This article was co-produced with Williams Equity Research.
The Many Roads Leading Here
"They say, timing is everything. But then they say, there is never a perfect time for anything." Anthony Liccione
Simon Property Group (SPG) CEO, David Simon, would likely agree. Within days of the proposed $3.6 billion "mega merger" between Simon and Taubman Centers Inc. (TCO), two of the premier mall owners in the U.S., the coronavirus began sweeping through Italy and generating global headlines. Italy initiated what's likely the harshest nationwide lockdown of any Western government in