M&A Deal Summary

Peoples Co. Acquires Murray Wise Associates

On October 22, 2025, Peoples Co. acquired real estate company Murray Wise Associates from Farmland Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Peoples Co.’s 1st transaction in the Real Estate sector.
  • This is Peoples Co.’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Peoples Co.’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-10-22
Target Murray Wise Associates
Sector Real Estate
Buyer(s) Peoples Co.
Sellers(s) Farmland Partners
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Murray Wise Associates

Champaign, Illinois, United States
Murray Wise Associates is a licensed real estate broker in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wyoming.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Peoples Co.

Clive, Iowa, United States

Category Company
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Peoples Co. offers integrated solutions in land management, brokerage, appraisal, and energy solutions with offices nationwide. Peoples Co. is based in Clive, Iowa.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Real Estate M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Farmland Partners

Denver, Colorado, United States

Category Company
Sector Real Estate
Revenue 58M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Farmland Partners is an internally managed, publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that purchases, leases, and manages high-quality farmland throughout North America. Farmland Partners is based in Denver, Colorado.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Real Estate M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-15 Murray Wise Associates

Champaign, Illinois, United States

Murray Wise Associates is a licensed real estate broker in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wyoming.

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