Data Center REIT Equinix Looks for More Benefits from Cloud Computing

Charles Meyers, chief operating officer of Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2016: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge.

Meyers commented on the outlook for cloud computing.

“The cloud phenomenon is a significant and durable source of incremental demand for the data center sector broadly – and Equinix specifically,” he said.

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REIT M&A Activity More Public-to-Public Than in Previous Years, Barclays Says

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.

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Brexit Making Continental Real Estate More Attractive Than U.K., Fund Manager Says

Steve Shigekawa, managing director with Neuberger Berman, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York.

Shigekawa leads the Neuberger Berman Global Real Estate Securities Group.

Shigekawa discussed the impact of  the United Kingdom’s upcoming referendum regarding membership in the European Union and what it means for property markets in both England and on the Continent in Europe.

Steve Shigekawa

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Apple Hospitality REIT Planting Seeds for More Success

Since its listing on the New York Stock Exchange a year ago this month, there’s been little let-up in activity at Richmond, Virginia-based Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE: APLE).

Last month, the lodging REIT announced plans to acquire public non-listed REIT Apple REIT Ten, Inc. in a deal valued at approximately $ 1.3 billion. Apple REIT Ten was formed by Glade Knight, the executive chairman of Apple Hospitality. The merger would create one of the largest lodging REITs in the country.

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Merger Has Apple Hospitality REIT Planting Seeds for More Success

Since its listing on the New York Stock Exchange a year ago this month, there’s been little let-up in activity at Richmond, Virginia-based Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE: APLE).

Last month, the lodging REIT announced plans to acquire public non-listed REIT Apple REIT Ten, Inc. in a deal valued at approximately $ 1.3 billion. Apple REIT Ten was formed by Glade Knight, the executive chairman of Apple Hospitality. The merger would create one of the largest lodging REITs in the country.

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