Real Estate

Brookfield and GIC’s $2.7bn Acquisition of National Storage REIT

By Mateo Roman Sy, Nathaline Marielle, Jeongmin Oh, Linh Nguyen, and Parth Talwar (University of Hong Kong); Rasmus Sjögren, Nikolas Kakona, Haris Jasarevic and Alexander Henje (Stockholm School of Economics) Photo: Pedro Lastra (Unsplash) Overview of the deal Acquirer: Brookfield and GIC Target: National Storage REIT Implied Equity Value: A$4 billion (approx. US$2.7 billion) Total Transaction Size: A$6.7 billion (~US$4.5 billion) Closed Date: Q2 2026 Target Advisor: Citi & J

2 days ago

Savills' $1.1bn Acquisition of Eastdil Secured

By Julianna Zelnhefer, Alex Svanidze, Ryan Leo, and Ava Singer (Boston University); Anastasia Malikova, Dennis Malaj, Gauri Khanna (LSE) Photo: Jason Dent (Unsplash) Overview of the deal Acquirer : Savills plc Target : Eastdil Secured LLC Implied Equity Value : $921.25 million (USD) (60% cash/40% stock) Total Transaction Size : $1,112.5 million (USD) Closed date : Q2-Q3 2026, subject to regulatory clearances Target advisor : BDT & MSD Partners (financial), Latham & Watkins

Apr 15

Affinius Capital and Vista Hill Partners' $3.4bn Acquisition of Veris Residential

By Tomiwa Oshai, Harvey Han, Omar Kanaa, Utku Kaya and Nayoung Kim (King’s College London); Mateo Roman Sy, Nathaline Marielle, Jeongmin Oh, Linh Nguyen and Parth Talwar (Hong Kong University) Photo: Avi Waxman (Unsplash) Overview of the deal Acquirer: Affinius Capital (lead) and Vista Hill Partners Target: Veris Residential, Inc. Implied Equity Value: USD $1.78 billion Total Transaction Size : USD $3.4 billion Close Date: Q2 2026 (Expected) Target Advisor: J.P. Morgan

Apr 8

Jardine Matheson Holdings' $4.2bn Acquisition of Mandarin Oriental International

By Mateo Sy, Linh Nguyen, Nathaline Marielle, Jeongmin Oh, Parth Talwar (HKUST); Alvaro Aguilar De Nalda (ESADE); Benedict Murphy, Shivam Gujral (University of Cambridge) Photo: Dominic Kurniawan Suryaputra (Unsplash) Overview of the deal Acquirer: Jardine Strategic Limited (“Bidco”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited Target: Mandarin Oriental International Ltd Implied Equity Value : US$4.2 billion Total Transaction Size: The remaining 11.96%

Jan 16