Real estate M&A news: real estate mergers and acquisitions in 2026
Every real estate merger, acquisition, take-private and carve-out we have verified in 2026, newest first. Updated every morning.
Dream Finders Homes → Beazer Homes USA$2.2bnWarburg Pincus → Ingenia Communities Group$1.5bnAldar Properties → Nine residential buildings in Aljada, Sharjah (from Arada)$300mBrookdale Senior Living → 30 leased senior living communities (Welltower)$290mLandsec (Land Securities Group) → Bluewater (further 10% stake)$126mEden Global Capital Private Limited and Auckland City Collective Limited → The Grand Hotel, Auckland (from SkyCity Entertainment Group)$124mPrologis, Inc. → SEGRO plc$16.6bnPublic Storage → National Storage Affiliates Trust$10.5bnIndependence Realty Trust → Centerspace$8.1bnKingSett Capital and Choice Properties REIT → First Capital REIT$6.9bnBrookfield Asset Management and CPP Investments → LXP Industrial Trust$5.2bnCapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust → Paragon (Orchard Road)$3.1bn
37Deals tracked
$68bnDisclosed value
$16.6bnLargest deal
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Real estate M&A news: real estate mergers and acquisitions in 2026
- 16 Oct 2026SkyCity agrees NZ$221m sale of Auckland's Grand HotelEden Global Capital Private Limited and Auckland City Collective Limited → The Grand Hotel, Auckland (from SkyCity Entertainment Group)Real estate / HotelsAgreed$124m
- 15 Oct 2026Beazer shareholders back US$2.2bn Dream Finders takeoverDream Finders Homes → Beazer Homes USAReal estate / HomebuildingAgreed$2.2bn
- 15 Oct 2026Warburg Pincus calls A$5.25 Ingenia bid best and final, seeks exclusivityWarburg Pincus → Ingenia Communities GroupReal estate / Lifestyle and seniors' communitiesIn talks$1.5bn
- 15 Oct 2026Aldar makes Sharjah debut with AED1.1bn purchase of Aljada homes from AradaAldar Properties → Nine residential buildings in Aljada, Sharjah (from Arada)Real estate / ResidentialAgreed$300m
- 14 Oct 2026Peel passes 75% of Harworth and moves to delist the regeneration groupPeel Holdings → Harworth GroupReal estateCompletedUndisclosed
- 13 Oct 2026Brookdale agrees US$290m purchase of 30 leased communities from WelltowerBrookdale Senior Living → 30 leased senior living communities (Welltower)Real estate / Senior housingAgreed$290m
- 13 Oct 2026Landsec lifts Bluewater stake to 74% in £95m dealLandsec (Land Securities Group) → Bluewater (further 10% stake)Real estate / Retail propertyCompleted$126m
- 9 Oct 2026PAG in exclusive talks for control of Evergrande's property services armPAG → Evergrande Property Services Group (51.016% stake)Real estate / Property managementIn talksUndisclosed
- 1 Oct 2026Landsec buys Metrocentre for £516mLandsec → MetrocentreReal estateAgreedUndisclosed
- 28 Sept 2026Brixmor and Everview agree $2.3bn takeover of Slate Grocery REITBrixmor Property Group and Everview Partners → Slate Grocery REITReal estateAgreed$2.3bn
- 9 Sept 2026IRT and Centerspace agree $8.1bn apartment REIT mergerIndependence Realty Trust → CenterspaceReal estate / REITAgreed$8.1bn
- 26 Aug 2026Ingenia agrees A$992m deal for PeetIngenia Communities Group → Peet LimitedReal estate / Residential developmentAgreed$713m
- 31 Jul 2026LondonMetric and Schroder REIT agree £404m Picton takeoverLondonMetric Property plc and Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust → Picton Property Income LimitedReal estate / UK commercial property REITCompleted$542m
- 23 Jul 2026WDP agrees all-share merger with ArganWDP (Warehouses De Pauw) → Argan SAReal estate / Logistics REITAgreedUndisclosed
- 20 Jul 2026Brookfield and CPP agree US$5.2bn take-private of LXP IndustrialBrookfield Asset Management and CPP Investments → LXP Industrial TrustReal estate / Industrial REITAgreed$5.2bn
