Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust/Colony American Homes $7.7 billion merger

5/1/2016

Merger

Value:

$ 7.7 billion

Status:

Completed

Date:

5/1/2016

Overview:

Real estate investment trust (REIT) Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust and Colony American Homes have merged in a $7.7 billion deal.
The group will now go under the name Colony Starwood Homes.
Moelis & Co acted as financial adviser for Starwood and Morgan Stanley acted for Colony.
The deal was first announced in Sepember 2015.

Kurt Stumpo - Journalist

Jurisdiction:

United States

Deal type:

Merger

Practice area:

M&A

Governing law:

United States

Industry sector:

Real estate

Firms:

Sidley Austin

Party: Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust (Merger party)

Lawyers: Gabriel Saltarelli, Michael Gordon

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Party: Colony American Homes (Merger party)

Lawyers: Howard Ellin, Kenneth Wolff

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