Affiliates of Blackstone have agreed to acquire PS Business Parks for $7.6 billion, a deal that follows on the heels of Blackstone's recent announcement that it was acquiring ACC. 

PS Business Parks' shares will trade for $187.50 per unit in the all-cash transaction, a premium of approximately 15% to the volume weighted average share price over the last 60 days.

Under the deal Blackstone will acquire a 27 million square foot portfolio of industrial, business park, traditional office, and multifamily properties located primarily in California, Miami, Texas and Northern Virginia.

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Erika Morphy

Erika Morphy has been writing about commercial real estate at GlobeSt.com for more than ten years, covering the capital markets, the Mid-Atlantic region and national topics. She's a nerd so favorite examples of the former include accounting standards, Basel III and what Congress is brewing.