 MGM Resorts International NYSE: MGM announced Wednesday an agreement with the real estate investment trust VICI Properties Inc. NYSE: VICI and MGM Growth Properties LLC NYSE: MGP in which VICI will acquire MGP for 17.2 billion, including the assumption of 5.7 billion in debt. What Happened: Under the terms of the agreement, VICI will redeem a majority of MGP operating partnership units held by MGM Resorts for 43 per unit approximately 4.4 billion in cash and acquire 100 of the outstanding class A shares of MGP in a stock-for-stock transaction. 