Subject: Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

A venture led by TPG Real Estate has acquired Echo Realty, which owns 232 grocery-anchored retail properties, in a deal valued at roughly $2 billion. TPG partnered on the acquisition with PSP Investments, La Caisse de depot et placement du ...

AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential have agreed to merge, creating the nation's largest publicly traded apartment REIT with an enterprise value of $69 billion.

Bloomberg AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential are reportedly in talks about a potential merger of the two major apartment REITs. Should a deal occur, the combined entity would be the largest apartment owner in the country with 183,482 units. AvalonBay, ...

Chatham Financial has struck a deal to acquire Hodes Weill & Associates, broadening its service offerings to the investor community. The acquisition is slated to be completed by the end of June, with Hodes Weill's co-founders David Hodes and Doug ...

Blue Owl Real Estate Capital Inc. has agreed to buy Sila Realty Trust Inc., a Tampa, Fla., REIT that owns 137 net-leased healthcare properties, for $30.38/share, valuing the deal at $2.35 billion, after the assumption of debt.

Federated Hermes Inc. has purchased an 80% stake in multifamily investment manager FCP for $331 million, including $92 million in a potential earnout payment. The acquisition sharply expands real estate as an asset class for Federated Hermes, a Pittsburgh investment ...

Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff Report Whitestone REIT, which owns 56 community shopping centers with 4.9 million square feet in Texas and Arizona, has struck a deal to be acquired by Ares Real Estate Management for $19/share in cash, or ...

The Toronto insurance giant, which completed the purchase of the stake it didn't already own in BGO, has agreed to pay $350 million for Bell Partners, among the most-active apartment property managers in the U.S.

Public Storage, among the country's largest owners of self-storage properties, is on the cusp of growing by nearly one-third as it has struck a deal to buy National Storage Affiliates in a deal valued at $10.5 billion. The Frisco, Texas, ...

Savills PLC has struck a deal to buy Eastdil Secured in a deal valued at $1.11 billion, giving it deep capital markets expertise in the United States and creating an institutional real estate advisory powerhouse. Savills, of London, provides a ...