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June 6, 2022

Nelson Mullins Represented SmartStop Self Storage in its Acquisition of Strategic Storage Growth Trust II

Nelson Mullins represented SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (“SmartStop”), a public non-traded real estate investment trust (“REIT”) focused on self-storage properties, in its acquisition of Strategic Storage Growth Trust II, Inc. (“SSGT II”), a private REIT that focuses on stabilized and growth self-storage properties, in stock-for-stock merger transaction that valued SSGT II’s real estate portfolio at approximately $280 million. SSGT II merged into a subsidiary of SmartStop.

As a result of the merger, SmartStop expanded its self storage portfolio by acquiring all the properties owned by SSGT II, which included 10 wholly-owned operating self-storage facilities located in 7 different states.

The Nelson Mullins deal team included Mike Rafter, Erin Reeves McGinnis, Wells Hall, Adam Marshall, and Drew Hermiller.

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Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins is an Am Law 100 firm with more than 930 attorneys and government relations professionals with offices in 15 states and Washington, DC. For more information on the firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com.