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Makarora, Ares Complete $2.1B Acquisition of Plymouth Industrial REIT

Taylor Williams — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:16:47 +0000

NEW YORK CITY AND BOSTON — Affiliates of New York City-based investment firm Makarora Management and global investment firm Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARE) have completed the $2.1 billion, all-cash acquisition of Boston-based Plymouth Industrial REIT. Under the terms of the deal, which was announced last fall, Plymouth shareholders will receive $22 for each share of common stock they own, and Plymouth will no longer be traded or listed on any public securities exchange. The transaction also calls for the acquiring entities to assume certain pieces of Plymouth’s outstanding debt. The purchase price represents a premium of approximately 50 percent to Plymouth’s unaffected closing common stock price on August 18, 2025. That date marks the last trading day prior to the filing of a Schedule 13D by affiliates of Sixth Street Partners LLC disclosing a nonbinding proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Plymouth’s common stock.

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MCB Real Estate Completes Acquisition of Epic Real Estate Partners

John Nelson — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:45:52 +0000

BALTIMORE AND AUSTIN, TEXAS — MCB Real Estate, a privately held commercial real estate investment management and development firm based in Baltimore with more than $4 billion in assets under management (AUM), has completed the acquisition of Austin-based Epic Real Estate Partners. The transaction includes the operation of 15 grocery-anchored shopping centers totaling just over 2 million square feet of retail space across 10 states, with a total portfolio value exceeding $575 million, as well as the operating company encompassing 13 professionals. The assets were cumulatively 92 percent leased and occupied at the time of the merger, and the ownership structure of all property-level limited partnerships stayed intact as part of the transaction. The new AUM, which average 150,000 square feet in size, include: “The Epic Real Estate Partners portfolio, consisting of institutional-quality and high-performing grocery-anchored retail shopping centers, aligns perfectly with our existing national portfolio, while also providing a strong foothold and strategic presence into new submarkets with extremely favorable long-term growth opportunities,” says P. David Bramble, co-founder and managing partner of MCB. “We have known and respected the Epic team for years, and it was extremely important to retain the professional talent at Epic as part of this transaction,…

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Franklin Street Acquires Hospitality Brokerage Firm Hodges Ward Elliott

John Nelson — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:18:09 +0000

TAMPA, FLA. AND ATLANTA — Tampa-based commercial real estate services firm Franklin Street has acquired Hodges Ward Elliott (HWE), a global hospitality brokerage firm based in Atlanta with offices in London, New York City, Miami, Tampa and Dallas. HWE will continue to provide its services under its current name and brand and will keep its leadership and brokerage teams intact. “HWE’s experience with executing institutional deals will benefit Franklin Street as we expand our reach and market share,” says Tony DeSisto, president and chief operating officer at Franklin Street. The company opened offices in Nashville and Dallas last year and recently hired a new regional managing director in Miami. HWE will join the Franklin Street platform and have access to the company’s multiple business verticals, including insurance, project management, capital advisory, leasing and property management. HWE team members have joined existing Franklin Street offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Nashville, Orlando and Tampa. Over the past five years, HWE has completed $17 billion in closed transactions, with 30 deals exceeding $100 million. In 2025, the firm closed $1.5 billion in transactions, including the sale of W London and Viewline Resort Snowmass, Autograph Collection in Colorado.

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Aldi to Open 180 New U.S. Grocery Stores This Year

John Nelson — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:55:00 +0000

BATAVIA, ILL. — Aldi, a German discount, small-format grocer, plans to open 180 new stores across 31 states this year. By the end of the year, Aldi will operate approximately 2,800 U.S. grocery stores, including its first Maine location in Portland and 10 new stores in the metro Phoenix area. The grocer has operated stores in the United States for 50 years and has gained a loyal following in recent years as the demand for discount grocery items increases in the face of inflation. The company disclosed that 17 million Americans shopped at Aldi for the first time in 2025. “One in three U.S. households shopped at Aldi this past year, and in 2026, we’re focused on making it even easier for customers to shop our aisles first,” says Atty McGrath, CEO of Aldi U.S. Aldi, whose U.S. headquarters is in Batavia, plans to continue its expansion over the next five years in the Southeast and West regions. In the Southeast, Aldi continues to convert former Winn-Dixie retail locations following Aldi’s acquisition of Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket from Southeastern Grocers in 2023. Aldi plans to reposition 80 former Winn-Dixie stores by the end of the year and 200 total by 2027.…

