The Best of 2018

Last year was one of plenty for dealmakers across the nation. Despite some reports, leasing activity was steady in many markets, spurred by the tech and pharmaceutical/biomedical fields. Financing was going at a full clip as borrowers sought to take advantage of interest rates before they started rising. Several markets across the country welcomed new developments across the property spectrum. And the $562.1 billion in investment transactions recorded by Real Capital Analytics marked a 15% jump from the prior year. Meanwhile, prices rose by some 6% across the board.

Of course, much of that was due to the M&A activity the industry saw as private equity players took advantage of public market pricing to grow their holdings. We take a look at these entity-level deals below, followed by our annual rundown of some of the most significant transactions that took place throughout the country last year.