March 22 (Reuters) - Investment firm Starwood Capital Group said it would buy Canada's Milestone Apartments Real Estate Investment Trust MST_u.TO at a higher price than its previous offer.
The new offer comes weeks after proxy advisory firm ISS recommended Milestone unitholders vote against a deal in which the real estate firm agreed to be acquired by Starwood for about C$1.7 billion ($1.3 billion).
Starwood on Wednesday raised its offer to $16.25 per Milestone unit from $16.15 per unit.
Based on current exchange rates, Starwood's new offer represents a 2.1 percent premium to Milestone's Tuesday closing price of C$21.30.
Reuters reported late last month that Milestone was in talks with Starwood for a higher offer price. Milestone, which went public in Toronto in 2013, owns and manages apartment properties targeting blue-collar workers across the southern United States. ($1 = 1.3379 Canadian dollars)