Manhattan Loft Corporation (MLC) buys disused industrial buildings and warehouses and converts them into residential lofts. When developers were faced with a shortage of residential land in the UK, chief executive Harry Handelsman found inspiration -- and opportunity -- in the lofts of New York's SoHo neighborhood. He is credited with introducing loft living to London with the establishment of MLC in 1992. The firm also builds some of its properties outright, and has started building office and mixed-use projects. MLC has built properties in England, Wales, and Germany.

In August 2005 it acquired A/S Emico, an electrical contracting and servicing operator in Estonia, through its YIT Building Systems subsidiary. The company was borne out of Yleinen Insinööritoimisto YIT, a water supply company that was established in 1912.YIT Corporation provides building, construction, and industrial and network services to customers in Scandinavia, the Baltic states, and Russia. The Finnish company's building systems operations -- including real estate management and building safety features -- are its largest segment. YIT also offers residential and civil construction, water and environmental services, and industrial piping, and marine services

Canary Wharf once had little to sing about -- but now it is chirping away. Perched three miles from the Bank of England in the revitalized Docklands of London, Canary Wharf was real estate mogul Paul Reichmann's 97-acre solution to the city's problems of high rents and scarce office space. The office and retail complex, when complete, will total around 20 million sq. ft. of space. The existing portions of Canary Wharf (more than 14 million sq. ft.) are 95% leased, with more construction underway. Songbird Estates, a consortium led by Morgan Stanley, owns a majority of Canary Wharf.

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.

SunVesta is a group of real estate, associated, consultation and development companies, which was founded in 2005 and is based in Switzerland. SunVesta’s core competencies are in the evaluation, financing and development of lucrative, long-term projects in the growing markets of the luxury real estate, “private residence clubs” and “fractional ownership” industries.

Colliers International is a leading global real estate services organization defined by our spirit of enterprise. Through our culture of service excellence and a shared sense of initiative, we have integrated the resources of real estate specialists worldwide to accelerate the success of our clients.

In the real estate industry, Casto is more than a development company. We are a privately held, fully integrated real estate services firm dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of client service. With eighty years of successful development and management of commercial, industrial and residential real estate, we continue to utilize our core competencies, market strengths and competitive advantages in ways that produce substantial returns, both financial and non-financial, for our clients, investors, partners and the communities in which our projects are located. We are a team of more than 300 associates who bring diverse talents, perspectives and experience to the Casto name and believe that the best efforts are rewarded with the best results.

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT). The trust invests in real estate related bridge and mezzanine loans, preferred and direct equity, mortgage-backed securities, discounted mortgage notes, and other real estate related assets. It offers bridge financing products to borrowers who seek short term capital to be used in an acquisition of property. Arbor Realty Trust offers mezzanine loans, which are loans subordinate to a conventional first mortgage loan and senior to the borrower’s equity in a transaction. It provides financing by making preferred equity investments in entities that own real property. The trust also invests in mortgage-related securities. Arbor Realty Trust qualifies as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, the trust would not be subject to federal income tax if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC serves as the manager and advisor to the trust. Arbor Realty Trust was formed in 2003 and is based in Uniondale, New York.

Acanthe Développement is a property company with SIIC fiscal status in France and is listed on the Euronext Paris (Eurolist B segment). It also part of the IEIF – Foncières, EPRA-Europe and GPR – General Index indices. Its assets primarily comprise luxury office and commercial buildings located mainly in the central business districts of Paris. The company owns 30 buildings with a total surface area of 80,000m² including 38,100m² of office space (47.8% of total), 11,600m² of commercial premises (14% of total) and 30,470 m² of hotels and apartment hotels (38.2% of total). A total of 82.5% of the value of this portfolio is located in the central business districts of Paris, and the occupancy rate is 95%.

AMB Property knows the ABCs about property management. The company invests primarily in industrial properties in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The self-managed, self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT) owns, operates, and manages more than 1,000 industrial buildings totaling more than 155 million sq. ft. in nearly 50 major metropolitan areas. The company focuses on fast-paced, high-volume warehouse distribution facilities tied to global trade near seaports, airports, and other transportation hubs. Its portfolio is concentrated in and around Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, and Seattle. The US government, Deutsche Post, and powerhouse parcel handler FedEx are AMB's largest tenants.

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