family homes, fixing them up and renting them out — and possibly selling them in the long run. But billionaire investor Samuel Zell (founder of Equity Office Properties Trust, which Blackstone bought in 2007 for $39 billion) felt it was not a scalable
upon capital markets to raise funds for expansion and debt repayment. David J. Neithercut is CEO, and real estate magnate Sam Zell is chairman of the board. Neithercut has helmed Equity Residential since January 2006, holding C-level positions at the
board members are paid almost entirely in stock awards, as this aligns their incentives with shareholders. However, Chairman Sam Zell , through multiple trusts, owns 15% of outstanding shares. This large ownership gives him substantial influence over the
largest publicly-traded multi-family real estate investment trust REIT in the U.S. The REIT was founded by billionaire Sam Zell ( check out other billionaire managed REITs ), with a portfolio consisting of 152,821 units spread out over 529 properties
CDOs “are repackaged inventory,” says Jack Guttentag , Wharton emeritus professor of finance and co-director of the Samuel Zell and Robert Lurie Real Estate Center’s International Housing Finance Program. “What you have are outstanding securities
SAO PAULO, April 3 (Reuters) - Brazilian homebuilder Gafisa SA received four offers for its high-end Alphaville unit, including from Sam Zell 's Equity International, a local newspaper reported on...
SAO PAULO, March 7 (Reuters) - Brazilian homebuilder Gafisa SA is discussing the sale of its high-end Alphaville unit with three potential buyers, including Sam Zell 's Equity International, a local...
SAO PAULO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Equity International founder Sam Zell expects the shrinkage of European banks to reduce the supply of new debt and equity available in Brazil over the next 12 to 24 months, he said during a conference in Sao Paulo on Tuesday.
NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP has agreed to buy the investment unit of real estate finance company Capital Trust Inc, whose chairman is real estate magnate Sam Zell , and to take...
Sept 12 (Reuters) - Equity International chief executive Gary Garrabrant has left the U.S. private equity firm for undisclosed reasons and company founder Sam Zell will act as the interim CEO, the...