Societe Fonciere Lyonnaise (SFL) owns and manages property primarily located in Paris (about 75% of rents come from the Central Business District and Western region). SFL's holdings -- about 400,000 sq. meters of space, are dominated by office and retail buildings (93% of the portfolio); it also owns retail centers and parking lots. The firm adopted SIIC -- France's REIT-like structure -- status in 2004. SFL was established in 1879 by Henri Germain, also the founder of prominent French bank Credit Lyonnais.

Oxford Properties owns stakes in more than 47 million sq. ft. of office, retail, industrial, and multifamily residential space in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company's portfolio is worth some $15 billion. Oxford also provides real estate management for its Canadian properties. Among its holdings are about a half-dozen Canadian Fairmont luxury hotels, as well as residential complexes containing more than 250,000 apartment units. Oxford Properties has worked to diversify its portfolio, which is now split half and half between Canada and international locations. Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) owns Oxford Properties, which was founded in 1960.

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.

Hillwood Development invests in and develops commercial, industrial, and residential property throughout the US. Many of Hillwood's properties are located in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Projects in the group's portfolio include AllianceTexas, a mixed-use airport development; and the American Airlines Center, a sports and entertainment arena. Hillwood Residential develops master-planned communities, primarily in the Dallas area; its luxury properties arm has developed projects in Hawaii and Costa Rica, among other locations. Hillwood also invests in and sells land. Chairman Ross Perot, Jr., founded Hillwood Development in 1988.

CeGeREAL was formed in 1999 as Commerz Grundbesitz France. Commerz Real is the company's main shareholder. CeGeREAL is keepin' it real in the Île-de-France. The SIIC (known in the US as a real estate investment trust) owns and rents office space in the Île-de-France, more commonly called the Paris Region. CeGeREAL's assets are valued at nearly E940 million ($1.3 billion). Its portfolio includes the Europlaza at La Défense, which is comprised of two upscale office towers that house such high profile tenants as CapGemini and GE Capital. CeGeREAL also owns three buildings at the Arcs De Seine (home to France's mobile phone carrier Bouygues Telecom) and Rives de Bercy (wholly occupied by Crédit Foncier).

Signature Associates is the largest-volume, full-service commercial real estate firm in the region. Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, Signature is the dominant real estate firm with over a 42% market share. With additional offices in Lansing, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, and Kalamazoo, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio, Signature Associates provides a diversity of services, including industrial, office, and retail brokerage, investment sales, property/asset management, market research, mortgage banking and corporate services.

Beni Stabili has operated in the Italian Real Estate Market for over 100 years. Beni Stabili, founded in 1904 and listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 1999, has assets of € 4,2 billion as at 31 December 2009, consisting primarly of offices properties located in major cities in Northern - Central Italy.

Tishman Speyer is one of the leading owners, developers, operators, and managers of first-class real estate in the world, having managed a portfolio of assets since its inception of over 116 million square feet and more than 92,000 residential units in major metropolitan areas across the United States, Europe, Latin America and Asia.In large measure, we have achieved this position by recognizing opportunities where most others see only difficulties and then transforming these opportunities into assets of even greater value.

Tian An China Investments develops commercial and residential properties throughout China and Hong Kong. Predominantly a developer of high-rise apartment complexes, Tian An China also invests in and develops villas, office buildings, hotels, and other commercial properties. It also sells cement products. The group's available land bank stands at approximately 5.2 million sq. meters; property development accounts for about two-thirds of all revenues. Hong Kong holding company Allied Properties (H.K.) is Tian An China's largest shareholder.

Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,000 professionals in more than 100 company-owned and affiliate offices draw from a unique platform of real estate services, practice groups and investment products to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners, tenants and investors. The firm’s transaction, management, consulting and investment services are supported by highly regarded proprietary market research and extensive local expertise. Through its investment subsidiaries, the company is a leading sponsor of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), mutual funds and other real estate investment funds.

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