Finance  Net Leasing
W.P. Carey Seeks to Invest $1B in Euro, Emerging Markets
Jun 25, 2009

W.P. Carey & Co. has unveiled plans to raise $1 billion to fund acquisitions in European and emerging markets. According to Reuters, firm president & international transactions head Edward LaPuma targeted $500 million in acquisitions in Europe in 2009, a figure he characterized as “very realistic.” LaPuma, speaking during Reuters’ Global Real Estate Summit, said that the acquisition plans are aimed at taking advantage of a coming wave of net lease selloffs by European corporate occupiers looking to raise cash; that spate of selloffs could measure between $10 billion and $12 billion, according to LaPuma. In addition to European markets, the firm is also considering investment opportunities in Brazil, the Middle East, India and China. Moving forward, W.P. Carey expects to increase the percentage of its portfolio taken up by properties in European and emerging markets from 30 percent to 50 percent.

 
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In Supply-Constrained Vancouver Market, 204,000SF Office Trades in Sale Leaseback
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Net Lease Market Sluggish, But Not Comatose
Jun 23, 2009
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