Sun Communities is selling the largest owner and operator of marinas and superyacht servicing facilities in the United States to affiliates of Blackstone Infrastructure in an all-cash transaction.
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Blackstone buys port manager
Safe Harbor Marinas for $5.65B
Sun Communities is selling the largest owner and operator of marinas and superyacht servicing facilities in the United States to affiliates of Blackstone Infrastructure in an all-cash transaction. Read here
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