Big Yellow Group may conjure up an image of giant bananas, but they want their storage properties to be the main appeal. The company owns and operates some 60 self-storage facilities in the UK (and has several more under development), most of which are located in London. Closing in on 3.5 million square feet of space, Big Yellow acquires and develops its distinctive big yellow storage sites at highly visible locations; it offers 24-hour security and unlimited visits to it customers. Expanding outside the UK, the company has acquired property in the United Arab Emirates. In 2009, Big Yellow acquired the 10-unit Armadillo Self Storage portfolio. Big Yellow became a real estate investment trust (REIT) in 2007.

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.

Campus Apartments is one of the nation's largest developers, owners, and managers of student housing, with more than 26,000 beds in 23 states serving over 70 colleges and universities across the country.Since our founding in 1958, we've maintained the sole focus of providing high quality housing to college and university communities. With over $1 billion in assets under management, our portfolio consists of garden-style, mid-rise, and high-rise assets, as well as mixed-use and urban scattered-site housing.In 2006, we launched a $1.1 billion venture with GIC RE, the Government of Singapore's Real Estate Investment Arm, geared toward the acquisition, development and consolidation of university-related real estate. Our capital resources, coupled with a creative and flexible approach, strong balance sheet, and reputation as a "best-in-class" operator, have positioned our firm as a partner of choice among colleges and universities, local and regional developers, and investors seeking 3rd party services.A commitment to excellence, integrity, and smart growth are the hallmarks of our company. Our management team remains anchored to our founder's simple mission of providing high quality, well-managed real estate that exceeds the expectations of residents, university administrators, business partners and other stakeholders within the communities that we serve.

A slumping real estate market and mounting debt has forced the struggling firm into a $10 billion restructuring plan and in 2008 it announced plans to sell stakes in several of its holdings, including shopping mall developer Riofisa and France's Societe Fonciere Lyonnaise.Inmobiliaria Colonial is a holding company with lots of holdings, but some may slip from its grasp. The real estate firm develops, owns, and manages premium office buildings, shopping centers, and business parks, mainly in Paris, Madrid, and Barcelona. Colonial is also involved in housing development. Its holdings total more than 3 million sq. m. of leasable space, plus approximately 1.5 million sq. m. of land.

SRG is a privately held commercial real estate firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas, specializing in local and national tenant representation. SRG is one of the nation's largest firms solely focused on exclusive user representation. We are a leader in commercial real estate brokerage and strategic partnership alliances, representing some of the world's largest corporations with their real estate requirements. SRG was founded in 1972 and has progressively refined its services and capabilities to augment corporate real estate activities.

America First Tax Exempt Investors, L.P. was formed on April 2, 1998 under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act for the initial purpose of acquiring, holding, selling and otherwise dealing with a portfolio of federally tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds which have been issued to provide construction and/or permanent financing of multi-family residential properties. America First Tax Exempt Investors, L.P. is part of the Burlington Capital Group family of companies and is managed by America First Real Estate Group, L.L.C. The Burlington Capital Group LLC is an employee owned international investment management organization committed to successfully developing unique business opportunities for institutional, private, and public fund investors. The Burlington Capital Group and the Fund are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska in the historic Burlington Place building.

Snyder Langston develops and builds commercial, industrial, and multifamily residential properties. Serving business clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 firms, the company provides a range of services such as planning, design, financing, government relations, general contracting, and construction management. Some of the properties that Snyder Langston has developed include business parks, retail centers, office buildings, manufacturing facilities, parking garages, car dealerships, condominiums, churches, schools, and hotels.

PMC Commercial Trust likes lending to little businesses. The real estate investment trust (REIT) makes small business loans, primarily to limited-service hotel franchisees. The loans, ranging from $100,000 to $4 million, are secured by first liens on real estate and written for hotel owner/operators of national franchises such as Comfort Inn and Holiday Inn Express. PMC Commercial Trust also lends to owners of convenience stores, restaurants, and other small businesses. About 20% of its loan portfolio is concentrated in Texas. Subsidiaries are active in Small Business Administration (SBA) lending and in investing (as small business investment companies, or SBICs). The company was founded in 1993.

McShane Development Company invests in and develops office, health care, and industrial real estate throughout the US. It offers build-to-suit development as well as redevelopment and turnkey projects; most of its portfolio is located in Illinois. McShane Development also plans multifamily and business park projects. The company is the investment arm of The McShane Companies, which also includes McShane Construction and Cadence McShane Construction. McShane Corporation has offices in Austin and Houston, Texas; Chicago; Irvine, California; and Phoenix. CEO James McShane founded the company in 1988.

The Macerich Company operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States. The company, through its majority-owned partnership, The Macerich Partnership, L.P., engages in the acquisition, ownership, development, redevelopment, management, and leasing of regional and community shopping centers. As of June 30, 2005, it owned or had ownership interests in 76 regional shopping centers, 20 community shopping centers, and 2 development/redevelopment projects. The Macerich Company has elected to be treated as a REIT under Sections 856 through 858 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. As a REIT, the company would not be subject to federal income tax, provided that it distributes at least 90% of taxable income to its shareholders. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

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