Investment
Amazon to Open 4th 1 MSF Fulfillment Center in Kent, Wash.
Amazon.com will open its fourth fulfillment center in the state with the development of a 1 million-square-foot facility in Kent, Wash.
Hyatt Hotels Opens Second Property in Puerto Rico
Hyatt Hotels Corp. held an official ribbon-cutting event for its new Hyatt Place Manati, the second property operated by the company in the municipality of Bayamon.
Kilroy Grabs Premier Life Science Property in Seattle for $106M
Kilroy Realty Corp. has bought a four-story, LEED Gold–certified life science property at 401 Terry Ave. N., in Seattle’s South Lake Union submarket, from the building’s developer, Vulcan Real Estate.
AEW Acquires 296-Unit Senior Housing Portfolio in Colorado for $104M
AEW Capital Management L.P. has snapped up a 296-unit portfolio of seniors housing facilities from Balfour Senior Living on behalf of AEW Senior Housing Investors II for $104 million, outside of Boulder.
Xinyuan Buys Land Parcel in Hunan Province for $112M
Xinyuan Real Estate Co., a Beijing-based residential real estate developer, continues gobbling up land in high-growth Chinese cities to build more multi-family housing.
ARCP to Spin Off $2B in Multi-Tenant Shopping Centers
Looking to unlock the value of its shopping center portfolio, American Realty Capital Properties plans to spin off most of its multi-tenant retail centers into a publicly traded REIT valued at $2 billion and focus on its single-tenant net lease business.
JLL: Are Companies Overlooking the ‘X Factor’ in M&As?
Merger and acquisition activity is predicted to increase in 2014 across several industries, specifically in financial services, life sciences, energy and technology. Yet several companies often overlook the “X factor” that could make or break the success of a deal, according to JLL.
Blackstone to Increase Tech Footprint with Purchase of Accuvant
Acting through a fund it manages on behalf of its private equity investors, Blackstone is expanding its presence in the technology sector with the purchase of a majority stake in Accuvant, a top information security solutions and services provider.
C&W: Global Property Investment Volumes to Hit $1.3T in 2014
The global property investment market delivered $1.2 trillion of transactions in 2013, a 23 percent increase from 2012 and the highest total since 2007, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s latest International Investment Atlas report.
The March digital edition of CPE is now available!
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