What is a sale-leaseback?

In a sale-leaseback, a company sells its real estate to an investor like W. P. Carey for cash and simultaneously enters into a long-term lease. In doing so, the company extracts 100% of the property’s value and converts an otherwise illiquid asset into working capital to reinvest in its business or pay down debt, while maintaining operational control.

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Benefits of a sale-leaseback

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Immediate Access to Capital to reinvest in your core business operations, including balance sheet recapitalization, new acquisitions and R&D

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Alternative Capital Source when conventional financing is limited

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100% Market Value Realization of otherwise illiquid assets compared to debt alternatives

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Maintain Operational Control of your facility

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Potential Tax Benefits by deducting 100% of rental payments rather than being subject to interest limitations for traditional debt as defined by tax law

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Gain a Long-Term Partner with the capital to fund future expansions, build-to-suits, building renovations, energy retrofits and more

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Sale-leaseback case studies

Metra

$86 million follow-on sale-leaseback of with existing tenant backed by strong private equity sponsorship

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Amy's Kitchen

$144 million sale-leaseback with prominent food producer of organic vegetarian CPGs.

Turkey Hill

$84 million in sale-leaseback capital provided to PE-sponsored ice cream and beverages brand.

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