Examples of Zell Group in a sentence
In the initial stages of the bidding, the Zell Group arguably established an early lead.
Finally, on November 7, 1995, RCPI’s Board of Directors agreed to a cash-out merger with the Investor Group in which all of RCPI’s outstanding shares would be acquired for a price of $8.00 per share.10 In light of its determination that the Investor Group’s bid was financially superior to the other offers, RCPI’s board terminated the combination agreement with the Zell Group.
The Shareholders themselves concede that the primary focus of the negotiations was a modified lease agreement and that as late as January 1996, GE had no intention of consummating a sale: "The participants discussed a deal between the Investor Group and GE/NBC that was a cross between the bondable lease NBC had discussed with Tishman/Speyer in August and the terms of GE/NBC’s deal as part of the Zell Group.
On August 16, 1995, RCPI entered into an agreement with the Zell Group evidenced by a letter of intent, which provided an immediate $10 million loan to enable RCPI to meet its upcoming obligations to Goldman Sachs.8 The letter of intent paved the way for a more formal combination agreement between the Zell Group and RCPI on September 11, 1995.
The Zell Group estimated that its final proposal would amount to buying out RCPI’s shareholders at a price between $7.49 and $9.00 per share, "depending upon the outcome of negotiations or litigation with Goldman Sachs relating to various terms and conditions of the 1994 Goldman Sachs Financing." Id. at P 54.
The Zell Group plan also contemplated refinancing $700 million of RCPI’s outstanding debt.
In this regard, it is worth noting that the Board’s recommendation characterized the Zell Group and Gotham’s proposals as carrying "substantial risk that the consummation of [the proposals] might not occur or might be significantly delayed as a result of legal challenges brought by the Whitehall Group." Id. at A00510.
GE’s role in the background of events was also mentioned in connection with its participation in the Zell Group.
Allegedly hamstrung by the anti-dilution provisions of the 1994 Goldman Sachs- led financing, the Zell Group made one final proposal on October 27, 1995: an offer of $1.16 billion, mostly in cash, to buy the mortgage loan from RCPI.
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