Whitestone REIT

Ares Takes Whitestone REIT Private for $1.7B: Is $19/Share a Steal or a Signal That Public Non-Mega-Cap REITs Are Broken?

TL;DR: Ares Management closed its $1.7 billion, all-cash acquisition of Whitestone REIT on July 14, 2026, paying $19.00 a share for 54 grocery-anchored shopping centers and pulling the stock off the...