• Transaction / Assets
    40% of Torre Serrano
  • Seller
    El Corte Inglés
  • Buyer
    Infinorsa
  • € MM
    50

ECI Sells 40% Of Torre Serrano To Infinorsa For €50M

14 September 2017 – Expansión

El Corte Inglés has sold 40% of the company Iberiafon, owner of the Torre Serrano building in Madrid, to the real estate company Infinorsa for €50 million, according to sources at the distribution giant.

The firm that has acquired the property, which is owned by several European funds, already owned 60% of Iberiafon’s share capital and also owns other buildings in Madrid, such as Torre Europa.

This operation, which forms part of the distribution group’s divestment plan, effectively assigns a value of €125 million for 100% of the property. The building’s current tenants include the Masaveu Group and the firms GVC Gaesco and Beka Finance, amongst others.

Located at number 47 on one of the most exclusive shopping arteries in Madrid, next to the El Corte Inglés department store on Calle Serrano, the tower has 13 floors, which have a combined surface area of 20,000 m2, including a 5,700 m2 car park.

Half of the total space is used for offices, whilst the shopping area occupies 4,300 m2, which will continue to be leased to the group chaired by Dimas Gimeno, according to the press release.

El Corte Inglés closed its last tax year, from March 2016 to February 2017, with a 2.4% increase in its net profit, to €161.86 million. That saw the group record three consecutive years of growth, whilst the gross operating profit (EBITDA) soared by 7.5%, to reach €981 million, according to the distribution giant.

Specifically, the profit, the highest in the last three years, has been affected by €178 million relating to “disengagement plan”, which has affected 1,341 people.

Original story: Expansión

Translation: Carmel Drake