What Does Realty Income's Merger With VEREIT Mean for Investors?

What Does Realty Income's Merger With VEREIT Mean for Investors?

When bull markets get into their later stages, many companies start to focus on mergers and acquisitions as ways to obtain growth, often using their own shares as currency. This can result in big strategic deals like the one in which Realty Income (NYSE: O) is buying VEREIT (NYSE: VER) in an all-stock transaction. Investors will receive 0.705 shares of Realty Income for every share of VEREIT they hold.