Most Cheshires have nine lives. This one has had more than that, and is still alive to tell about it. The Cheshire Building Society is the product of more than a dozen mergers dating back to the 1960s. The Society provides savings accounts, mortgage financing and brokerage, real estate leasing and sales, investments, and insurance. With more than 450,000 members, it operates a network of more than 40 branches and about 15 Cheshire Estate Agency property service branches throughout northwest England. Nationwide Building Society, the world's largest building society with assets of more than £200 billion ($333 million), acquired Cheshire Building Society in December 2008.

Winsor Properties is primarily a property investment holding company. Through our diverse property interests in Asia, we pursue an investment strategy that seeks to enhance investment value and property yield. Our other businesses in the region include property development, property management and warehousing as well as wine storage.

United Industrial Corporation Limited (UIC) was incorporated in Singapore in 1963 as a private company. The main business was the manufacturing and distribution of detergent and toiletry products. It was listed as a public company in 1969.The core business of the Group is property development and investment and with the acquisition of the majority equity of Singapore Land Limited, a well-established property company in 1990, the Group became a major real estate developer with a portfolio of 2.6 million sq ft of office space and 1 million sq ft of retail premise in Singapore.

Verde Realty is looking to make some green in the southwestern US and Mexico real estate markets. A self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT), Verde Realty acquires and manages multi-family residential and industrial properties located in Texas, Mexico, and New Mexico. Its portfolio consists of more than a dozen apartment complexes located in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, as well as about 85 industrial distribution facilities in El Paso and McAllen, Texas and northern Mexico. Other holdings include several thousand acres of undeveloped land in New Mexico. Verde Realty was formed in 2006; it filed an initial public offering in early 2010.

Berkshire Property Advisors, L.L.C., is the operating entity of The Berkshire Group that is responsible for the property management of its multifamily portfolio and a series of funds including the Berkshire Income Realty Fund, a $600 million Real Estate Investment trust and Berkshire Multifamily Value Funds I and II. Berkshire Multifamily Value Fund I is a $300 million dollar real estate fund and Berkshire Multifamily Fund II is a $600 million Fund positioned to provide value-added investment returns by rehabilitating, redeveloping and repositioning high-quality multifamily real estate in major markets and submarkets throughout the United States.Berkshire Property Advisors core competency is in the multifamily real estate segment and is widely recognized as a fully integrated multifamily investment management firm. With properties extending throughout the United States, Berkshire Property Advisors provides investors with national reach and local market presence and expertise.Through a series of predecessor entities the Berkshire story goes back to 1969. Since that time Berkshire's senior management has witnessed impressive expansions in the real estate markets and prevailed through significant declines. These shifting economic and real estate market conditions called for management's resourcefulness in determining appropriate financial structure and property portfolio mix. Ownership structures have included both public and private limited partnerships, a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust and a subsequent $1.3 billion privatization of the company. Today there are more than 26,000 apartment units under management and a period of rapid growth is forecasted.Berkshire Property Advisors is located in Boston, Massachusetts. There is a national office located in Atlanta, Georgia with regional and district offices located in Texas, Maryland and Florida. Throughout Berkshire's history, the company's guiding principle has remained a commitment to providing exceptional service to residents and a challenging and rewarding work environment for staff. Sustained by this foundation, the company has been able to capitalize on its experience in the financial markets to create economic opportunities within the real estate industry.

DCT Industrial Trust Inc owns interests in or manages about 450 buildings totaling some 75 million sq. ft. Bulk distribution warehouses account for a majority of the company's rentable space. Companies in the manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, and transportation and warehousing sectors make up most of DCT's clients. Major tenants include CEVA Logisitics, Bridgestone, Technicolor, and UPS.

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.

Gladstone Commercial Corporation is closely affiliated with management investment firm Gladstone Capital, which is also headed by chairman and CEO David Gladstone.Gladstone Commercial will gladly buy your commercial property, or lease you some if you need a business home. A real estate investment trust (REIT), Gladstone invests in commercial and industrial real estate properties and long-term commercial mortgages. The company owns more than 50 properties across the US with assets that include office buildings, warehouses, retail, and manufacturing facilities. Gladstone predominantly leases to small and midsized businesses; most properties carry triple-net leases

Hammerson has been creating and managing some of the most exciting retail destinations and office buildings in Europe for over 50 years. Our strategy is to create value by developing and actively managing high quality properties to meet the needs of our occupiers, our partners and our shareholders.

Since 2006, Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation has been managing a Mayor Bloomberg-sanctioned expansion of the yard, including some 1.7 million sq. ft. of new industrial space.After the federal government closed the military facilities at Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1966, the property on the East River was taken over and converted into commercial real estate by The City of New York. Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation is in charge of the management and development of the old Navy Yard, which contains about 4 million sq. ft. of leasable office and industrial space. Located near the Brooklyn Bridge, the Navy Yard is home to about 250 tenants, including small businesses, high-tech startups, and film and television studios.

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