Law Firm Brower Piven Announces Investigation of Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc. Proposed Merger

STEVENSON, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The securities litigation firm of Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, has commenced an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty to current shareholders of Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc. (“Cole” or the “Company”) (NYSE: COLE) and other violations of state law by the board of directors of Cole relating to the proposed merger of the Company with American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (“ARCP”). The firm’s investigation seeks to determine, among other things, whether the board of directors of Cole breached their fiduciary duties by failing to maximize shareholder value.