EQ Office
Equity Office Properties Trust, formed in 1976 by Samuel Zell [1] and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, was the largest owner of office buildings in the United States until the Blackstone Group acquired them in February 2007 for $23 billion plus the assumption of $16 billion in debt. The acquisition was one of the largest leveraged buyouts. The company, now a part of Blackstone Group, operates as Equity Office Management, LLC.
Notable properties at the time of acquisition
- Chase Tower (Indianapolis)
- Chicago Civic Opera House
- Columbia Center
- Frost Bank Tower
- One Worldwide Plaza
- Southeast Financial Center
- Washington Mutual Tower
- San Francisco Ferry Building