W.P. Carey is a global net-lease REIT that provides long-term sale-leaseback and build-to-suit financing solutions for companies. It invests in the industrial, retail, office, warehouse/distribution, self-storage, hotel sectors based in North America, Europe, Asia and South America. The firm was founded in 1973 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices in Amsterdam, Netherlands; Dallas, Texas; London, United kingdom and Shanghai, China.