[2] In 2022, the firm was ranked by PERE (under Private Equity International) as the eighth largest Private Equity Real Estate firm based on total fundraising over the most recent five-year period.

[3] AEW was founded in 1981 by Peter Aldrich, Tom Eastman and Mark Waltch.

In 2016, AEW Europe merged with Ciloger, a retail property investment firm owned by La Banque postale and CNP Assurances.

[6] AEW operates in 12 locations and is headquartered in Boston with additional main offices in London, Paris and Singapore.

After litigation between the two firms for several years, AEW eventually won the lawsuit then took over control of the properties and sold them for $430 million.