Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund discount widens as Saba Capital pushes for board change

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Bluerock discount widens, Saba pushes

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Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund shares closed at $14.7 on listing, 40 percent below estimated NAV of $24.36, with the discount widening since.
Saba Capital has acquired 7.3 million shares (5.12 percent) with a $107.8 million investment, now valued at $87.4 million, and is demanding board changes and investment manager termination.
Bluerock is responding by boosting monthly distributions and outlining a strategy shift to direct property investments, with potential re-privatization considered if the wide discount persists.

Discount persists after listed conversion

As first reported by Financial Times Alphaville, BPRE closed its first trading day last December at $14.7 a share, well below its estimated net asset value of $24.36, and the discount has since grown rather than narrowed.

The fund was converted from an interval fund into a listed vehicle to give investors an exit route without forcing asset sales. At the time, chief executive Ramin Kamfar said the initial gap was temporary and reflected pent-up selling that would ease as new buyers entered the market.

That pattern has not yet emerged. Public markets are valuing BPRE at close to half of the level implied by the fund's own marks, an unusually wide discount even by the standards of listed investment trusts and closed-end funds.

Activist pressure builds around 2027 meeting

Saba Capital has built a significant position in the fund, with an amended filing on August 26 showing ownership of 7.3 million shares, or 5.12 per cent, making it the second-largest disclosed shareholder in BPRE.

The filing said Saba paid $107.8 million for the stake. Based on the current market value cited in the report, that holding is now worth about $87.4 million, increasing the pressure for action.

Saba has filed a demand to inspect shareholder list materials under Delaware law so it can communicate with other investors ahead of the 2027 annual meeting. The hedge fund says it intends to submit a proposal to terminate the investment manager, seek board changes and run a proxy solicitation.

Bluerock is trying to support shareholder returns by increasing monthly distributions and plans an October 6 webinar on a strategic roadmap to maximise shareholder value. The strategy centres on shifting the portfolio away from real estate funds and toward direct property investments, though the transition may take time and the company has previously said it could consider converting back into a private fund if the discount remains persistent.

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