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Why One Mall Operator’s Greatest Strengths Became Reasons to Call Off a Merger

Simon Property Group Argued Taubman Centers’ Dependency on Density and Tourism Make It Particularly Vulnerable to the Pandemic

Taubman Centers' International Market Place mall in Honolulu, Hawaii. (CoStar)
Taubman Centers' International Market Place mall in Honolulu, Hawaii. (CoStar)

In February, before the COVID-19 pandemic began to turn many facets of the commercial real estate market on their heads, Simon Property Group agreed to acquire an 80% ownership in Taubman Centers for $3.6 billion, a move that would have resulted in the consolidation of two of the top mall owners in the country.

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