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Monthly Archives: December 2014

ATEL Capital Group Celebrates 37 Years in the Industry

Equipment leasing giant, ATEL Capital Group (ATEL) recently celebrated its 37th anniversary. Formed in 1977, the company is one of the largest independently...

Corvex Management LP Purchases 7.9 Million Shares of ARCP

According to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Corvex Management LP (Corvex) has taken a 7.1% stake in American Realty Capital...

Nick Schorsch Steps Down from RCS Capital and New York REIT

A number of executive changes for the Nicholas Schorsch family of companies have been announced today as AR Capital, RCS Capital, and New York...

ARCP Update; Business Priorities, Portfolio Review, Extensions, and More

American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) recently provided updates on its current status, which include a portfolio review, an extension for reporting third quarter and...

Offering Price Drop for a Non-Traded BDC

Non-traded BDC, Corporate Capital Trust (CCT), announced that it has lowered its public offering price per share after a decrease in its net asset...

Looking Back – Top Stories from December 2013

Here’s a look at the top “timeless” stories from December of 2013. Liquidity for Illiquid Direct Investments - FINRA Registered Secondary Market Firms – Surprisingly,...

Buy Low, Sell High – Is Oil Ripe for the Taking?

With over 316 million residents, the United States consumes more energy than any other nation according to the U.S. Energy Information Agency. Across the...

Non-Traded REIT Sells Portfolio of Properties for $790 Million

CNL Lifestyle Properties, a non-traded REIT sponsored by CNL Financial Group, has had an eventful week. The company, which invests in income-producing properties with...

United Realty’s Jacob Frydman Offers 2015 Outlook

With 2015 just over a week away, the direct investment industry is poised for another exciting year. From upcoming liquidity events to FINRA’s NAV...

Hines Global REIT II Acquires First Asset; Industrial Building in California

Hines Global REIT II, a non-traded REIT sponsored by Hines, recently acquired a Class A industrial building in Carlsbad, California. The contract purchase price...

Monogram Residential Trust Announces Preliminary Results of Tender Offer

Previously a non-traded REIT, Monogram Residential Trust (Monogram) revealed the preliminary results of its modified “Dutch Auction” tender offer, which expired December 19, 2014. ...

NorthStar Realty Finance Buys 11 Class A Office Properties in Europe

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp (NorthStar Realty)(NYSE: NRF), a publicly traded REIT managed by NorthStar Asset Management Group, Inc. (NYSE: NSAM) a sponsor of non-traded...

ARCP Issues Statement about Cole Capital Non-Traded REITs

The publicly traded REIT that’s caused a stir in the non-traded space has again declared the innocence of its private capital business that sponsors...

Franklin Square Provides Senior Secured Credit Facility to Altamont Capital Partners

Sponsor to a number of non-traded BDCs, Franklin Square Capital Partners (Franklin Square), in partnership with Blackstone’s credit division, GSO Capital Partners (GSO), has...

Securities America Employee Appointed to FSI’s Compliance Council

Securities America, a subsidiary of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, announced that its senior vice president general counsel, Kevin Miller, has been named to Financial...

Non-Traded REIT Buys Two Buildings in Netherlands for $86 Million

The city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands is now home to CPA®:18—Global’s most recent acquisition. The non-traded REIT, sponsored by W.P. Carey, purchased a...

Ease Tax Burden with Easements

Our next tax strategy to be addressed is the donation of a Conservation Easement, or the investment in an entity that may make a...

NorthStar Real Estate Income II Originates Senior Secured Loan for $41 Million

NorthStar Real Estate Income II (NorthStar Income II) announced today that it has recently originated a senior loan of $41 million that is secured...

Central Trade & Transfer Acquires Assets of a Competitor

Central Trade & Transfer (CTT Auctions), a secondary market auction provider that delivers liquidity options for investors with interests in public non-traded REITs and...

Schorsch Accused of Directing ARCP Cover Up

Filed yesterday, in New York state court, Nick Schorsch has been accused of directing two former American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. executives to cover...