Single-family REIT Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust (NYSE: SWAY) and Colony American Homes, Inc. said Sept. 21 they have agreed to merge in a stock-for-stock transaction that will create a combined company with $ 7.7 billion in assets.
The new company will own and manage more than 30,000 homes and is expected to achieve estimated annualized cost synergies of $ 40 million to $ 50 million.