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Glenn Rufrano, CEO at VEREIT, Inc (NYSE: VER), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
VEREIT owns and manages a diversified portfolio of retail, restaurant, office and industrial real estate assets subject to long-term net leases.
In May, VEREIT doubled the size of its initial bond offering to $ 1 billion. Rufrano said actual demand for the offering totaled $ 5.5 billion.
Ragavan Bala, managing director of real estate investment banking group and head of real estate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) at Barclays PLC, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
Bala noted that REIT M&A activity levels are generally consistent with the last couple of years, but the type of activity has changed. Whereas three to four years ago activity was mainly driven by nontraded REITs, activity in 2016 has been more public-to-public, he said.
Scott Fordham, president and CEO of TIER REIT (NYSE: TIER), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
Dallas-based TIER REIT operates a portfolio of office properties in select markets that lead the nation in both population and office-using employment growth.
Fordham said fundamentals remain “very strong” in TIER REIT’s core markets of Austin, Texas; Dallas; Atlanta; Nashville, Tennessee; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Denver.
Chris Caton, global head of research at Prologis Inc. (NYSE: PLD), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
Prologis owns and operates industrial real estate focused on global and regional markets across the Americas, Europe and Asia.
Caton addressed the reasons why there has been such a strong market for industrial real estate.
John Thomas, CEO of Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE: DOC), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
Physicians Realty Trust is a medical office building REIT, primarily focused on leasing properties to doctors, hospital outpatient services, and healthcare delivery systems.
Dave Schulte, president and CEO of CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. (NYSE:CORR), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
CorEnergy primarily owns midstream and downstream energy infrastructure assets that perform utility-like functions, such as pipelines, storage terminals, and transmission and distribution assets.
Greg Steele, managing director and head of REIT investment banking at Capital One Securities, Inc., joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
Steele said the level of capital markets activity so far this year is “not surprising, given the backdrop of what’s been going on in the equity and bond markets.” He noted that fundamentals remain strong, along with stable cap rates, and a level of demand that well exceeds supply.
John Kessler, president and COO of Empire State Realty Trust (NYSE: ESRT), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
Empire State owns and operates office and retail properties in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area, including the Empire State Building.
Laura Grant, director of global real estate hedging and capital markets group at Chatham Financial, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
Speculation surrounding negative interest rates has been a consistent topic in 2016. Grant commented on the practical considerations for REITs and their financings.
Chris Volk, president and CEO of STORE Capital Corp. (NYSE: STOR), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
STORE is an acronym for single-tenant operational real estate, which is the company’s target market.
