American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (ARCP) said Wednesday morning that it has come to terms to acquire peer Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc. (COLE) in a transaction valued at $11.2 billion.

Oct 23 (Reuters) - American Realty Capital Properties said it would buy Cole Real Estate Investments for about $7 billion to create one of the largest commercial real estate investment trusts (REIT) ...

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