Sale Leasebacks Generate Cash – and Right Now, Retailers Need It

August 2, 2022 - SLB Capital Advisors provided perspectives to ICSC on sale leasebacks in the Retail sector

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Sale Leasebacks Generate Cash – and Right Now, Retailers Need It

SLB Capital Advisors provided perspectives to ICSC on sale leasebacks in the Retail sector

  • SLB Capital Advisors Managing Partner Scott Merkle provided perspectives to ICSC on sale leasebacks in the Retail sector
  • There are times when a retailer should avoid a sale-leaseback. “You don’t want to consider a sale-leaseback if you are a struggling business, and you don’t necessarily want to consider a sale-leaseback if you are in a location that you don’t see as long-term viable.”
  • “In 2022, we are back to a more normalized environment where real estate investors don’t have any hang-ups on retail and are now looking at things that were completely shut down during the pandemic, such as theaters and gyms,” said Merkle. “The market is certainly open, and there are a lot of real estate investors that continue to look for sale-leaseback opportunities.”
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