32 Real Estate Pte Ltd, Apricot Capital Pte. Ltd., Lian Beng Group Ltd (SGX:L03) agreed to acquire BreadTalk IHQ Building from BreadTalk Group Limited for approximately SGD 120 million on March 5, 2021. The building will be acquired through a consortium in which Lian Beng Group Ltd will hold 75% stake, 32 Real Estate Pte Ltd will hold 5% and Apricot Capital Pte.

Ltd. will hold 20% stake. BreadTalk will rent the property as an anchor tenant for an initial 10 years. It can then either extend its lease by another five years at market rate or buy back the building at a mutually agreed price.

Lian Beng will fund its share of the purchase through bank borrowings or internal resources. The deal is subject to approval from government landlord JTC. Elsa Chai of Rajah & Tann acted as legal advisor to BreadTalk Group Limited.