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SoftBank Agrees to Acquire DigitalBridge in $4B Deal

John Nelson — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:54:39 +0000

TOKYO AND BOCA RATON, FLA. — SoftBank Group Corp. has agreed to acquire DigitalBridge, a global asset manager based in Boca Raton that invests in data centers, cell towers and fiber networks. The Tokyo-based investment firm is looking to grow its AI and digital infrastructure platforms and capabilities with this acquisition. SoftBank has agreed to indirectly acquire all outstanding shares of DigitalBridge (NYSE: DBRG) for $16 per share, giving the acquisition a total enterprise value of approximately $4 billion. The acquisition price is a 50 percent premium to the unaffected 52-week average closing price as of Dec. 4, 2025. Upon completion of the transaction, which is expected for the second half of the year, DigitalBridge will continue to operate as a separately managed platform led by Marc Ganzi. The board of directors at DigitalBridge has unanimously approved the transaction.

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Joint Venture to Acquire Alexander & Baldwin in $2.3B Deal, Take Hawaiian Company Private

John Nelson — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:48:00 +0000

HONOLULU — A joint venture formed by locally based MW Group Ltd. and funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate (NYSE: BX) and DivcoWest has entered into a definite merger agreement with Alexander & Baldwin Inc. (NYSE: ALEX), a Honolulu-based owner-operator of shopping centers and other commercial real estate properties. The deal is valued at $2.3 billion, inclusive of outstanding debt, and would take Alexander & Baldwin private. The joint venture plans to acquire all outstanding shares of Alexander & Baldwin for $21.20 per share in an all-cash transaction. The company’s stock price closed last week at $15.22 per share, giving the acquisition price a nearly 40 percent premium. Alexander & Baldwin is the largest owner of grocery-anchored shopping centers in Hawaii. The firm’s overall portfolio spans approximately 4 million square feet and includes 21 retail centers, 14 industrial assets and four office properties, as well as fee interests in 146 acres of ground lease assets. Upon closing of the deal, which is scheduled for the first quarter of 2026, Alexander & Baldwin will become a privately held company but will retain its Honolulu headquarters and maintain its name and brand. The new investment group has announced it will invest $100 million…

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Justice Department, RealPage Settle Lawsuit Over Use of Revenue Management Software in Apartment Rental Pricing

John Nelson — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:01:44 +0000

RICHARDSON, TEXAS AND WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has reached a settlement with RealPage Inc. as part of its ongoing enforcement against algorithmic coordination, information sharing and other anticompetitive practices in rental housing markets across the country, according to details disclosed in a North Carolina federal court on Monday. The proposed consent judgment, which still requires court approval before it can be implemented, would help restore free market competition in rental markets for millions of American renters, the Justice Department stated in a press release. “Competing companies must make independent pricing decisions, and with the rise of algorithmic and artificial intelligence tools, we will remain at the forefront of vigorous antitrust enforcement,” said Assistant Attorney General Abigail Slater of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division. Headquartered in Richardson, Texas, RealPage is a provider of revenue management software and services for the conventional multifamily rental housing industry. In a civil antitrust claim filed in North Carolina in August 2024, the Justice Department and the attorneys general of eight states alleged that RealPage’s revenue management software relied on nonpublic, competitively sensitive information shared by landlords to set rental prices. The plaintiffs also alleged that RealPage’s software included features designed…

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Amazon to Invest Up to $50B to Expand AI Infrastructure for U.S. Government

John Nelson — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:55:00 +0000

SEATTLE AND WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced an investment up to $50 billion to expand artificial intelligence (AI) and supercomputing abilities for Amazon Web Services (AWS) U.S. government clients. Amazon will break ground beginning next year on advanced data centers that will add 1.3 gigawatts of AI and supercomputing capacity. AWS currently supports more than 11,000 government agencies. The cloud computing software provides security, compliance and governance tools for the government control of unclassified and classified data. The new investment is expected to enable federal government agencies — including defense, healthcare and energy departments — in their discovery and decision-making processes using simulation and modeling data with AI. Amazon’s investment directly supports the Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan outlined in June 2025. “Our investment in purpose-built government AI and cloud infrastructure will fundamentally transform how federal agencies leverage supercomputing,” says Matt Garman, CEO of AWS. “We’re giving agencies expanded access to advanced AI capabilities that will enable them to accelerate critical missions from cybersecurity to drug discovery. This investment removes the technology barriers that have held government back and further positions America to lead in the AI era.” Amazon’s investment is the latest deal in the private sector’s…

