Brookfield mulls buying mall operator General Growth: Reuters

Brookfield Asset Management has been exploring an acquisition in recent months of General Growth Properties Inc, the U.S. mall operator with a market value of US$24 billion, sources told Reuters. Brookfield, which owns about 34 percent of GGP, has approached several potential deal partners, including sovereign wealth funds, to discuss possibly taking the company private, the sources said.

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