REITs have been rather quiet in the capital markets for some time now. Rising interest rates have made debt more expensive. Trading prices have reflected steep discounts to “net asset values”, or “NAVs”. But REITs, our...more
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to impact business, markets, and society at large, our attorneys who work with private equity (PE) clients in the U.S. have been having conversations with those clients about...more
Many plans have gone “agley” at this point. And yet, in surveying the COVID-19 pandemic from home, from what quiet corner we might secure, we all know new plans must be made. We should humbly attempt to make good ones. In...more
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, H.R. 748 (the “CARES Act”) was approved by Congress and signed into law by President Trump. The legislation is approximately 880 pages in length and...more
According to NAREIT, “real estate investment trusts,” or REITs, own more than $3 trillion of U.S. real estate assets. With REITs having survived (and, in some respects, thrived) under recent tax reform, that number likely...more
What is a REIT? -
A REIT refers to a “real estate investment trust,” which is an entity entitled to beneficial federal income tax treatment if it satisfies various requirements relating to its organization, its ownership,...more
The use of non-GAAP financial measures is nearly ubiquitous for U.S. public companies. According to Audit Analytics, 97% of S&P 500 companies used non-GAAP financial measures in earnings releases during 2017.
Many...more
What is an UPREIT? -
A common operating structure for publicly traded equity REITs is the umbrella partnership real estate investment trust (“UPREIT”) structure. In a typical UPREIT structure, the REIT holds substantially...more
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND SUMMARY OF 8-K ITEMS -
What is Form 8-K? -
Form 8-K is the form on which public companies report, on a current basis, the occurrence of significant events. A reportable event is a transaction or...more
On April 17, 2019, the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service issued a second installment of proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) relating to the Opportunity Zone Fund (“OZ Fund”) rules contained...more
On October 19, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued long-awaited and much anticipated proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) relating to the Opportunity Zone Fund (“OZ...more