A real estate investment trust that owns and rents out long-term net-leased industrial, warehouse, and retail properties across the U.S. and Europe, through sale-leaseback deals where a company sells a building and leases it back. It was founded in 1973 by William Polk Carey, who pioneered the pooled net-lease model. As a Princeton student he bought refrigerators and leased them to dorm-mates for a fee—an early taste of the leasing business he'd build his career on.
W. P. Carey Inc. issues $350M of 5.200% Senior Notes due 2036
The notes mature on September 15, 2036, with interest payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15, commencing March 15, 2027.
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On July 2, 2026, W. P. Carey Inc. completed a public offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 5.200% Senior Notes due 2036.
Net proceeds will be used to repay the $350 million of 4.250% Senior Notes due October 2026, and for general corporate purposes, including potential investments and repayment of other debt.
The notes are unsecured, unsubordinated obligations, ranking equally with all existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.
The offering was made under an automatic shelf registration statement and a final prospectus supplement dated June 29, 2026.
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W. P. Carey prices $350M of 5.200% Senior Notes due 2036
W. P. Carey Inc. entered into an underwriting agreement on June 29, 2026, for a public offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 5.200% Senior Notes due 2036.
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The Notes were priced at 99.015% of principal, with interest paid semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 beginning March 15, 2027.
The offering is expected to settle on July 2, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
Net proceeds will be used to repay $350 million of 4.250% Senior Notes due October 2026 and for general corporate purposes, including potential investments and repayment of other indebtedness.
Wells Fargo Securities, RBC Capital Markets, U.S. Bancorp Investments, and BBVA Securities acted as joint book-running managers.
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W. P. Carey tenant Hellweg files for insolvency; 16 net-leased properties affected.
On June 16, 2026, Hellweg Die Profi-Baumärkte GmbH & Co. KG notified W. P. Carey that it had filed for insolvency under self-administration.
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W. P. Carey net leases 16 properties to Hellweg, representing total annualized base rent of approximately $15.2 million as of June 16, 2026.
Hellweg has paid rent through the end of May 2026; W. P. Carey holds bank guarantees covering three months of rent.
W. P. Carey has binding agreements to lease eight of the 16 stores to other home improvement operators, representing ABR of about $7.4 million, with leases commencing upon Hellweg lease termination and downtime/free rent of three to nine months.
W. P. Carey maintains its 2026 AFFO guidance of $5.16 to $5.26 per diluted share, reflecting estimated potential rent loss of $8 million to $12 million from tenant credit events.
The company is in active negotiations for re-lease or sale of a majority of the remaining eight stores.
W. P. Carey reports $1.1B YTD investment volume, adds $400M since Q1 results
W. P. Carey announced year-to-date investment volume of approximately $1.1 billion as of May 12, 2026.
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Approximately $400 million of that volume was completed after the company reported Q1 2026 results on April 28, 2026.
On May 8, 2026, W. P. Carey closed a sale-leaseback of a 43-property manufacturing portfolio with GardenCore (formerly Oldcastle Lawn & Garden), a U.S. manufacturer of lawn and garden products.
The GardenCore portfolio is triple-net master leased for 20 years with fixed annual rent escalations and spans 24 states, representing all of GardenCore's owned real estate.
W. P. Carey has visibility into approximately $1.5 billion of total investment volume for 2026, including completed volume and scheduled commitments.
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W. P. Carey completes $580M Q1 2026 investment volume, amends credit agreement
W. P. Carey completed approximately $580 million of investment volume in Q1 2026, with 60% in warehouse/industrial and 40% in retail properties.
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Geographically, 45% of Q1 volume was in Europe, 35% in Canada, and the balance in the U.S.
The largest investment was an approximately $210 million sale-leaseback of 14 auto dealerships in Western Canada, net leased to Go Auto, Canada's second-largest automotive dealership group.
On March 11, 2026, W. P. Carey amended its credit agreement, replacing a €215 million term loan with a new CAD$347 million term loan at Term CORRA + 80 basis points (all-in rate ~3.1% as of March 30).
The company has approximately $170 million in capital investments and commitments scheduled to complete during the remainder of 2026.
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