BETHESDA, MD—Walker & Dunlop Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Alliant Capital Ltd. and its affiliates, Alliant Strategic Investments and ADC Communities, a privately held alternative investment manager focused on the affordable housing sector through low-income housing tax credit syndication, joint venture development, and community preservation fund management.

According to a prepared statement, Alliant is the 6th largest LIHTC syndicator in the United States, and since inception, has participated in the development of over 100,000 affordable units serving over 400,000 families.

Walker & Dunlop chairman and CEO Willy Walker says in a prepared statement that "Alliant is one of the largest and most respected tax credit syndicators and affordable housing developers in the country. The addition of their people, assets, and capital formation capabilities immediately makes Walker & Dunlop a market leader in affordable housing — lending, sales, and tax credit syndication."

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