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.

Shaftesbury PLC,the real estate investment trust (REIT) buys, redevelops, and leases property in London's fashionable West End. It owns more than 400 mixed-use buildings, primarily in the Carnaby Street, Covent Garden, and Chinatown districts. Its portfolio includes more than 300 shops and 150 restaurants and bars, as well as about 500,000 sq. ft. of office space. Shaftesbury also leases more than 300 apartments located on the upper floors of some of its commercial properties. Its restaurant and retail tenants, however, account for most of its income. Peter Levy founded the company in 1986 by acquiring 32 properties in Chinatown, and he took Shaftesbury public a year later.

Ashford Hospitality is in with the inn crowd. A self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT), Ashford owns and has interests in about 100 upscale hotels with more than 20,000 rooms in some two dozen states and Washington, DC; most operate under the Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, and Starwood nameplates. Nearly half of Ashford's properties are managed by firms owned by company chairman Archie Bennett and his son, CEO Monty Bennett, with the rest overseen by other third-party management companies. In addition to making direct investments in hotels, the REIT also originates loans secured by hotel properties.

Wilson Bowden develops and manages residential and commercial properties in the UK. Its portfolio consists of more than 30 office, industrial, retail, leisure, and mixed-use properties. Working alone and through joint ventures, the company typically develops more than 1 million sq. ft. annually, both on bare land and in existing sites. Affiliate Wilson Bowden City Homes develops residential properties within mixed-use projects.

The Related Group is America’s leading developer of sophisticated metropolitan living and the largest multi-family real estate development firm. Founded by Chairman Jorge M. Pérez, The Related Group has earned a national reputation for its visionary design and development of luxury condominiums, mixed-use center and affordable rental properties – often in emerging or undiscovered neighborhoods. And since its inception, the privately-held company has built and managed more than 77,000 condominium and apartment residences in major markets throughout Florida.

Formed in 1860, Principality Building Society is one of the largest financial institutions in the principality of Wales. Familiarly known as The Principality, the mutual organization (that's coop in American) provides a range of financial services including mortgages, savings, insurance, and shareholder's pensions to 420,000 members through approximately 50 branches. Owning assets of over £5 billion, The Principality also owns real estate agency Peter Alan Ltd., which owns and operates some thirty locations in South Wales. The company offices have been in the same building since 1914.

Texas Pacific Land Trust engages in the sale, lease, and management of land in the United States. It also retains oil and gas royalties, and involves in temporary cash investments. The company leases land to the ranching industry for grazing purposes. As of March 12, 2010, it owned the surface estate in 962,553 acres of land located in 20 counties in the western part of Texas. The company also owned a 1/128 nonparticipating perpetual oil and gas royalty interest under 85,414 acres of land and a 1/16 nonparticipating perpetual oil and gas royalty interest under 386,988 acres of land in the western part of Texas. Texas Pacific Land Trust was founded in 1888 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Aareal Bank knows the importance of having a roof over your head and some change in your pocket. It is engaged internationally in a variety of property-related banking and financial services for the public and private sectors. Its business is organized into two primary segments. Structured property financing (its most profitable business) specializes in financing large-scale retail, hotel, and logistics industry properties. Its consulting/services segment offers IT products that help users manage residential and commercial properties. The company operates in more than 25 countries in Europe, North America, and the Asia/Pacific region.

Urbas makes a living for itself by making living places for others. Urbas Guadahermosa primarily develops residential communities in Spain. It builds detached houses and multifamily properties throughout the country including Madrid, Guadalajara, Asturias, and Salamanca. The company has also developed homes in Morocco and plans further expansion abroad. Additionally, the company has developed commercial space and parking facilities.

Shapery Enterprises is an operating company for the various corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies operated thereunder. Shapery Enterprises is, or has been, involved in the ownership, design, and development of high-rise office buildings, high-rise hotels, commercial centers and raw land. Shapery Enterprises is also designing, developing, and implementing technological advances in transportation including vertical take-off aircraft, electric zero emissions conversion and upgrade of existing freight and passenger rail systems, non-rail zero emissions roadway passenger and freight systems and port zero emissions container moving systems with LSM/LIM technology and high-speed magnetic levitation train systems.

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