NEW YORK CITY—Of the $2 billion in new acquisition volume amassed by W. P. Carey Inc. during 2014, approximately 70% occurred outside the US, says managing director Gino Sabatini. Chief among the several advantages presented by this strategy is that “we have a wider net of deals we can look at,” Sabatini tells GlobeSt.com during an EXCLUSIVE interview during RealShare Net Lease. “The capability to do things in many countries obviously gives us a broader range of opportunities.”
Along with that expanded range of opportunities comes a broader array of risks, especially in a term of economic and political uncertainty globally. Sabatini details some of the measures that WPC takes to mitigate them, adding, “we make sure we get paid for taking these risks.”
Watch the complete video for more on these topics and other subjects, including the development of WPC's global presence over the past several years.
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Paul Bubny
Paul Bubny is managing editor of Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com. He has been reporting on business since 1988 and on commercial real estate since 2007. He is based at ALM Real Estate Media Group's offices in New York City.
