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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 26
Stonepeak to Buy Chicago Parking Meter Lease for $2.5 Billion From Morgan Stanley Group
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 26

Stonepeak to Buy Chicago Parking Meter Lease for $2.5 Billion From Morgan Stanley Group

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 26

Summary

  • $2.5 billion is the price Stonepeak Partners will pay for the remainder of Chicago’s parking meter lease, a figure disclosed at a contentious City Council meeting on Thursday.
  • Morgan Stanley’s Chicago Parking Meters LLC struck the sale agreement with Stonepeak last month, with the New York-based infrastructure investor now set to take over the lease if the deal clears.
  • Chicago is not a party to the transaction, but City Council approval is still required for the sale to go through.
  • The disclosed price is slightly below the $2.53 billion offer reported a day earlier and below the city’s own bid for the asset.

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