Marden Homes purchases land, constructs homes and apartments, and carries out major refurbishments and extensions. Its developments range from midsized extensions to housing association projects. The company acquires residential and commercial properties for development throughout Greater London and the Home Counties. Marden also provides refurbishment, extension, and design services.

Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services has been the premier provider of investment real estate brokerage services. The foundation of our investment sales is the depth of our local market knowledge. Our 39-year history of maintaining investor relationships in local markets enables us to be the best information source and transaction service provider nationally.

The paths of Philip Maritz and Lew Wolff, both real estate investors/developers and St. Louis natives, crossed in 1992 and led to a breakfast meeting at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in St. Louis, where they discussed collaborating on potential investment projects. Two years later they formed the hotel investment group, Maritz, Wolff & Co., and acquired The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis. Following the investment, through an innovative approach to ownership, Maritz, Wolff worked with The Ritz-Carlton’s management team to increase the property’s revenues by 14 percent and operating profits by 127 percent. During this period, the partners observed factors in the hotel industry indicating strong investment opportunities for top-tier urban and resort lodging properties.

Mapeley governs properties the government (and others) occupies. The company invests in and manages UK real estate, targeting government and commercial tenants with large-scale management needs. Its portfolio includes more than 1,600 properties valued at more than 2 billion ($3 billion). Tenants include Abbey National and government agencies such as the Identity and Passport Service and HM Revenue & Customs. Properties are located in most major cities throughout the UK. Mapeley was founded in 1999. Fortress Investment Group owns some 75% of Mapeley.

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.

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.

Safeland invests in, develops, and manages real estate in the UK and Europe. The company primarily acquires commercial and residential real estate in and around London. It often increases property values to its investments through improved management, renovations, or overhauls, then sells them for a profit. As a short-term investor, Safeland has successfully spun off several entities. After companies demerge from Safeland, they typically retain the services of chairman Raymond Lipman and finance director Paul Davis.

Martinsa-Fadesa is one of the leading real estate developers in Spain, the company with the largest geographical diversity and one of the most specialised in Europe in terms of land management. We have undertaken huge urban developments with utmost respect for the environment and their integration into their surroundings. These developments usually have several services (golf courses, large green and leisure areas, commercial premises, sports centres, etc.) which generate an added value. Martinsa-Fadesa has an assets portfolio of 21,6 million square metres of building land.

Hines is a privately owned, international real estate firm that has provided the highest level of quality, service and value to its clients and investors for more than 50 years. EDF Tower, Paris, France With a presence in more than 100 cities around the globe and investor relationships with many of the world's largest financial institutions, Hines has the breadth of experience, the network of expertise and the financial strength to assume complex and challenging investment, development and management projects.

Childress Klein develops, owns, leases, and manages commercial real estate in the southeastern US. It owns some 20 million sq. ft. of office, industrial, retail, and mixed-use space, mostly in the Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina, metropolitan areas. (Nearly 60% of its portfolio is office buildings and business centers.) The company's projects include Atlanta Galleria and LakePointe Corporate Center as well as the Wachovia Center, a two-block office, residential, and hospitality complex in downtown Charlotte.

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