Equity Residential与AvalonBay公布合并后公司名称Vivmark Residential

ARLINGTON, Va. & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE: AVB) and Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) today announced Vivmark Residential as the name for the combined company to be created through their merger of equals. Vivmark Residential will be the preeminent multifamily real estate company with a pro forma equity market capitalization of approximately $53 billion and an enterprise value of approximately $71 billion, with more than 180,000 rental apartments and over 10,000 apartments under construction. Vivmark Residential will have the differentiated scale, capabilities, and balance sheet strength to accelerate growth and redefine leadership in rental housing. Vivmark Residential expects to use VMRK as its New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol.
"The name Vivmark Residential reflects what we are building — a company determined to set a new standard for the experience of home. Vivmark Residential is built from the exceptional foundations that AvalonBay and Equity Residential have each spent more than 30 years establishing as trusted leaders. With the combined scale, capabilities, and talent of both organizations, we have a rare opportunity to redefine what rental housing can be," said Benjamin Schall, Chief Executive Officer of AvalonBay Communities and incoming Chief Executive Officer of Vivmark Residential.
The name Vivmark carries two aspirational ideas. The first is viv, from the Latin vivere, meaning to live fully. It is the root of vivid and vitality, words that evoke life at its most complete and most genuinely alive. The second is mark, a symbol that reflects quality, distinction, and lasting impact. Together, they capture what Vivmark Residential is built to deliver. For residents, it represents a new standard for the experience of home. For team members, it embodies a place where meaningful work and real opportunity go hand in hand. For investors, it signals a platform built for disciplined, long-term growth and value creation.
Additional brand elements, including the logo, typography, and visual identity, will be revealed in the coming weeks. The combined company will operate as Vivmark Residential upon completion of the merger. The new company name will not result in community name changes at closing.
The merger remains subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including approval by the shareholders of each company. AvalonBay and Equity Residential remain separate and independent companies until the transaction closes. Until closing, Equity Residential common shares will continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “EQR” and AvalonBay common stock will continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “AVB”.
About AvalonBay Communities
AvalonBay Communities, Inc., a member of the S&P 500, is an equity REIT that develops, redevelops, acquires and manages apartment communities in leading metropolitan areas in Boston, Massachusetts, the New York/New Jersey Metro area, the Mid-Atlantic, Seattle, Washington, and Northern and Southern California, as well as in the Company's expansion regions of Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte, North Carolina, Southeast Florida, Dallas and Austin, Texas, and Denver, Colorado. As of June 30, 2026, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 322 apartment communities containing 99,072 apartment homes in 11 states and the District of Columbia, of which 27 communities were under development and one community was under redevelopment. More information may be found on the Company’s website at https://www.avalonbay.com.
About Equity Residential
Equity Residential is committed to creating communities where people thrive. The Company, a member of the S&P 500, owns and manages 312 rental properties consisting of 85,520 apartment units in dynamic metro areas across the U.S. with a primary concentration in major coastal markets, diversified by a targeted presence in the high-growth metro areas of Atlanta, Dallas/Austin and Denver. For more information on Equity Residential, please visit our website at www.equityapartments.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (“AvalonBay”) and Equity Residential operate, as well as beliefs and assumptions of AvalonBay and Equity Residential. Words such as “anticipate,” “become,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “outlook,” “plan,” “potential,” “possible,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “seek,” “shall,” “should,” “will,” or “would,” including variations of such words and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that AvalonBay or Equity Residential expects or anticipates will occur in the future are forward-looking statements, including statements relating to any possible transaction between AvalonBay and Equity Residential, multifamily market conditions, development, redevelopment, acquisition or disposition activity, general conditions in the geographic areas where AvalonBay and Equity Residential operate and AvalonBay’s and Equity Residential’s respective debt, capital structure and financial position. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that are difficult to predict and may cause the actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Important factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such plans, estimates or expectations include but are not limited to: (i) the parties’ ability to complete the proposed transaction on the proposed terms or on the anticipated timeline, or at all, including risks and uncertainties related to AvalonBay’s and Equity Residential’s ability to obtain the required respective stockholder or shareholder, as applicable, approval, and the parties’ ability to satisfy the other conditions to consummating the proposed transaction; (ii) the inability to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction, including as a result of delay in completing the proposed transaction; (iii) the risk that AvalonBay’s and Equity Residential’s businesses will not be integrated successfully or that such integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; (iv) significant transaction costs and/or unknown or inestimable liabilities; (v) potential litigation relating to the proposed transaction that could be instituted against AvalonBay, Equity Residential or their trustees, directors, managers or officers, including resulting expense or delay and the effects of any outcomes related thereto; (vi) the risk that disruptions from the proposed transaction, including diverting the attention of AvalonBay and Equity Residential management from ongoing business operations, will harm AvalonBay’s and Equity Residential’s businesses during the pendency of the proposed transaction or otherwise; (vii) certain restrictions during the pendency of the business combination that may impact AvalonBay’s and Equity Residential’s ability to pursue certain business opportunities or strategic transactions; (viii) the possibility that the business combination may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events; (ix) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, including in circumstances requi