Sun Life Financial to Acquire Bell Partners

Paul, Weiss is advising Sun Life Financial Inc. on its $350 million acquisition of acquire Bell Partners, a leading U.S. multifamily real estate investment manager and vertically integrated property management business. Under the terms of the agreement Bell Partners will become the U.S. multifamily operating platform for Sun Life, operating under BGO, Sun Life’s global real estate investment management advisor and provider of real estate services. Upon closing, expected in the second half of 2026, Bell Partners will continue to operate under its current leadership.

The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partners Matthew Collin, David Hepp and Nicholas Olson, and includes partners Timothy Cruickshank, Robert Tananbaum, Alena Thomas, Steven Kaye and Christian Kurtz; executive compensation partner Lawrence Witdorchic and counsel Jake Glazeski; litigation partners Aidan Synnott, Liza Velazquez and Pietro Signoracci, and counsel Aubrey Smith and Audrey Paquet; tax partner Brian Krause and counsel Daniel Bleiberg; intellectual property partner Jonathan Ashtor and counsel Matthew Rosenberg; and real estate partner Salvatore Gogliormella.