NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Apr 2, 2012) - Investment firm W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (NYSE: [ WPC ]) announced today that President and CEO, Trevor P. Bond, will participate at the RealShare Net Lease Conference to be held at the Marriot Marquis in New York City on April 3, 2012. Mr. Bond will join a panel of net lease executives who will discuss "The State of the Net Lease Market" in a Town Hall Meeting-style session at 9:00 AM (ET).

W. P. Carey & Co. LLC

W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (NYSE: [ WPC ]) is an investment management company that provides long term sale leaseback and build to suit financing for companies worldwide and manages a global investment portfolio of approximately $12 billion. Publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (WPC), W. P. Carey and its CPA® series of non-traded REITs help companies and private equity firms unlock capital tied up in real estate assets. The W. P. Carey Group's investments are highly diversified, comprising contractual agreements with approximately 284 long term corporate tenants spanning 28 industries and 18 countries. [ http://www.wpcarey.com ]

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