Article: Equity Inns Agrees to Be Acquired by Whitehall.

$23.00 Per Share in Cash - Transaction Valued at $2.2 Billion

GERMANTOWN, Tenn. -- Equity Inns, Inc. (NYSE: ENN), the third largest hotel real estate investment trust (REIT) based on the number of hotels owned, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which an affiliate of Whitehall Street Global Real Estate Limited Partnership 2007 ("Whitehall") will acquire Equity Inns, Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $2.2 billion, including debt.

Under the terms of the agreement, Whitehall will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Equity Inns, Inc. for $23.00 per share in cash. This represents a premium of ...

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