MFA Financial, Inc. Acquires Lima One Capital, LLC

MFA Financial, Inc., a real estate investment trust, completed the acquisition from affiliates of Magnetar Capital of their ownership interests in Lima One Holdings, LLC, the parent company of Lima One Capital, LLC.

MFA has also acquired from certain members of management of Lima One their ownership interests in Lima One Holdings. With the completion of these transactions, MFA now owns all of the outstanding ownership interests of Lima One Holdings. 

Lima One's executive leadership team has joined MFA, and they will continue to manage Lima One's business from its base in Greenville, South Carolina.

MFA Financial, Inc. is a REIT engaged in the business of investing, on a leveraged basis, in residential mortgage assets, including residential whole loans and residential mortgage-backed securities.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Lima One Capital, LLC is a nationwide originator and servicer of business purpose loans for real estate investors and has funded over $3 billion in loans since its founding in 2010.