Article: Sale/Leasebacks flourish as companies mine cash from existing assets.

As the capital markets continue to tighten, many companies are squaring-up their balance sheets, looking to squeeze cash from their existing capital base. Consequently, asset sale/leaseback transactions continue to maintain a strong flow, with four recent deals coming out of real estate investment banking firm W.P. Carey.

The company announced last week that it has acquired and leased back seven key manufacturing facilities from Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Tower Automotive, Inc. for approximately $55.7 million. Tower Automotive is a leading global designer and producer of vehicle structural components and assemblies used by the major automotive original equipment ...

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