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Maersk Selects Charlotte for New North American Corporate Headquarters

John Nelson — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:52:33 +0000

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Maersk, a global integrated logistics and shipping company, has selected Charlotte for its North American corporate headquarters. The company will invest $16 million in Mecklenburg County and will grow its Charlotte workforce to 1,300 jobs. The location of the company’s new offices and identity of the landlord were not disclosed. Maersk is a subsidiary of Danish firm A.P. Moller-Maersk and was founded in 1904. The new headquarters in Charlotte will house key corporate functions — including finance, human resources, commercial strategy and technology — for its 10,000 North American employees. Maersk’s lease is the second headquarters relocation for Charlotte within a week as Scout Motors, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, announced its $206 million investment to move its regional headquarters to Charlotte.

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Google to Invest $40B in Texas Data Centers Through 2027

Taylor Williams — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:17:08 +0000

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — Google will invest approximately $40 billion in Texas data centers through 2027 as the Silicon Valley-based tech giant looks to expand its cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure capabilities. Google CEO Sundar Pichai made the announcement on Nov. 14 via a LinkedIn post, stating that the investment would also include the development of three new data center campuses in Armstrong and Haskell counties. Google said that one of its new campuses in Haskell County, which is located roughly midway between Fort Worth and Lubbock, will be built alongside a new solar and battery storage plant. Google also said in the post that it plans to “train existing electrical workers and more than 1,700 apprentices in Texas by 2030, more than doubling the projected pipeline of new electricians in the state.” As part of the investment, Google has also committed to an initiative to “strengthen energy resilience and abundance, as well as [to] support community energy efficiency initiatives through a new $30 million Energy Impact Fund.” According to Data Center Dynamics, Google is also planning an expansion of its existing data center facilities in Ellis County, which is located south of Dallas and encompasses the city of…

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Phoenix Commercial Properties Rebrands to SVN | Raleigh

John Nelson — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:34:33 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. — Phoenix Commercial Properties, a full-service commercial real estate services firm in North Carolina’s Triangle region, has announced it will now operate as SVN | Raleigh. Founded in 2011, the brokerage firm is joining forces with SVN International Public Benefit Corp., which operates more than 200 brokerage offices with 2,000 advisors worldwide. John Powell, managing director of SVN | Raleigh, will lead the firm. The company will continue to represent buyers, tenants, landlords, sellers and developers throughout the Triangle region across office, industrial, retail, multifamily and land verticals.

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Lincoln Property Co. Acquires Student Housing Developer Capstone

John Nelson — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:53:00 +0000

DALLAS — Lincoln Property Co., a Dallas-based global real estate services firm, has acquired Capstone Development Partners, a student housing developer with offices in Birmingham, Ala., and Denver. Lincoln’s acquisition includes Capstone’s management affiliate, Capstone Management Partners. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Capstone will continue to operate as Capstone Development Partners, powered by Lincoln. The developer came in at No. 15 in the Top Developers ranking by Student Housing Business. Capstone disclosed in the first quarter that it had seven projects planned through 2028 totaling 5,900 beds. The acquisition expands Lincoln’s higher education infrastructure and enhances its development, financing and operation of on-campus and university-affiliated housing. “Capstone has long been a recognized leader in student housing and campus facilities development,” says Alison Daubert, chief strategy officer at Lincoln. “Their specialized expertise complements Lincoln’s national platform with robust resources, allowing us to better support higher education institutions with even greater experience and expertise.” Capstone says that the move gives the company access to Lincoln’s national resources and operational expertise. “With Lincoln’s support and comprehensive real estate capabilities, we are more capable than ever to assist universities in creating innovative, customized development and operational solutions that align seamlessly with their…

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Vista Residential, Virtus Secure Construction Financing for 304-Unit Apartment Development in Metro Atlanta

