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June 6 (Reuters) - Mirvac Group MGR.AX , an Australian diversified landlord and property developer, said on Wednesday it will buy a 50 percent stake in a Sydney property from a Blackstone (NYSE:BX) Group LP-managed fund.
The deal comes at a time when the U.S. private equity giant Blackstone BX.N has been seeking to deepen its exposure to Australian and New Zealand commercial property.
Mirvac has used its pre-emptive right for the stake.
The impact of the deal, which was for a base consideration of A$721.9 million ($552.47 million), will be assessed as part of the firm's revaluation process for its June 30, 2018 financial accounts, the Australian company said.
Blackstone bid A$3.08 billion for Sydney-focused Investa Office Fund IOF.AX in the last week of May. offer came soon after New Zealand's Goodman Property Trust GMT.NZ said it would sell an Auckland-based portfolio it held jointly with Singaporean fund GIC GIC.UL to a number of Blackstone funds for NZ$635 million ($447.23 million). = 1.3067 Australian dollars)
($1 = 1.4198 New Zealand dollars)