A real estate investment trust (REIT) is a company that owns, and in most cases operates, income-producing real estate. REITs own many types of commercial real estate, ranging from office and apartment buildings to warehouses, hospitals, shopping centers, hotels and timberlands. Some REITs engage in financing real estate.
The Blackstone Group Inc. is an American multinational private equity, alternative asset management, and financial services firm based in New York City. As the largest alternative investment firm in the world, Blackstone specializes in private equity, credit, and hedge fund investment strategies.
Land Securities Group plc is the largest commercial property development and investment company in the UK. The firm switched to Real Estate Investment Trust status when REITs were introduced in the United Kingdom in January 2007. It is headquartered in London and traded on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
Dubai International Capital (DIC) is the international investment arm of Dubai Holding, a global conglomerate and sovereign wealth fund of the government of Dubai and its ruling family. DIC invests private funds on behalf of Dubai Holding and several large third-party investors around the world with a mandate to build a portfolio of internationally diversified assets.
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust is the second-largest real estate investment trust (REIT) in Canada. It has an enterprise value of approximately $14 billion, and owns 289 primarily retail properties, with a net leasable area of 44 million square feet. The company properties are located across Canada. The current chief executive officer is Edward Sonshine.
SEGRO plc is a property investment and development company. It develops and invests in property located in the UK and Continental Europe focusing on edge of town flexible business space. The firm switched to Real Estate Investment Trust status when REITs were introduced in the United Kingdom in January 2007. The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It is the largest industrial property company in Europe and is the owner of the Slough Trading Estate - the largest trading estate under single ownership in Europe.
Regency Centers Corporation is a real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Jacksonville, Florida and is one of the largest operators of grocery-anchored shopping centers. As of December 31, 2017, the company owned 426 properties comprising 53.9 million square feet of space, 80% of which are anchored by grocery stores that rank in the top three of their market.
Workspace Group plc is a real estate investment trust based in London, England. Founded in 1987 by the privatisation of property assets of the former Greater London Council, the company lets office, industrial and workshop space to small and medium-sized enterprises. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
UK Commercial Property Trust is a large British investment trust dedicated to investments in UK commercial properties. Established in 2006, the company is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The chairman is Andrew Wilson. It invests in shopping centres, shops, office buildings and industrial estates and warehousing/distribution centres.
Shaftesbury PLC is a British real estate investment trust which invests exclusively in the heart of London's West End. Its portfolio, which extends to over 14.5 acres, includes 584 restaurants, cafes, pubs and shops across 1.1 million sq. ft. which together provide 70% of rental income. It is headquartered in London, traded on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Private equity in the 2000s relates to one of the major periods in the history of private equity and venture capital. Within the broader private equity industry, two distinct sub-industries, leveraged buyouts and venture capital experienced growth along parallel although interrelated tracks.
MidOcean Partners is an American private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations and growth capital investments in middle-market companies. The firm has historically focused on investments in middle market companies in four core industries including business services; consumer and leisure companies, media and niche industrial services.
Nick Leslau is an English commercial property investor, with an estimated fortune in the Sunday Times Rich List of £350 million. Leslau is Chairman and Chief Executive of Prestbury Investment Holdings Limited and Chairman of Prestbury Investments LLP. He is a 30 per cent shareholder in Prestbury's Secure Income REIT which owns properties such as Thorpe Park, Warwick Castle and Alton Towers which are on a long-term lease to Merlin Entertainments. Secure Income REIT also owns 20 private hospitals and 55 Travelodge hotels in the UK.
The Lightstone Group is a privately held real estate investment company which owns and operates a diversified portfolio of multifamily, office, industrial, hotel, and retail properties. Lightstone has invested directly in individual real estate assets and in real estate operating companies. The company was founded by David Lichtenstein in 1988.
Primary Health Properties plc is a British-based real estate investment trust, specialising in the rental of flexible and modern primary healthcare facilities within the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is also a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index
Prologis, Inc. is a multinational logistics real estate investment trust (REIT) headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company was formed through the merger of AMB Property Corporation and ProLogis in June 2011, which made Prologis the largest industrial real estate company in the world. Currently the world's largest owner of warehouses and distribution centers, Prologis operates as a publicly traded company and a member of the NYSE and S&P 500. The company is the owner, manager and developer of approximately 3,382 logistics and distribution center and logistics facilities in markets across the Americas, Asia and Europe, and serves approximately 5,000 customers across a diverse range of industries in 19 countries. As of December 31, 2017, Prologis had $79 billion in total assets under management. The company's research department publishes white papers and its own market research, including the quarterly Industrial Business Indicator and the annual Prologis Logistics Rent Index.
Welltower Inc. is a real estate investment trust that mostly invests in seniors housing, assisted living and memory care communities, post-acute care facilities, and medical office buildings. It also owns hospitals and other healthcare properties outside the United States. It ranked 609th on the Fortune 1000 in 2016 and is a component of the S&P 500.
Brookfield Property Partners L.P. is a global commercial real estate company and subsidiary of alternative asset management company Brookfield Asset Management. Its portfolio includes properties in the office, multi-family residential, retail, hospitality, and logistics industries throughout North America, Europe, and Australia. Its subsidiary Brookfield Properties is responsible for the management of these facilities.
Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust is a Canadian unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust based in Toronto, Ontario. It is the largest real estate investment trust in Canada, with an enterprise value of $16 billion. It mainly owns Canadian retail properties anchored by its major tenant and majority unitholder, Loblaw Companies, Canada's largest food retailer, which is controlled by the Weston family. It is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust is a Canadian open-ended real estate investment trust, specializing in commercial real estate, and based in Toronto, Ontario. It is the third largest REIT in Canada by market capitalization. H&R's portfolio includes 40 office properties, 161 retail properties, and 105 industrial properties and 11 other properties, with a total value of $13 billion. It is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
