With 16 transactions closed in the first half of 2021, the industry is well ahead of last year and poised to surpass 2018's record total. The private real estate industry is on track for a record year of mergers and acquisitions. With 16 transactions closed thus far, M&A activity is up 45 percent year-on-year and poised to surpass 2018’s record of 26 deals, according to a mid-year market report compiled by the New York-based advisory Hodes Weill & Associates. The report, view