Equity One closes public stock offering

Equity One announced the closing of its $102.5 million stock offering.

The shopping center investor said it is closing its underwritten public offering of 3,825,000 shares of its common stock. The offering generated approximately $88.9 million in net proceeds to the company.

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At the time of the closing, Gazit First Generation — an entity affiliated with Equity One’s largest stockholder, Gazit-Globe — purchased 675,000 shares of common stock directly from the company, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $15.7 million.

The firm says it plans to use the proceeds to fund development and redevelopment activities, repay debt and for general corporate purposes. – Christopher Cameron