Blackstone to buy Preferred Apartment Communities in $5.8 billion deal

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(Reuters) -Real estate investment trust Preferred Apartment Communities (NYSE:APTS) Inc said on Wednesday Blackstone (NYSE:BX) Real Estate Income Trust will buy it in a $5.8 billion deal.

The world’s biggest alternate asset manager will pay $25 per share in an all-cash transaction.