About Our Firm
Founded in 1973 by Wm. Polk Carey, W. P. Carey has historically focused on two objectives: to provide quality companies with capital to run their businesses and to create investment products that work in good times and bad. We’ve grown tremendously over the last three decades because we’ve been successful on both fronts.
Global Net Lease Financier
Our investment experts advise quality companies and private equity firms, helping them create customized, flexible and results-driven financing structures for leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations and acquisitions.
- W. P. Carey pioneered the sale-leaseback as a mainstream form of financing in the U.S. and has been a leader in introducing sale-leasebacks to corporations and governmental entities throughout Europe and now in Asia.
- Over our 38-year history, we have provided long-term financing solutions to more than 284 companies.
- In 2010, we structured investments totaling approximately $1.1 billion.
Investment Manager
- W. P. Carey's wholly-owned subsidiary, Carey Asset Management Corp., currently serves as the advisor to three non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), CPA®:15, CPA®:16 – Global, CPA®:17 – Global and Carey Watermark Investors.
- The CPA® REITs follow the same long-term investment approach we put in to practice when we opened our doors in 1973; by focusing primarily on tenant creditworthiness, building long-term relationships with tenants, and diversifying portfolios by tenant industry, geographic location and property type, our programs have provided investors a steady cash flow throughout varying economic cycles.
- Since we launched Corporate Property Associates in 1979, W. P. Carey and the CPA® programs have raised approximately $5.5 billion in equity.
