W.P. Carey, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the business of investing in a diversified portfolio of high-quality, mission-critical assets subject to long-term net leases with built-in rent escalators for the purpose of generating stable cash flows enabling to grow dividend and increase long-term stockholder value. It operates under the Real Estate and Investment Management segments. The Real Estate segment focuses on owning and investing in commercial real estate properties. The Investment Management segment includes structuring and negotiating investments and debt placement transactions for real estate investment trusts and managing portfolios of real estate investments. The company was founded by William Polk Carey in 1973 and is headquartered in New York, NY.