Ann Shea, assistant vice president of the curators "(the Fund) is responsible for investing about $ 80 million in real estate assets. Less than three years ago, Anna has invested $ 40 million in mixed funds controlled AMB Institutional Realty Advisors, Inc, a leading consultant in pension fund and asset manager. She was pleased with the Fund AMB; investment with AMB provided cost-effective, value-added property of the Fund directly. AMB recently proposed to combine all the properties under his leadership in REIT and adopt a new public REIT. Anna faces a decision: the deployment through the exchange of its shares in mixed funds share REIT, or end the relationship with AMB by liquidating its position in mixed funds at a price equal to the fair market value of the assets before lifting and public offerings. In addition to the focus on REITs, qualitative issues in the case, including the prevalence of conflicts of interest, in most respects, a highly fragmented industry of real estate. Mechanics of consolidation, evaluation of business management, and the concept of "franchise value" are also considered. "Hide
by William J. Poorvu, Daniel Rudd Source: Harvard Business School 25 pages. Publication Date: 11 January 1999. Prod. #: 899144-PDF-ENG
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