City Office REIT

CIO

Market cap $282M

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A joint venture between Elliott Investment Management L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Elliott”) and Morning Calm Management, LLC (collectively, “MCME Carell”) announced today that MCME Carell has completed its previously announced acquisition of City Office REIT, Inc. (NYSE: CIO) (“City Office REIT” or “CIO”) for $7.00 per share of common stock. As a result of the transaction, CIO's common stock will no longer be listed on any public market. James Farrar, City Of.

VANCOUVER, Jan. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- City Office REIT, Inc. (NYSE: CIO) ("the Company"), today announced the tax treatment of its 2025 distributions to holders of the Company's common stock and 6.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock").  The tax information provided below should not be construed as tax advice and shareholders are encouraged to consult with their tax advisors as to their specific tax treatment of the Company's distributions.

TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $CIO #CIO--Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (“Sabra”) (Nasdaq: SBRA) today announced that Darrin Smith has been appointed Sabra's Chief Investment Officer, Secretary and Executive Vice President, effective January 1, 2026. Mr. Smith succeeds Talya Nevo-Hacohen, Sabra's former Chief Investment Officer, Treasurer and Executive Vice President in connection with her retirement on December 31, 2025. From March 2020 until his appointment as Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Smith served.

The price-to-net asset value valuations for publicly listed US equity real estate investment trusts rose in November, after two consecutive months of decline. US equity REITs closed November at a median 18.2% discount to their consensus NAV per share estimates, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data. Healthcare REITs posted the highest median premium to NAV.

REITs trade at large discounts to their net asset values. They are increasingly becoming targets for activists and private equity. I discuss 3 REITs that are likely buyout targets.

M&A activity is surging in infrastructure and real estate as regulatory and financial barriers ease, unlocking value in discounted public assets. Public REITs and infrastructure stocks trading below NAV are prime targets for private equity buyouts, often at significant premiums to market prices. Top buyout candidates include Global Medical REIT (GMRE) and Farmland Partners (FPI), both trading at deep discounts to their underlying asset values.

U.S. equity markets posted mixed performance this week- while long-term yields jumped- after the Federal Reserve cut short-term rates for a second-straight meeting, but reigned in expectations for future cuts. Fed Chair Powell hawkishly pushed back on market expectations, saying that another cut in December was "far" from certain and highlighting "strongly differing views" within the committee. Market breadth was exceptionally narrow this past week as post-earnings gains from a handful of mega-cap technology stocks offset weekly declines from over 70% of the S&P 500 constituents.

City Office REIT is being acquired by MCME Carell Holdings. Shareholders have approved the merger. Preferred Series A dividend continues to accrue.

U.S. equity markets rebounded this past week as the White House resumed negotiations with China following a major tariff threat, while investors focused on bank earnings that raised some eyebrows. Consistent with the "risk-off" theme that has prevailed amid the ongoing federal government shutdown with no resolution in sight, short-term Treasury yields receded to the lowest levels in three years. Buoyed by a dip in benchmark rates, real estate equities led the rebound this week after REIT earnings season began on a positive note with surprisingly strong industrial REIT results.

VANCOUVER , Oct. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- City Office REIT, Inc. (NYSE: CIO) (the "Company" or "City Office") announced today that the stockholders of the Company voted to approve the merger pursuant to which all of the issued and outstanding shares of City Office will be acquired by MCME Carell Holdings, LP and MCME Carell Merger Sub, LLC (the "Merger"). The final voting results of the proposals voted on at the special meeting held on October 16, 2025 will be set forth in the Company's Form 8-K to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.