Legacy Finds a Buyer

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LEGACY HOTELS REIT $12.37 (Toronto symbol LGY.UN; SI Rating: Extra Risk) has accepted an all-cash takeover offer worth $12.60 a unit from InnVest REIT and a group led by the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec. Under the agreement, the Caisse de depot will take over Legacy’s large Fairmont managed hotels and InnVest REIT will acquire the Delta hotels. The deal requires the support of holders of two-thirds of Legacy’s units. Fairmont Hotels, which owns 20.4% of Legacy, has already agreed to tender its holdings. Legacy will continue to pay quarterly distributions of $0.08 a unit until the takeover closes later this year. Legacy is still a hold. hold…