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US REITs, REOCs Prepared for Uncertainty Ahead January 9, 2017

US REITs, REOCs Prepared for Uncertainty Ahead

US REITs, REOCs Prepared for Uncertainty Ahead January 4, 2016 | by Philip Kibel | Commercial Property Executive By Philip Kibel, Associate Managing Director, Moody's Investors Service: Despite Moody's expectation that the performance of U.S. REITs and REOCs will be stable in 2017, here are the key credit issues to watch for in the year…
NorthStar/RXR New York Metro Real Estate Acquires Manhattan Office Building January 9, 2017

NorthStar/RXR New York Metro Real Estate Acquires Manhattan Office Building

NorthStar/RXR New York Metro Real Estate Acquires Manhattan Office Building January 9, 2016 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault On December 29, 2016, NorthStar/RXR New York Metro Real Estate, Inc., a nontraded REIT, through a subsidiary of its operating partnership, completed a $2.5 million follow-on investment, including closing costs, in 1285 Avenue of the…
CION Investment Corporation Reduces Sales Load January 6, 2017

CION Investment Corporation Reduces Sales Load

CION Investment Corporation Reduces Sales Load January 6, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault CION Investment Corporation (CIC) announced on January 3, 2017, a reduction in the sales load for their continuous public offering of common stock from 10% to 5% and a reduction in the dealer manager fee from 3% to 2%.…
Trump adviser, Nasdaq CEO among 2016’s most influential in financial services January 5, 2017

Trump adviser, Nasdaq CEO among 2016’s most influential in financial services

Trump adviser, Nasdaq CEO among 2016's most influential in financial services Dec 30, 2016 | By Matthew Rybaltowski | S&P Global Market Intelligence A pair of political shocks stemming from the outcome of the U.S. presidential election and a landmark U.K. referendum dominated headlines in the financial services industry in 2016. The U.S. Department of Labor's…
Blackstone’s Nontraded REIT Has Broken Escrow January 5, 2017

Blackstone’s Nontraded REIT Has Broken Escrow

Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. is a public non-traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on investing primarily in stabilized income-oriented commercial real estate in the United States.
NorthStar and Colony Merger Expected to Close January 10th January 5, 2017

NorthStar and Colony Merger Expected to Close January 10th

NorthStar and Colony Merger Expected to Close January 10th January 5, 2016 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault The shareholders of Colony Capital Inc., NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc. and NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. voted to approve the merger of the three companies on December 20, 2016. The merger was reported to be the…
Jay Clayton as Next SEC Chairman January 5, 2017

Jay Clayton as Next SEC Chairman

Jay Clayton as Next SEC Chairman January 5, 2016 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate Jay Clayton, a partner in Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, to be the next chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Clayton has worked with Wall Street firms to do M&A deals, prepare initial…
CION Ares Diversified Credit Fund Declared Effective January 5, 2017

CION Ares Diversified Credit Fund Declared Effective

  CION Ares Diversified Credit Fund Declared Effective January 5, 2017 | by Jared Schneider | Blue Vault CION Investments latest offering became effective in December 2016. CION has partnered with Ares Management to launch a new credit-focused interval fund. The fund will focus on a diversified debt strategy that can take an opportunistic and…

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