what is with these desperate companies turning into REITs?
http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...ng-plan-said-to-turn-operating-unit-into-reit
Caesars Entertainment Corp. presented a plan to creditors (
CZR:US) that would restructure the debt of its biggest unit by turning it into a real estate investment trust, according to two people with knowledge of the proposal.
The casino operator’s plan would convert Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. into a property company that owns its casinos and a unit that would manage them, said the people, who requested anonymity because the proposal isn’t public.
Caesars is trying to wrangle the support of dozens of creditors holding
$18.4 billion of debt to try to push through a pre-arranged bankruptcy plan. The Las Vegas-based company plans to reveal its proposal today after lender Silver Point Capital LP exited restructuring talks, becoming at least the second lender to do so in the last month, people familiar with the matter said earlier today.