Blackstone Group’s warehouse deal makes it Amazon’s landlord
June 4, 2019
Blackstone Group has acquired 179-million-square-feet of warehouse assets from the Singapore company GLP Pte for $18.7 billion. The deal includes about 1,300 properties, with Amazon.com as the largest tenant.
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