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Persistent REIT discounts suggest more HPI’s to come

Anthony Macdonald, Sarah Thompson and Kanika Sood

Dec 6, 2022 – 9.34pm

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Tony Pitt’s move on discounted pubs owner Hotel Property Investments has set the cat among the pigeons, prompting nervous directors to call up their bankers and dust-off M&A defence plans.

Petrol stations, pubs and childcare centre property owners are attracting interest. AFP

Anthony Macdonald is a Chanticleer columnist. He is a former Street Talk co-editor and has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies. Connect with Anthony on Twitter. Email Anthony at a.macdonald@afr.com

Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.com

Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column. Email Kanika at kanika.sood@afr.com.au