GREENFIELD, WI-Milwaukee deal flow is growing as investors move off the sidelines, according to Marcus & Millichap, which handled the sale of the 344-unit Briarwick Apts.

OMAHA, NE-The local NorthMarq office has arranged a $98 million tax-exempt bond securitization that leverages a 11-property multifamily portfolio.

SAO PAOLO, BRAZIL-The Greenwich, CT-based firm has acquired a 33%-stake in MRV Logistica, with a plan for 10 million square feet of new industrial development in the country.

SOUTH ELGIN, IL-Mosaic Properties and Development, the former sole owner who bought the troubled site for $24 million last year, will retain a 50% stake.

ANN ARBOR, MI-The book retailer’s deadline for a buyer passed without a deal today. The company’s president said the firm will now submit to the liquidation process for 399 stores.

PARIS-The firms, which have already purchased three sites for $35 million, will invest during th next two years in office and multifamily sites here.

TWINSBURG, OH-The two companies plan to tear down more than half of the 2.2 million square feet of industrial on the site, and leave the rest as multitenant space.

CHICAGO-The event will be held Aug. 10, and includes development land, hotels and industrial in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa. Plus more Midwest news.