NYSE Official Says REIT IPO Market Off to Active Start in 2017

NYSE Official Says REIT IPO Market Off to Active Start in 2017 Ron Bohlert, sector leader of the real estate and insurance group at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Bohlert commented that 2017 is off …

Health Care REIT MedEquities Pursuing Opportunities Post-IPO

John McRoberts, chairman and CEO of MedEquities Realty Trust (NYSE: MRT), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2016: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge. MedEquities provides capital primarily to the acute and post-acute services industry by making investments in health care facilities. News

Modest Pickup in REIT IPO Activity Possible, Investment Banker Says

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 …

Real Estate Investment Banker Reflects on Tax Reform, IPO Market

Mark Decker Sr., vice chairman at BMO Capital Markets, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York. Decker previously served as NAREIT president, and was at the helm of the association when the 1986 Tax Reform Act was passed. Decker remarked that at the time …

IPO Market on Hold as Volatility Keeps Companies Sidelined, NYSE Manager Says

Ron Bohlert, managing director of the Global Client Services Group at the New York Stock Exchange, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2016: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C. Bohlert attributed the recent slowdown in REIT initial public offering (IPO) activity to volatility in the equity …

Morgan Stanley Banker Says Timing Not Right for REIT IPOs

Jackson Hsieh, vice chairman at Morgan Stanley, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Wynn Las Vegas. In the March/April edition of REIT magazine, Hsieh said that while the market for traditional IPOs is still open, the bar is “very high.”  In the subsequent …

Lawyer: Portfolio Discounts Holding Back REIT IPOs

Mark Van Deusen, partner with the law firm Hunton & Williams LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix. Van Deusen discussed some of the factors driving the market REIT initial public offerings (IPOs). First, he pointed out that portfolios in REIT IPOs traditionally …

NYSE Manager Sees Healthy REIT IPO Pipeline for 2015

Ron Bohlert, manager of global listings at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix. Bohlert noted that initial public offering (IPO) activity during 2014 was “incredibly successful for the NYSE.” There were a total of 117 IPOs, which …

RBC Capital Markets Banker Expecting “Healthier” REIT IPO Market

John Brady, managing director of RBC Capital Markets, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Brady discussed action in the initial public offering (IPO) market for REITs in 2014, noting that activity “is more back-ended this year than it has been …

Catchmark Timber CEO Says Company Flourishing Since IPO

Jerry Barag, president and CEO of Catchmark Timber Trust (NYSE: CTT), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Barag was asked about his company’s performance in the first quarter of 2014. Barag noted that following the firm’s initial public offering (IPO), it implemented a …