CCA founded the private corrections management industry more than 25 years ago, establishing industry standards for future-focused, forward-thinking correctional solutions. A commitment to innovation, efficiency, cost effectiveness and achievement has made the company the private corrections management provider of choice for federal, state and local agencies since 1983. As a full-service corrections management provider, CCA specializes in the design, construction, expansion and management of prisons, jails and detention facilities, as well as inmate transportation services through its subsidiary company TransCor America. The company is the fifth-largest corrections system in the nation, behind only the federal government and three states. CCA houses approximately 75,000 offenders and detainees in more than 60 facilities, 44 of which are company-owned, with a total bed capacity of more than 80,000. CCA currently partners with all three federal corrections agencies (The Federal Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Marshals Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement), nearly half of all states and more than a dozen local municipalities.

In 1987, Boston Capital launched its publicly-registered flagship Boston Capital Tax Credit Fund. The first Boston Capital Corporate Tax Credit Fund was introduced in 1992. Since 1987, Boston Capital Tax Credit Funds have invested in excess of $6.1 billion in equity, from over 88,000 investors including publicly traded New York Stock Exchange corporations, utility companies, banks, individuals and other large corporations seeking the tax planning benefits of tax credit investments.

Daejan was incorporated as Daejan Samoedra Estates Limited on 18 September 1935 in order to acquire several plantation businesses in the far east growing rubber and coffee in the Dutch East Indies. The insurgency action in the region from 1949 which led to the independence of Indonesia resulted in a number of plantations being occupied or destroyed. The island of Java where the main plantations were located subsequently formed part of modern Indonesia. Daejan maintained its listing on the London Stock Exchange listed company but sold its remaining commodity assets and Indonesian real estate and became a dormant shell company by 1955.

Transwestern Realty Finance is actually Midwestern but realty finance is the name of the game. The Chicago company, a newly formed real estate investment trust (REIT), plans to originate, acquire, and manage loans and other debt backed by US commercial real estate. It plans to make most of the loans itself targeting experienced borrowers with a good track record; it will also acquire undervalued debt. The company, which filed an IPO in 2009, believes a combination of tight credit markets and government assistance programs will help it succeed. Transwestern Realty Finance will be managed by Transwestern Realty Finance Partners, which has about a dozen investment funds and nearly $4 billion in equity capital.

Established in 1923, The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company Limited has a long presence in Hong Kong. Pursuant to a corporate restructuring in 1989, the holding company was renamed “Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Company Limited”.the company develops and invests in property in China, Hong Kong, and Macao. Additionally, it operates a ferry and shipyard business that consists of a dangerous-goods vehicular ferry service, harbor cruises, and fuel oil trading. Its travel and hotel business offers local and overseas tours, train ticketing, and hotel reservations. The company is also involved in shipbuilding and repairs, property management, financing, and even a floating restaurant. Henderson Land Development bought a nearly one-third stake in the company from Henderson Investment in 2007.

The Derbyshire owns and operates some 50 offices in the UK. Burned by bad money-market investments and subprime mortgages, the company was taken over in late 2008 by Nationwide Building Society, the largest in the world. In the race to savings, Derbyshire Building Society (or, as it is better known, The Derbyshire) evens the odds. The company offers personal financial services such as deposit and savings accounts, mortgages, fixed-rate bonds, and homeowners, mortgage, and term life insurance. Other insurance and investment products are available through an agreement with Norwich Union (now part of Aviva).

Acadia owns or has interests in some 80 properties -- mostly shopping centers anchored by a grocery store, drug store, or big box store -- that contain more than 10 million sq. ft. of leasable space. It also has investments in self-storage properties, mortgage loans, and other real estate interests. The company's largest tenants include A&P, SUPERVALU, The TJX Companies, and Wal-Mart.A self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT), Acadia Realty acquires, redevelops, and manages retail properties in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest. The REIT specializes in community shopping centers and mixed-use properties in urban areas.

Colonial Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The firm engages in the acquisition, development, ownership, management, and leasing of commercial real estate properties. It invests in the public equity and real estate markets of the United States. The firm primarily invests in multifamily, office, retail, and for-sale properties. It develops mixed-use communities and merchant build properties. Colonial Properties Trust was founded on July 9, 1993 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.

RealtiCorp is a commercial real estate development firm serving real estate investment trusts (REITs), residential and commercial developers, and commercial users. Its core business is land investment, and the firm has procured sites for retail, medical, commercial, industrial, and residential (single- and multi-family) properties. It primarily operates in the Southeast but has begun branching out into markets nationwide. The company performs land research and market analysis to locate potential investments; it also invests in larger land tracts for development and resale to multiple users. RealtiCorp was founded in 1996.

The Sterling Organization (formerly Sterling Centrecorp) invests in, develops, and manages commercial real estate -- primarily retail properties -- in the US. It owns some twenty properties comprising approximately 6 million sq. ft. of space in five Sun Belt states, as well as Denver and Chicago. It also has several properties under development. For acquisitions, the company targets large (over 50,000 sq. ft.) retail centers worth between $10 million and $100 million in population centers with more than 50,000 residents and average household incomes in excess of $55,000.

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