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Amazon has acquired WeWork's Lord & Taylor building at 424–434 Fifth Avenue between West 38th and 39th Streets in Manhattan for $1.1 billion.

Madison International Realty, a real estate private equity firm, has closed its commingled investment fund the Madison International Real Estate Liquidity Fund VII, with $1.2 billion of equity commitments, including sidecars, co-investment vehicles and general partner commitments.

The deal for the 350-acre campus also features a sale-leaseback component with Deerfield, IL-based Caterpillar Inc. The construction equipment manufacturer plans to keep approximately 500 of the company's employees on site and will lease back an office building along with a portion of adjacent industrial space.

Bow Street, a New York City-based investment firm that owns approximately 4.5% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Mack-Cali Realty Corp., is also calling for the election of four additional new directors to the Mack-Cali Board of Directors.

The deal with SB One Bancorp, the parent of Paramus, NJ-based SB One Bank, would broaden Provident's operations in both New Jersey and New York State. The combined organization will have approximately $12 billion in assets and will rank as the third largest bank headquartered in New Jersey.

Dealpath received a strategic investment from Blackstone, and the partnership provides Dealpath with industry experience and expertise from Blackstone's real estate and innovations teams.

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The deal, arranged by JLL Capital Markets, was done on behalf of a partnership between funds managed by Los Angeles-based Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and GlenStar Properties of Chicago, to secure debt financing through a domestic financial institution.