Abby Cox — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:31:06 +0000

MABLETON, GA. — A partnership between Vista Residential Partners and Virtus Real Estate Group has secured construction financing for Mill Grove Vista, a 304-unit, garden-style apartment development located in Mableton, approximately 14 miles west of downtown Atlanta in Cobb County. The multifamily community will sit at the heart of a future 23.6-acre mixed-use development that will feature a civic building, townhomes and retail space, along with Mill Grove Vista. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. will provide financing for the project. Apex Multifamily Construction, a Vista affiliate, will serve as general contractor. Mill Grove Vista will feature a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments across 12 residential buildings. The average unit size will total roughly 917 square feet. Amenities at the community will include a fitness center, resort-style swimming pool, clubroom with a coffee bar, coworking spaces, parcel room, dog park and a playground. Vertical construction on Mill Grove Vista is anticipated to start early next year, with completion scheduled for the end of 2027.

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PNC Bank to Increase Retail Expansion to 300 New Branches in Southeast, Midwest

Abby Cox — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 12:15:00 +0000

PITTSBURGH — PNC Bank (NYSE: PNC) plans to open more than 300 new retail bank branches by 2030, adding about 100 new branches to its earlier plan, which was announced last November. The new announcement brings PNC’s total investment in growing its retail footprint to approximately $2 billion. The latest branch expansion plan calls for new locations in markets including Nashville, Sarasota, Fla., Winston-Salem, N.C., and Chicago to extend PNC’s expansion efforts to nearly 20 markets across the United States. “The build-out of these 300 new branches allows us to deliver our unique blend of hospitality and financial advice to more clients in more neighborhoods across the country,” says Alex Overstrom, head of retail banking at PNC. “It’s about making PNC the most convenient bank in each of these markets, ensuring we can meet people where they are and help them thrive.” As part of the investment, PNC will add 35 new branches in Nashville, along with 40 more branches across the Southeast. The cities consist of Fort Meyers, Lakeland and Sarasota in Florida, as well as Asheville, Winston-Salem and Wilmington in North Carolina. “The additional branches strengthen our ability to provide valuable resources and expertise, reflecting our commitment to supporting…

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Macy’s, TMG Partners Form Venture for Potential Redevelopment of Flagship Store in San Francisco

Amy Works — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:32:47 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO — Macy’s and TMG Partners have formed a venture to explore the potential redevelopment of the retailer’s flagship store on Union Square in San Francisco’s retail district. TMG will help Macy’s conduct a “strategic assessment” of the property to explore the viability of renovations and enhancements that will “align with the needs of today’s office workers, residents, visitors, retail and local businesses.” The Union Square location will remain open through the 2025 holiday season and into first-quarter 2026. Further updates on plans and next steps for the Union Square site will be shared in the coming months. In February 2024, Macy’s originally announced plans to close Union Square as part of a larger sell-off of store properties nationwide; however, the company said its store would not close until it found a buyer for the 700,000-square-foot property, as disclosed by several media sources. The Union Square flagship store has been in operation since 1929 and is one of the retailer’s largest and oldest locations.

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Philip Voorhees to Join BISON Partners After 25-Year Career at CBRE

Amy Works — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:27:37 +0000

IRVINE, CALIF. — Philip Voorhees will join BISON Partners, a real estate operating company focused on retail properties, following his departure from CBRE at the end of the year after a 25-year tenure. Voorhees currently serves as vice chairman in CBRE’s Retail Capital Markets division, where his retail investment teams have completed more than 1,080 transactions totaling over $15 billion in value. Launched in 2022 by Brad Rable and Wil Smith, BISON Partners was established as a strategic venture to acquire and reposition retail shopping centers. The firm recently expanded its footprint with properties in California, Arizona and Nevada. Voorhees’ expertise in acquisitions and capital markets will support BISON’s continued mission to grow a portfolio of value-add retail properties across the western United States.

