John Bacon

Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust, which acquires and manages real estate assets. The company invests primarily in income-producing, single-tenant commercial real estate net leased to tenants under long-term leases. It owns and operates a diversified portfolio of core commercial real estate investments primarily consisting of retail, office and industrial properties located throughout the United States. The company was founded by Christopher H. Cole on January 22, 2008 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

VEREIT, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust, which provides real estate investment services. It owns and manages the portfolios of single-tenant commercial properties in the U.S. The company operates through the following segments: Real Estate Investment and Cole Capital. The Real Estate Investment segment acquires, owns and operates single tenant, freestanding, commercial real estate properties, primarily subject to long term net leases with high credit quality tenants. The Cole Capital segment engages in raising capital for and managing the affairs of certain non-traded real estate investment trusts. VEREIT was founded on December 2, 2010 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.