The Real Estate M&A and Private Equity Review, 4th Ed., United States Chapter

Abstract

The REIT sector in the United States has expanded dramatically over the past quarter
century. Until the ‘REIT Revolution’ of the 1990s, private sources of capital dominated the
US commercial real estate industry, and publicly traded real estate vehicles such as REITs
played a relatively small role. The tables have now turned, and public REITs are dominant in
a number of sectors and show every sign of continuing to grow.

Keywords: REITs, Real Estate M&A, Real Estate Private Equity, Real Estate Investment Trusts, Cross Border Transactions, International, Global, Mergers, Acquisitions, USA, US, United States, U.S.

JEL Classification: K20, K22