GE to cut real estate portfolio by $10bn

The US conglomerate said it was looking to cut its commercial real estate assets to $80bn from $90bn over the next year as part of the firm’s plans to scale back on its financial arm, GE Capital.

GE is planning to cut its real estate portfolio by as much as $10 billion as part of a package of measures aimed at bolstering the US conglomerate.

GE’s chief financial officer Keith Sherin said on a conference call today that the size of the firm’s portfolio had caused concern among investors, prompting executives to reduce assets from $90 billion to $80 billion in 2009.

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