- 24 Jun 2026Prologis goes public with £12.6bn proposal for SEGROPrologis, Inc. → SEGRO plcReal estate / Logistics REITAgreed$16.6bn
- 12 Jun 2026Glenstone launches hostile £56m bid for Alternative Income REITGlenstone REIT plc → Alternative Income REIT plcReal estate / REITCompleted$75m
- 12 Jun 2026Warburg Pincus takes Japanese student landlord J.S.B. privateWarburg Pincus (Ursa 4) → J.S.B. Co., Ltd.Real estate / Student housingCompletedUndisclosed
- 5 Jun 2026TPG-led group buys ECHO Realty for about US$2bnTPG Real Estate-led investor group (with PSP Investments, La Caisse and NBIM) → ECHO RealtyReal estate / Retail propertyCompleted$2bn
- 21 May 2026Equity Residential and AvalonBay agree apartment REIT mergerEquity Residential (now Vivmark Residential) → AvalonBay Communities, Inc.Real estate / Residential REITsCompletedUndisclosed
- 11 May 2026Dubai Holding takes ICD's Emaar stake to become top shareholderDubai Holding (via Emirates Power Investment) → Emaar Properties PJSC (22.27% stake)Real estate / Property developmentCompletedUndisclosed
- 20 Apr 2026CICT agrees S$3.9bn purchase of Orchard Road's ParagonCapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust → Paragon (Orchard Road)Real estate / Retail and medical propertyCompleted$3.1bn
- 20 Apr 2026Blue Owl agrees US$2.4bn take-private of healthcare REIT SilaBlue Owl Real Estate Capital → Sila Realty Trust, Inc.Real estate / Healthcare REITCompleted$2.4bn
- 16 Apr 2026KingSett and Choice Properties agree C$9.4bn break-up takeover of First Capital REITKingSett Capital and Choice Properties REIT → First Capital REITReal estate / Retail REITAgreed$6.9bn
- 9 Apr 2026Ares agrees US$1.7bn take-private of Sun Belt retail landlord Whitestone REITAres Real Estate funds → Whitestone REITReal estate / Retail REITCompleted$1.7bn
- 6 Apr 2026Daito Trust bids to take SBI-backed THE Global privateDaito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. → THE Global Co., Ltd.Real estate / Residential developmentCompleted$109m
- 31 Mar 2026Seibu bids ¥30bn for used-home renovator e'grandSeibu Real Estate Co., Ltd. (Seibu Holdings) → e'grand Co., Ltd.Real estate / ResidentialCompleted$188m
- 19 Mar 2026Apollo takes 49% of $1bn Realty Income retail portfolio ventureApollo Funds → Realty Income retail net lease joint venture (49% stake)Real estate / Net lease retailAgreed$1bn
- 16 Mar 2026Public Storage agrees US$10.5bn deal for National Storage AffiliatesPublic Storage → National Storage Affiliates TrustReal estate / Self-storage REITCompleted$10.5bn
- 25 Feb 2026ITOCHU takes 20% of Sun Frontier in ¥32bn renovation pushITOCHU Corporation → Sun Frontier Fudousan Co., Ltd. (20.05% stake)Real estate / Office renovationCompleted$204m
- 25 Feb 2026FIBRA Prologis bids for FIBRA Macquarie in Mexican logistics pushFIBRA Prologis → FIBRA Macquarie MéxicoReal estate / Industrial REITTerminatedUndisclosed
- 2 Feb 2026Brookfield agrees $1.2bn take-private of Peakstone RealtyBrookfield Asset Management → Peakstone Realty TrustReal estate / Industrial REITCompleted$1.2bn
- 29 Jan 2026BAM buys Dutch housebuilder Gebroeders BloklandRoyal BAM Group → Gebroeders BloklandReal estate / Residential developmentCompleted$74m
- 28 Jan 2026British Land agrees £150m deal for Life Science REITThe British Land Company PLC → Life Science REIT plcReal estate / Science and technology campusesCompleted$210m
- 9 Jan 2026Bravedo leads takeover of Nordic serviced-apartment group ForenomBravedo → Forenom Group OyReal estate / Serviced apartmentsCompletedUndisclosed
- 9 Jan 2026Warburg Pincus buys APG's 41% of Lemon Tree's hotel armWarburg Pincus (Coastal Cedar Investment B.V.) → Fleur Hotels (41.09% stake)Real estate / HotelsCompletedUndisclosed
- 6 Jan 2026Tosei funds' ¥58bn bid for Sankei Real Estate failsFunds managed by Tosei Asset Advisors (Tosei Corporation) → SANKEI REAL ESTATE, Inc.Real estate / J-REITTerminated$370m