Large companies looking to maximise return on property assets

[Nicholas Wallwork]

Just a few months ago we had fast food giant McDonald’s announcing plans to spin-off the company’s real estate portfolio into a separate entity. This week a similar move was announced by hotel giant Hilton which is expected to separate its real estate assets in a move which could be beneficial with regards to tax

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There must be hundreds of millions of dollars of undervalued property assets held by companies such as McDonald's. There are obviously short-term benefits to liquidating these assets (or transferring them into a stand-alone entity) but will they pay the price in the longer term?