Michael Weil, Chief Executive Officer of AFIN, commented, "We are pleased to announce today's transaction which will bring together two high quality real estate portfolios and will create a best-in-class diversified REIT with a retail focus. The combination of AFIN and RCA will help the Company achieve critical scale, afford improved access to capital markets, result in significant cost savings for shareholders, and increase coverage of our distributions. For AFIN, today's announcement is a key step forward in our plan to grow earnings."