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The ex-employees are asking for new leverage limits on private equity deals, along with a worker-protection tax and profit clawbacks that would fund

real estate merger and acquisition
The Toronto-based alternative asset manager said in a statement Tuesday it will acquire Forest City for $25.35 a share in cash.

zara
Zara will ship out online orders from its stores, in hopes of boosting sales and reaching customers quickly, according to the Wall Street Journal. Marc Levine, chairman of the Illinois State Board of Investments, tells CNBC

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The executives that saw the biggest median compensation increase last year were CFOs.

Despite lower one-year total shareholder returns, U.S. REIT executives

NYC apartments
As interest rates push higher, investors are becoming more cautious.

Investors have become less willing to pay top prices for apartment buildings in New York City. Prices on apartment assets in Manhattan south

NYC apartments
As interest rates push higher, investors are becoming more cautious.

Investors have become less willing to pay top prices for apartment buildings in New York City. Prices on apartment assets in Manhattan south

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The acquisition is being made through Ares U.S. Real Estate Fund IX LP, and involves properties in Tennessee, Texas, Georgia and North and South Carolina.

(Bloomberg)—An

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The deal between the bank and the New York-based co-working company is the biggest by revenue for WeWork’s Powered by We business.

(Bloomberg)—UBS Group AG decided last year that

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SoftBank, which declined to comment, was said to have been considering an investment of at least $100 million.

(Bloomberg)—The SoftBank Vision Fund has walked away from talks to invest in Cadre, a real-estate

Federal Reserve Building
The Federal Reserve will issue a statement promising more rate hikes, according to MarketWatch. Discount retailers continue to expand, reports Chicago Tribune. These are the must reads from around the commercial real estate

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