AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement Tuesday to merge with Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp., beating its competitor Terra Property Trust, Inc.
AG Mortgage, a pure-play residential mortgage REIT controlled by Angelo, Gordon & Co. and owner of mortgage lender ARC Home, made a stock-and-cash offer for its peer Western Asset, managed by Franklin Resources, Inc. As a result, Western Asset terminated its previously-announced acquisition agreement with Terra Property.
The AG Mortgage deal includes the payment of $10.11 per Western Asset common share and $1.12 in cash per share, details ⇒
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