Independence Realty Trust to Buy Centerspace in $8.1B Apartment REIT Deal
Independence Realty Trust announced it will buy Centerspace in a stock-for-stock transaction that will create an $8.1B apartment REIT. Each CSR share will receive 3.8 IRT shares. The deal offers modest NAV accretion, with about $24M of expected value tied to synergies. IRT’s Sunbelt markets are high growth but face heavy new supply pressure.