Aviv REIT sees a healthy future in health care-related real estate. The real estate investment trust (REIT) invests in health care properties consisting primarily of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Aviv leases its facilities to local, regional, and national operators throughout the US. The REIT's portfolio includes more than 150 properties with some 15,000 licensed beds in 20 states. Operators include Daybreak, Cathedral Rock, and Sunbridge. Although the REIT was formed in 2008 to pursue an IPO, the company has been in the business of financing operators of SNFs for more than 25 years through predecessor entities. Aviv postponed its IPO in late 2009, to possibly be rescheduled for a later date.

Tomson Group Limited (Stock Code: 258) is an investment holding company established in late 1980’s and its shares are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Principal activities of the Group include property development and investment, hospitality and leisure industry, industrial operations and securities trading. Mainland China, in particular Shanghai, is the principal operation base of the Group which has commenced its investment therein since early 1990’s.

Klépierre loves to hear the clip-clop of feet through its properties. The firm owns some 275 shopping centers throughout Continental Europe, most of them acquired from or developed in cooperation with Spanish grocery retailer Centros Comerciales Carrefour . It also owns office properties in the Paris metropolitan area. Subsidiary Ségécé and its subsidiaries provide property management services for Klépierre and for other owners, with a total of about 375 properties under management. In 2003 Klépierre chose to operate under France's new SIIC tax classification, similar to a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the US. French banking giant BNP Paribas owns about 52% of the company.

Founded in 1946, the firm typically retains its properties for rental income. McKay Securities takes UK properties from rubbish to refurbished. The real estate investment trust (REIT) acquires and renovates commercial real estate in the UK. Its portfolio -- located primarily in London and southeast England -- is comprised of 30-plus properties totaling more than 1 million sq. ft. of office, retail, and industrial space. Nearly three-quarters of its portfolio has been developed or extensively refurbished by McKay Securities.

Murray Hill Properties invests in, leases, and manages commercial and residential real estate in the New York metropolitan area. The company also performs real estate brokerage services, manages and leases properties for third parties, and oversees construction projects. The centerpiece of its portfolio, which includes office, retail, medical, and showroom properties, is some 7 million sq. ft. of leasable space located throughout Manhattan. Principals Neil Siderow and Norman Sturner co-founded Murray Hill Properties in 1972.

Kenmore invests in and develops commercial properties throughout the UK, Europe, and the Middle East. The company acquires (independently and in joint-venture arrangements) land for development as well as existing buildings for refurbishment; its portfolio is comprised of industrial, office, and retail properties. Kenmore, in a partnership with other investors, controls a 93-store grocery chain in Sweden; it also holds interests in France and Norway. Chairman John Kennedy founded Kenmore in 1986. Kenmore announced a restructuring in 2009, placing 21 companies in its group into administration and two other into receivership.

Macklowe Properties, the Big Apple has gone a bit rotten. The investment company made a name for itself as developer, renovater, and manager of Midtown Manhattan real estate. It invested in upscale residential and office buildings, including the GM Building which it bought in 2003 for $1.4 billion (the most ever paid for an office building in the US). In 2008, the debt-ridden company sold the GM Building and several other assets at a loss. Its portfolio now includes about a half-dozen properties, including more for-sale properties. Creditors including Deutsche Bank have also sought foreclosures for unpaid mortgages. Macklowe was founded in the mid-1960s by chairman emeritus Harry Macklowe.

Sansone Group is a nationally recognized St. Louis-based commercial real estate firm that specializes in property and facility management, brokerage, development and redevelopment of retail, industrial, office and residential properties.Founded in 1957 by Anthony F. Sansone, Sr., he is joined by four of his sons as principals of the firm: James, Timothy, Douglas and Nicholas. Each have offices in the St. Louis location and are involved in the daily activities of the firm.

Milestone Properties, Inc. is a commercial real estate company specializing in the ownership and management of shopping center properties. Milestone is on a program of acquiring well-located non-anchored strip shopping centers throughout the United Statesone in Arizona and the other in California. Anchor tenants include J. C. Penney and Rite Aid. (Concord Milestone Plus sold an Arizona property in 2007.) The company was established in 1986 to invest in commercial real estate. Its general partner, CM Plus Corporation, is a subsidiary of real estate investment firm Milestone Properties.

Noddle Development uses its noodle to develop and manage commercial property in about 20 states across the US. The company has built or bought nearly 100 shopping centers and a half dozen office buildings, primarily in Iowa and Nebraska. Noddle owns about 3 million sq. ft. and manages another 3 million sq. ft. of leasable area. The shopping centers feature tenants such as Kmart, Walgreen, and Wal-Mart, among others. Noddle Development offers architectural, construction, financing, leasing, management, and marketing services.

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