Shearman & Sterling represented Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as administrative agent and lead arranger in connection with $750 million in senior unsecured bridge financing commitments for Government Properties Income Trust's pending acquisition of First Potomac Realty Trust (Ticker: FPO) in a $1.4 billion transaction. The combined companies will have approximately $4.1 billion of consolidated gross assets.

First Potomac Realty Trust is a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on owning, operating and redeveloping office and business park properties in the Washington, D.C. region. Government Properties Income Trust (Ticker: GOV) is a REIT that primarily owns properties located throughout the United States that are majority leased to government tenants. 

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