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TEXT-S&P summary: Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

These strengths, however, are tempered by JRF's somewhat weak financial profile compared with its business profile, given that its debt-to-capital ratio remains slightly high, at a level near the upper end of the target range set under its financial policy. We view this as a risk factor for the J-REIT's credit quality.

Goldman readies lower-risk return to Japan property

Goldman Sachs is returning to the Japanese property market after a four-year hiatus, looking to raise as much as 400 billion yen ($5 billion) over four years for a privately held real estate trust, a source said.

Lehman to acquire rest of Archstone for $1.58 Bln

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc said it would acquire the remaining 26.5 percent of apartment company Archstone that it didn't already own from Barclays Capital and Bank of America Corp for almost $1.6 billion, putting an end to a dispute with the banks over the price
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