Johannesburg - MAS Real Estate raised R500 million on Friday through an accelerated book build.
The company said the placement of new ordinary shares on the South African register at R19.50 a share and on the Luxembourg register at e1.2412 a share was oversubscribed.
It said the proceeds of the placement would be used to partly fund the acquisition in March of a portfolio of properties in Germany and to position the company for investment in line with its strategy to build a balanced real estate portfolio across the wider European market.
Shares closed 4.83 percent lower on Friday at R19.51.
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