American Campus Communities is one of the nation's largest developers, owners and managers of high-quality student housing communities. We led the industry to a new plateau in 2004 when we became the first publicly traded student housing REIT (NYSE: ACC). Since 1996, we've developed more than $2.5 billion in properties for our own account and our university clients, and we have acquired in excess of $2.4 billion in student housing assets. Also, we've become a national leader in third-party development and management of on-campus student housing, having been awarded the development of 50 on-campus projects (in addition to our 13 projects developed off campus). Our commitment to our college and university partners is evidenced in our strong ongoing relationships. Almost half of our on-campus developed communities (24 of 50) came from additional projects awarded to us after we had successfully completed a previous community.A deep-rooted understanding of the industry drives the American Campus team. Seven members of our corporate staff at the level of vice president and above began their careers as resident assistants while attending college. Throughout their collective careers, our senior staff has been involved in the development, acquisition or management of more than 214 student housing properties, consisting of more than 127,700 beds at over 173 colleges and universities. This unparalleled experience guides how we analyze student markets, underwrite acquisitions, design and construct our developments, and how we market, lease and operate our communities.

HFF's unique knowledge, broad capital markets relationships and national platform enable us to arrange the most favorable financing/equity raise or sale for your commercial property. With a history of performance spanning more than 30 years, we offer the services of over 300 experienced industry professionals who operate from offices in major and secondary markets throughout the country.As one of the largest and most successful commercial real estate capital intermediaries in the country, HFF incorporates capital markets knowledge with local real estate expertise to successfully complete any type of real estate transaction, regardless of size or complexity. HFF consistently maintains the capital markets relationships critical to accomplishing your specific needs in today's highly complex and rapidly shifting capital markets environment.

TIC Properties Management, LLC (TICPM) manages property in 22 states including office, industrial, retail and multi-family assets totaling in excess of 7 million square feet (as of March 2010).Strategically, the property management and accounting functions are performed by TICPM staff and the leasing function is managed and supervised by a TICPM officer in partnership with market leasing experts for the submarkets in which a property is located. TICPM staff members have a depth of experience in their chosen profession and possess credentials such as Certified Public Accountant, Real Property Administrator, Certified Commercial Investment Manager and Certified Property Manager.

Hostmark Hospitality Group manages 38 properties with more than 6,700 rooms in 15 states, Egypt and the British West Indies. The company also operates stand-alone concept restaurants and maintains a strong presence in this business segment.As a preferred, award-winning hotel management company for Marriott, Hilton, Starwood and IHG, Hostmark Hospitality Group consistently delivers superior results to institutional real estate owners, non-institutional ownership groups, publicly traded companies, joint ventures and privately held companies by providing hotel management, asset management, project management and lender consulting services.Hostmark Hospitality Group also offers specialized programs for CMBS special servicers and balance sheet lenders managing under-performing hotel loans. Acting in a consulting capacity, Hostmark provides hotel analytical and operating advisory services to lenders needing hospitality expertise and workout advice on asset disposition strategy. Hostmark Hospitality Group has also performed the role of court appointed receiver and operator in more than 170 foreclosed properties. Whether through workout advice, operational improvements or through management improvement, Hostmark has assisted numerous lenders and borrowers in maximizing both the short term cash flow and long term value of their assets.

ConopCo is the go-to firm for many of Chicago's largest fortune 500 firms and developers, providing project and development management services for their most important projects. ConopCo was founded by William G. Conopeotis (Learn more about Mr. Conopeotis) in 1999. In the past eight years ConopCo has amassed $55 million in assets under property management, and has successfully managed interior and built to suit projects valued at over $350 million. Mr. Conopeotis has been involved in over 7 million square feet of base building / build-to-suit projects, and brings unique knowledge and expertise to all aspects of a project, from base building development to world-class interior build-outs. Mr. Conopeotis has been involved on over 4.5 million square feet of interior projects, with eighteen of his 140 interior projects being between 100,000 square feet and 380,000 square feet. Under his leadership our firm has successfully served over 60 clients, and has consistently been ranked as one of the nations top independent project management firms.

LTC Properties sees real estate as a healthy investment. The self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT) primarily invests in health care and long-term care facilities. Its portfolio includes more than 80 assisted living centers (homes for elderly residents not requiring constant supervision), about 60 skilled nursing facilities (which provide rehabilitative and restorative nursing care), and a New Jersey charter school. It owns properties in some two-dozen states. Major tenants include Extendicare, Brookdale Senior Living, and MVP Health Care; together, the three firms account for more than half of LTC Properties' rental revenue.

Great Portland Estates is a central London property investment and development company owning over £1.5 billion of real estate.Great Portland Estates invests in, develops, renovates, and manages commercial real estate in central London, primarily in the West End. Its core focus is office property, but the company increasingly invests in retail properties; tenants include banks, corporations, retailers, and government entities. Great Portland actively buys, sells, and upgrades its properties; it also develops properties jointly with other investors.

Walker & Dunlop, LLC, a real estate finance, and delegated underwriting and servicing company, provides advisory, financing, and investment services to commercial real estate investors, owners, and developers in the Mid-Atlantic region. The company offers multifamily loans, including conventional, affordable, manufactured, student, seniors, refinance, supplemental, and small loans on various multifamily assets, such as market-rate apartments, affordable apartments, manufactured housing developments, seniors housing, and student housing; and specialty loans, which comprise structured transactions, forward commitments, and affordable housing finances. It also provides loan securitization; acquisition financing or stabilized properties refinancing; healthcare financing solutions, including fixed-rate or variable-rate, and balloon or amortizing loans for seniors properties; financing solutions for office, retail, hospitality, and industrial real estate properties; and debt financing, investment sales, and principal investments solutions. The company was founded in 1937 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland with additional offices in Walnut Creek, California; Plano, Texas; New Orleans, Louisiana; Atlanta, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; and New York, New York.

Nestled among the rolling hills of the beautiful San Ramon Valley, Bishop Ranch was originally part of a 3000-acre parcel of land called Norris Ranch. Populated with pear trees, walnut groves, and herds of sheep, Norris Ranch was subdivided in 1895; 1,770 acres became known as Bishop Ranch. Upon the death of Mr. Bishop 60 years later, the land was sold for development, and Western Electric acquired Bishop Ranch to house a manufacturing plant.In the 1970s residential parcels of Bishop Ranch were sold, leaving dormant 585 acres zoned for controlled manufacturing. Sunset Development Company saw the opportunity to create Bishop Ranch, which soon launched the economic growth for the entire region.Today Bishop Ranch stands as one of America's premier corporate locations. Home to more than 300 companies and their 30,000 employees, Bishop Ranch's 9 million square feet of office space houses companies in the high-growth fields of financial services, healthcare, communications, transportation, and computer technology.

LREIT was established in 2002. Contrary to its name, Lanesborough REIT (LREIT) doesn't invest in lanes and boroughs. Instead, the real estate investment trust invests in primarily residential properties and other real estate in Canada. It owns some 25 apartment buildings and a handful of commercial and senior housing properties. Many of its residential assets are located in Fort McMurray, Alberta, a boomtown gateway to one of the world's largest proven oil reserves. The REIT hasn't been immune to the effects of the overall real estate decline, though. In 2009 it sold more than a dozen properties to raise funds for debt repayments and to shore up working capital.

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