Last year was one of plenty for dealmakers across the nation. Despite some reports, leasing activity was steady in many markets, spurred by the tech and pharmaceutical/biomedical fields. Financing was going at a full clip as borrowers sought to take advantage of interest rates before they started rising. Several markets across the country welcomed new developments across the property spectrum. And the $562.1 billion in investment transactions recorded by Real Capital Analytics marked a 15% jump from the prior year. Meanwhile, prices rose by some 6% across the board.

Of course, much of that was due to the M&A activity the industry saw as private equity players took advantage of public market pricing to grow their holdings. We take a look at these entity-level deals below, followed by our annual rundown of some of the most significant transactions that took place throughout the country last year.

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Sule Aygoren

Aygoren oversees the editorial direction and content for ALM’s Real Estate Media Group, including Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com. In her tenure with ALM, she’s held roles of increasing responsibility, including Managing Editor. Aygoren has received several awards for her coverage including Best Trade Magazine Report from the National Association of Real Estate Editors and the James D. Carper Award for Young Journalists. Under her direction, Forum has received four national NAREE awards for Best Commercial Real Estate Trade Magazine.