SHANGHAI-UTStarcom Inc. has completed the sale of the company’sapproximately 2.58-million-square-foot manufacturing plant, R&Dcenters, and administrative offices as well as other assets relatedto the property located in Hangzhou to the Hangzhou-based ZhongnanGroup of Cos. The total value of the transaction reachedapproximately $140 million.
“We are very pleased to deliver on our commitment to monetizeour underutilized facility in Hangzhou, China,” says PeterBlackmore, chief executive officer and president of UTStarcom, in aprepared statement. “With this significant infusion of cash,UTStarcom has strengthened its debt free balance sheet and is in astronger competitive position.”
Jones Lang LaSalle assisted the seller, and points out that thisdeal is the largest-ever business park investment transaction inChina to date not only size wise, but in the total transactionamount as well. The sale also marks the first predominantindustrial sector investment transaction in the Hangzhou propertymarket, according to a prepared statement.
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