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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 28, 2019
Investcorp buys apartments in Plant City, Winter Haven

Investcorp has purchased apartment complexes in Plant City and Winter Haven as part of a $370 million portfolio deal with Equus Capital Partners.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 11, 2019
Pasco office complex sells via online auction

Woodside Capital Partners has acquired the eight-building Counsel Square office complex in New Port Richey for $9.1 million, in a deal brokered by Transwestern Commercial Services. But what made the transaction unusual was that it sold through the online

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 15, 2019
Company donates portion of sales to coral reef project

Venice-based Enzymedica is helping Sarasota-based Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium with its coral efforts.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 1, 2019
Fawcett Memorial buys land for Estero hospital

Fawcett Memorial Hospital has purchased nearly 100 acres in Estero for $52.5 million for a new hospital in Lee County, after the state granted parent company HCA Healthcare permission to build one last year.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 27, 2018
Plant City retail center trades for $29 million

JBL Asset Management buys Plant City retail center for $29 million in keeping with its strategy to acquire properties near thriving urban hubs

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 21, 2018
Coastal Ridge buys Reef complex for $78 million

Coastal Ridge Real Estate of Ohio buys The Reef, a 228-unit student housing complex, near Florida Gulf Coast University, its latest Florida acquisition in the past two years.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 2, 2018
Oak Street to partner with Generation Income

Generation Income Properties Inc., the nascent Tampa-based real estate investment trust that specializes in acquiring net-lease properties, has picked up a potentially powerful financial partner as it prepares for listing later this year.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 19, 2022
Phoenix developer looking to buy land in Florida — quickly

VT LandGroup out of Arizona looking for parcels for built-to-rent communities.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2016
Whirlwind of a deal

After years of near misses in attempts to raise capital, it's nice to finally be liked.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2017
Columbia Restaurant owners buy Longboat building

But we don't know the plans revealed yet for Harbour Square.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2014
Blackstone buys Westin hotel, Convergent Capital buys nearby Knights Point

Wilder Corp. has sold the 299-room The Westin Tampa Harbour Island and nearby Knights Point Retail Center in downtown Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2014
Mattamy Homes buys Thomas Ranch for $86.25M

Mattamy Homes has purchased the 9,650-acre Thomas Ranch property from Thomas Enterprises for $86.25 million. Vanguard Land, a Sarasota real estate development and investment firm, will be a minority partner in the property and will provide strategic planning and direction for Thomas Ranch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2015
Big gulp for growth

Convenience giant 7-Eleven has made a big push to grow its franchise network nationwide, a move that resonates with Frank Faisal.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 2, 2015
Like father, like son?

Sarasota attorney and real estate developer David S. Band has made a name for himself buying, building and selling commercial real estate in Southwest Florida, thanks to notable projects such as the Main Plaza/Hollywood 20 complex, Kane Plaza and the Pen West office complex.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2015
McGuire Development Co. buys land for assisted-living facility

Buffalo, N.Y.-based developer McGuire Development Co. purchased 8.7 acres of vacant commercial land along U.S. 41 north of Roman Road for $1.5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2015
Continental Realty Corp. fund buys Sierra Grande Apartments

Continental Realty Corp.'s CRC Fund III purchased the 273-unit Sierra Grande Apartments in two transactions for a combined $44.25 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2015
Brits buy Tampa chemical firm for $800M

If approved by shareholders, the acquisition will take Quality Distribution private in a deal at a 63% premium of Wednesday's close.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • April 6, 2024
Study: Gen Z in Tampa Bay will pay $23K more for rent than millennials

The young Tampa bay crowd can expect more in rental costs by the time they hit the age of 30.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 27, 2023
Real estate exec headed to federal prison for money laundering

A Pasco County owner of a real estate company was sentenced for using bank accounts to launder money from international boiler room scam.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By By Amanda K. Fantauzzo |
  • February 13, 2026
Understanding Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

Mergers and acquisitions, often referred to as “M&A,” are transactions in which companies combine, buy, or sell businesses or business assets. These transactions are a common way for companies to grow, enter new markets, acquire talent or technology, or achieve operational efficiencies.

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