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Sonida Senior Living to Acquire CNL Healthcare Properties for $1.8B

John Nelson — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:16:40 +0000

DALLAS AND ORLANDO, FLA. — Seniors housing owner and operator Sonida Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: SNDA) has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire CNL Healthcare Properties (CHP), a non-traded public REIT, in a deal valued at $1.8 billion. Upon completion of the merger, the combined company will be the eighth-largest senior living owner, with a portfolio of 153 independent living, assisted living and memory care communities and enterprise value of $3 billion. Under the agreement, Dallas-based Sonida will acquire 100 percent of CHP in a cash and stock transaction. The transaction is expected to close in the first or second quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Both the Sonida and CHP board of directors unanimously approved the merger. Financing for the acquisition will include cash provided by Conversant Capital and Silk Partners — the two largest Sonida shareholders — and debt financing from RBC Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets. Ahead of the merger, Sonida’s portfolio comprises 97 seniors housing communities that the company owns, manages or invests in, including 84 owned properties. In total, the portfolio serves roughly 10,250 residents. CHP’s current portfolio comprises 69 seniors housing communities with 7,535 units across 26 states.

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MAG Partners Exits $5.5B Baltimore Peninsula Development Team

John Nelson — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:12:45 +0000

BALTIMORE — MAG Partners has announced its exit from the master development team of Baltimore Peninsula, a $5.5 billion mixed-use development underway in south Baltimore. The multi-phase, 235-acre development, formerly branded as Port Covington, is led by Sagamore Ventures, a developer founded by Under Armour’s CEO Kevin Plank, as well as Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group and the City of Baltimore. MacFarlane Partners has also been a member of the development team since joining alongside MAG Partners in 2022, but the San Francisco-based firm has also left the project, according to the Baltimore Business Journal. The news outlet also reported that MAG Partners will stay involved in several office leases in the works alongside leasing agent Courtenay Jenkins of Cushman & Wakefield. In its departure statement, MAG Partners says the firm was involved in opening 1.1 million square feet of commercial space at Baltimore Peninsula and stabilizing 450 apartments since joining the development team in May 2022. The Baltimore Business Journal reports that Sagamore Ventures is seeking out development partners for the remaining phases of Baltimore Peninsula.

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Jack in the Box to Sell Del Taco Subsidiary for $115M

Amy Works — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:02:23 +0000

SAN DIEGO — San Diego-based Jack in the Box has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Del Taco Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company which operates and franchises more than 550 Del Taco restaurants, to Yadav Enterprises for $115 million. Yadav Enterprises operates more than 310 franchise restaurants, including Jack in the Box, Denny’s and TGI Friday’s. Yadav Enterprises also owns the Taco Cabana brand, a fast-casual, Tex-Mex restaurant chain consisting of 150 locations, and Nick the Greek, a fast-casual, Greek restaurant chain consisting of 90 locations. The transaction is expected to close by January 2026. The company expects to use the net cash proceeds after taxes and transaction costs to retire debt within its securitization structure. In line with the company’s “Jack on Track” plan announced in April, the sale of Del Taco allows for the strengthening of the company’s balance sheet and initiates the return of Jack in the Box to a “simpler, asset-light business model,” according to a release. BofA Securities Inc. is serving as exclusive financial advisor to Jack in the Box and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is serving as its legal counsel in the transaction. Yadav Enterprises is represented by its general counsel, Steven…

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Joint Venture to Purchase Sotherly Hotels REIT in All-Cash Transaction

John Nelson — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000

WILLIAMSBURG, VA. — A joint venture between Kemmons Wilson Hospitality Partners LP and Ascendant Capital Partners LP, doing business jointly as KW Kingfisher LLC, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Sotherly Hotels Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHO), a hospitality REIT based in Williamsburg. Sotherly owns 10 upscale hotels in the Sun Belt and Mid-Atlantic totaling 2,786 hotel rooms, as well as interests in two condominium hotels and their associated rental programs. Sotherly’s portfolio includes:– The Georgian Terrace in Atlanta– The Whitehall in Houston– The DeSoto in Savannah, Ga.– Lyfe Resort & Residences in Hollywood, Fla.– Hyde Beach House in Hollywood, Fla.– DoubleTree by Hilton Hollywood Beach Resort in Hollywood, Fla.– Hotel Ballast in Wilmington, N.C.– Hotel Alba in Tampa, Fla.– Hyatt Centric Arlington in Arlington, Va.– DoubleTree Jacksonville Riverfront in Jacksonville, Fla.– DoubleTree by Hilton Laurel in Laurel, Md.– DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Airport “This transaction is a testament to the high-quality portfolio that Sotherly has built over the past 20-plus years as a publicly traded company, and we are confident this will pave a path toward future success for our hotels and the associates and guests who enjoy them every day,” says David Folsom, CEO of Sotherly. Under terms…

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