Tricon Capital Group Announces Increase of Corporate Credit Facility to $105 Million

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TORONTO, April 30, 2014 /CNW/ - Tricon Capital Group Inc. (TSX: TCN) ("Tricon") today announced an increase in its Corporate credit facility to $105 million from $45 million. The terms of this credit facility are in line with the prior revolver, though the maturity date has been extended to April, 2018.

The credit facility was led by a syndicate of financial institutions including the Royal Bank of Canada as Administrative Agent, J.P. Morgan, TD Securities Inc. and Raymond James as Lenders.

"We are pleased with the upsize of our Corporate credit facility which improves our liquidity position and enhances our ability to achieve our growth objectives in the short and long term" said David Berman, Tricon's Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Berman continued, "We appreciate the commitment of our lenders. The participation of both new and existing high caliber financial institutions in our credit line is testament to Tricon's steady performance, strong balance sheet and anticipated growth plan."

About Tricon Capital Group Inc.

Founded in 1988, Tricon is one of North America's leading residential real estate investment companies. Tricon provides financing to local operators or developers in select markets in the United States and Canada, with a primary focus on housing in growing markets.  Our business objective is to invest for investment income and capital appreciation through our Principal Investment business segments and to earn fee income through our Private Funds and Advisory business.  We currently have $1.9 billion of assets under management, including 22,500 single-family lots, 6,300 multi-family units and a portfolio of over 3,300 U.S. single-family rental homes.  Since inception, Tricon has invested in approximately 160 transactions for development projects valued at more than $12 billion.  More information about Tricon is available at www.triconcapital.com.

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SOURCE: Tricon Capital Group Inc.

Margaret Whelan
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