On March 20th of this year American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) offered to purchase Cole Credit Properties Trust III (CCPT III) for billion. On the following day, however, CCPT III rejected the offer “… saying it isn’t in the best interests of shareholders and is an attempt to disrupt its business.” [Link] Since then, some very intelligent arguments have been made for and against the joining of the two companies. Either way, there is one thing for certain: A merger of the two companies would have created the largest publicly traded REIT in the net-lease sector.
In the current low interest rate environment (more)
