Officials from The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies Inc., one of the nation’s largest commercial real estate and finance groups, say it collectively raised over $600 million in capital in 2016 across the various Inland funds for the purchase of investment real estate. Additionally, Inland Real Estate Acquisitions Inc., the purchasing arm for the various Inland member companies, in 2016 facilitated the purchase of more than $1.1 billion in commercial real estate for its various investment funds.