NEW YORK CITY—The REIT is de-emphasizing its presence in the retail sector and may spin off a 15-million-square-foot suburban portfolio, including this property in East Hanover, NJ.

DALLAS—With an equity valuation of about $2.4 billion, the merged REIT will be externally managed by a subsidiary of CIM Group.

FREMONT, CA—The $1.8-billion union of Men's Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank portends another active year for M&A in the retail sector.

NEWTON, MA—CWH says the advisory firms shortchanged the progress made in implementing the REIT's business plan; shareholders Corvex and Related say the ouster endorsements “send a clear message.”

NEW YORK CITY—“With these new additions, we expect to become much better positioned to evaluate the alternative investment landscape,” says Nicholas Schorsch, RCAP's executive chairman.

PLEASANTON, CA—The deal, expected to close in the fourth quarter, will create a combined company second only to Kroger with more than 2,400 supermarkets coast to coast.

STAMFORD, CT—The document and information technology management company has been headquartered here since its formation in a 1920 merger.

DALLAS— “As we get further into 2014, concern remains about which MSAs will become oversupplied as new supply outpaces demand,” says Jay Denton, VP of research with locally based Axiometrics.