Starwood Capital is driven first and foremost by the quality of our people. Starwood’s people have integrity, are innovative, possess intellectual discipline and a good deal of common sense. We have over 150 professionals located across ten offices in seven countries including our global headquarters in Greenwich, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, London, Paris, Luxembourg, Mumbai, Tokyo and Sao Paulo. It is the diversity and depth of our talent pool that enables us to always act quickly and employ creative solutions to a variety of market opportunities on behalf of our investors.

Weyerhaeuser Company grows and harvests trees, builds homes, and manufactures forest products worldwide. The company manages approximately 6.6 million acres of private commercial forestland; and has renewable long-term licenses on 15.2 million acres of forestland. It grows and harvests trees for use as lumber, pulp and paper, and other wood and building products; and offers logs, timber, minerals, oil, gas, seed and seedlings, and poles, as well as plywood and hardwood lumber. The company also manufactures and distributes softwood lumber, engineered lumber, structural panels, and other specialty products to the residential structural frame market; delivers homebuilding solutions; and manufactures and sells hardwood lumber to manufacturers of furniture and cabinetry, as well as exports engineered building materials and industrial hardwood products. It sells its wood products primarily through its sales organizations and distribution facilities, as well as markets its wood products into the repair and remodel market through the wood preserving and home-improvement warehouse channels. In addition, Weyerhaeuser Company provides cellulose fibers, such as fluff pulp, paper grade pulp, specialty chemical cellulose pulp, slush pulp, and wet lap pulp for absorbent products; and manufactures liquid packaging boards used primarily for the production of containers for liquid products. Further, it constructs single-family housing, and develops residential lots for its use and for sale. The company was formerly known as Weyerhaeuser Timber Company and changed its name to Weyerhaeuser Company. Weyerhaeuser Company was founded in 1900 and is based in Federal Way, Washington.

Verde Realty is looking to make some green in the southwestern US and Mexico real estate markets. A self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT), Verde Realty acquires and manages multi-family residential and industrial properties located in Texas, Mexico, and New Mexico. Its portfolio consists of more than a dozen apartment complexes located in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, as well as about 85 industrial distribution facilities in El Paso and McAllen, Texas and northern Mexico. Other holdings include several thousand acres of undeveloped land in New Mexico. Verde Realty was formed in 2006; it filed an initial public offering in early 2010.

Berkshire Property Advisors, L.L.C., is the operating entity of The Berkshire Group that is responsible for the property management of its multifamily portfolio and a series of funds including the Berkshire Income Realty Fund, a $600 million Real Estate Investment trust and Berkshire Multifamily Value Funds I and II. Berkshire Multifamily Value Fund I is a $300 million dollar real estate fund and Berkshire Multifamily Fund II is a $600 million Fund positioned to provide value-added investment returns by rehabilitating, redeveloping and repositioning high-quality multifamily real estate in major markets and submarkets throughout the United States.Berkshire Property Advisors core competency is in the multifamily real estate segment and is widely recognized as a fully integrated multifamily investment management firm. With properties extending throughout the United States, Berkshire Property Advisors provides investors with national reach and local market presence and expertise.Through a series of predecessor entities the Berkshire story goes back to 1969. Since that time Berkshire's senior management has witnessed impressive expansions in the real estate markets and prevailed through significant declines. These shifting economic and real estate market conditions called for management's resourcefulness in determining appropriate financial structure and property portfolio mix. Ownership structures have included both public and private limited partnerships, a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust and a subsequent $1.3 billion privatization of the company. Today there are more than 26,000 apartment units under management and a period of rapid growth is forecasted.Berkshire Property Advisors is located in Boston, Massachusetts. There is a national office located in Atlanta, Georgia with regional and district offices located in Texas, Maryland and Florida. Throughout Berkshire's history, the company's guiding principle has remained a commitment to providing exceptional service to residents and a challenging and rewarding work environment for staff. Sustained by this foundation, the company has been able to capitalize on its experience in the financial markets to create economic opportunities within the real estate industry.

Cornish & Carey (C&C) provides commercial real estate services to owners, investors, and tenants in Northern California. The firm specializes in office, industrial, retail, research and development, warehouse, and multifamily residential properties. There are some 250 C&C agents in about a dozen offices who provide services such as acquisition and sales, leasing, facilities management, and financial advice. The firm's special assets services division, C&C Capital Advisors, helps sell performing and sub-performing loans and seeks out opportunities to buy discounted, off-market assets. C&C, which is active in global markets through its affiliation with ONCOR International, was founded in 1935.

GVA Grimley is the go-to guy for UK property advice. The firm provides property consultancy services to owners, tenants, developers, investors, lenders, and landowners through a network of more than a dozen offices located throughout the UK. Acquisitions, sales and development, building consultancy, corporate occupier services, and investment advice are just a few offerings among its array of services aimed at both public- and private-sector clients. Its client roster has included the likes of BHP Billiton, Ernst & Young, and the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. GVA Grimley is a member of GVA Worldwide.

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.

Shorenstein is one of the country’s oldest and most respected real estate organizations active nationally in the ownership and operation of high-quality office properties. Due to its success over many years and multiple real estate cycles, Shorenstein has established its reputation as a creative and knowledgeable investor. The company is privately owned and is headquartered in San Francisco. Currently, Shorenstein owns and manages a portfolio exceeding 25 million square feet valued at $6.2 billion.

Higgins Development Partners has created over $5 billion in development value, delivering comprehensive real estate development services to a wide range of corporate, institutional and governmental clients throughout the United States and Canada.

United Capital Corp. engages in the investment and management of real estate properties. The company also operates hotels, as well as manufactures and sells engineered products. Its Real Estate Investment and Management segment invests in and manages real estate properties, as well as engages in making short-term loans secured by desirable properties. This segment owns properties that are leased primarily as department stores, shopping centers, restaurants, and office buildings; and properties available for sale and lease, as well as owns day-care centers in New York City.

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