Columbia Property Trust ponders $2.2B takeover offer
The board of Columbia Property Trust is seriously considering an unsolicited proposal to acquire the real estate investment trust...
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RentPath calls off CoStar acquisition after FTC lawsuit
CoStar Group will no longer be acquiring RentPath Holdings, thanks to the FTC. RentPath announced today that it terminated...
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Simon completes acquisition of high-end mall owner Taubman
After a tumultuous process, Simon Property Group has completed its acquisition of Taubman Realty Group. Under the merger agreement,...
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Marcus & Millichap inks deal to buy Mission Capital Advisors
Marcus & Millichap has inked a deal to buy the debt and equity brokerage Mission Capital Advisors. The publicly...
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United Wholesale Mortgage goes public with $16B valuation
United Wholesale Mortgage is merging with Gores Holdings IV, a special-purpose acquisition company, and preparing to go public in...
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First American to buy Docutech for $350M
Title insurance giant First American has reached a deal to buy housing tech company Docutech for $350 million. The deal should close by the end of March, and Docutech’s current management team, including president...
Columbia acquiring Normandy for $100M in New York real estate’s latest megamerger
Columbia Property Trust is buying Normandy Real Estate Management in a deal worth about $100 million, Columbia announced on...
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Title insurance’s Big Three are not to be: Fidelity, Stewart call off $1.2B merger
The massive merger between Fidelity National Financial and Stewart Information Services that would have turned the country’s “Big Four”...
Sam Zell talks “jungle” entrepreneurs, “dearth” of mergers
The “jungle” entrepreneurs of real estate are a dying breed, according to billionaire Sam Zell. Zell, chairman of Chicago-based...
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Keeping up with the Joneses: In wake of
JLL-HFF deal, expect a poaching frenzy
JLL’s $2 billion acquisition of HFF, a move that further consolidates the commercial-brokerage industry and creates the country’s largest...
JLL-HFF deal, expect a poaching frenzy