AREA Property Partners
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AREA Property Partners is a New York City
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 headquartered international real estate
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 fund manager, that has been investing in the United States
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 since 1993, and globally since 1995. Headquartered in New York City, with offices in Atlanta, London
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, Los Angeles
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, Luxembourg
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, Paris
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, and Mumbai
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Overview

AREA Property Partners was founded in 1993, by William Mack and the private equity firm
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 Apollo Global Management, LLC as Apollo Real Estate Advisors. Today, AREA has invested over $13 billion in more than 570 transactions, with an aggregate value in excess of $65 billion.

History

William Mack recognized opportunities in the distressed property markets in the United States
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in the early 1990s. In 2004, the firm acquired the Value Enhancement Funds, which focus on the U.S. value-added segment of the real estate investment spectrum.
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