,726,270 |
| BRH III | 59,156,823 | 14,730,538 | $591,568,230 |
| Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-A LLC (“BRH IV-A”) | 6,839,615 | 1,703,121 | $68,396,150 |
| Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-B LLC (“BRH IV-B”) | 13,651,644 | 3,399,372 | $136,516,440 |
| Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-C LLC (“BRH IV-C”) | 4,573,591 | 1,138,862 | $45,735,910 |
| Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-D LLC (“BRH IV-D”) | 4,573,591 | 1,138,862 | $45,735,910 |
| Brookfield Retail Holdings V LP | 15,391,391 | 3,832,584 | $153,913,910 |
| Total: | 230,916,030 | 57,500,000 | $2,309,160,300 |
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2010 rumored investments
The company declared bankruptcy in March 2010. After this, two companies were involved in takeover talks of GGP. The two companies, Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management, brought several other funds to their respective consortium. The consortium led by Brookfield won the rights from the court presiding of GGP's bankruptcy to takeover the company after approval
According to press accounts, several Sovereign Wealth Funds were interested in taking part in a takeover of GGP. The Qatar Investment Authority had been rumored as a possible partner with Simon. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority might have also joined the bid.
Brookfield was expected to use some of its assets from its newly created distressed property assets fund. The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation invested in the fund. It has also been rumored that the China Investment Corporation also invested into the fund, which has since been confirmed owning to the large stake the CIC has.
