New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NasdaqGS:NYMT) is looking for acquisitions. The company which has announced the closing of its underwritten public offering of $138 million aggregate principal amount of 6.25% senior convertible notes due 2022, intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to acquire its targeted assets and for general working capital purposes, which may include the repayment of indebtedness.
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company is engaged in the business of acquiring, investing in, financing, and managing primarily mortgage-related single-family and multi-family residential assets. Its objective is to deliver long-term stable distributions to its stockholder. The Companyâs investment portfolio includes credit sensitive single-family and multi-family assets, as well as more traditional types of fixed-income investments that provide coupon income, such as Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS). The Companyâs investments include residential loans, including business purpose loans; structured multi-family property investments such as preferred equity in, and mezzanine loans to, owners of multi-family properties; agency RMBS; non-agency RMBS; commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS), and other mortgage, residential housing and credit-related assets and strategic investments in companies.