Investing for the Long Run®
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1973Wm. Polk Carey founds W. P. Carey (formerly W. P. Carey & Co.), pioneering the concept of pooled net leased commercial real estate assets for individual investors -
1979W. P. Carey launches its series of investment programs (CPA®) to continue providing retail investors with income and wealth preservation through the acquisition of commercial properties and real estate-related assets. (In 2017, W. P. Carey announced plans to exit all non-traded retail fundraising activity as part of its evolution to a pure-play net lease REIT) -
1998W. P. Carey (formerly Carey Diversified LLC) begins trading on the NYSE -
1999W. P. Carey expands to Europe with the launch of its London office -
2008W. P. Carey grows its European footprint, opening its Amsterdam office -
2012W. P. Carey converts to a REIT -
2014W. P. Carey completes its inaugural public equity and U.S. bond offerings and receives investment grade ratings from Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s -
2015W. P. Carey expands its access to public markets with its inaugural eurobond offering -
2018W. P. Carey celebrates 45 years of Investing for the Long Run®, 20 years as a publicly traded company on the NYSE and 20 years of investing in Europe -
2020W. P. Carey successfully navigates a year unlike any other amid the COVID-19 pandemic, maintaining rent collections among the best in the net lease sector as well as REITs generally -
2021W. P. Carey executes its inaugural green bond offering -
2022W. P. Carey completes its merger with its final CPA® investment program. In addition, the company receives ratings upgrade from Moody’s, affirming it sustained positive trajectory since its initial investment grade rating from Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s in 2014
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2023W. P. Carey celebrates its 50th anniversary of Investing for the Long Run®, 25 years as a publicly traded company (NYSE) and 25 years of investing in Europe, in addition to announcing its strategic plan to exit office