Subject: Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff ReportInland American Real Estate Trust is closing in on its acquisition of Apple Hospitality Five, a $709 million deal that will give it 27 upscale, extended-stay hotels with 3,539 rooms.The Oak Brook, Ill., REIT, whose ...

A management group has acquired the seven-year-old research company that provides a host of surveillance and analysis services to investors in the CMBS and commercial mortgage businesses.

A management group has acquired the seven-year-old research company that provides a host of surveillance and analysis services to investors in the CMBS and commercial mortgage businesses.

FirstService Corp., which has been expanding its presence in the United States commercial real estate sector, has acquired an 80 percent stake in Meredith & Grew of Boston, a major player in New England.FirstService, which is headquartered in Toronto, broke ...

FirstService Corp., which has been expanding its presence in the United States commercial real estate sector, has acquired an 80 percent stake in Meredith & Grew of Boston, a major player in New England.FirstService, which is headquartered in Toronto, broke ...

JPMorgan Asset Management has formed a venture with DCT Industrial Trust Inc. that will pursue investments in the bulk distribution sector.DCT, a Denver REIT that listed its shares on the New York Stock Exchange last year, has been in operation ...

JPMorgan Asset Management has formed a venture with DCT Industrial Trust Inc. that will pursue investments in the bulk distribution sector.DCT, a Denver REIT that listed its shares on the New York Stock Exchange last year, has been in operation ...

A venture between Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and Madrone Capital Partners, an affiliate of the Walton family, has agreed to invest $1 billion for an undisclosed minority interest in the Global Hyatt Corp.The sale of a stake in the company, ...

A venture between Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and Madrone Capital Partners, an affiliate of the Walton family, has agreed to invest $1 billion for an undisclosed minority interest in the Global Hyatt Corp.The sale of a stake in the company, ...

Cushman & Wakefield has purchased Northstar Partners, a Minneapolis commercial real broker.Northstar, which was founded in 2002 by Minneapolis real estate brokers Terry Kingston and Clint Miller, was previously a member of the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance, an association of ...