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.

Singapore's property pioneer since 1963, City Developments Limited (CDL) is a listed international property and hotel conglomerate involved in real estate development and investment, hotel ownership and management, facilities management, as well as the provision of hospitality solutions.

Associated Estates Realty Corporation operates as a self-administered and self-managed equity real estate investment trust in the United States. It engages in property acquisition, advisory, development, management, disposition, operation, and ownership of multifamily residential units. As of June 30, 2005, it owned or property managed 113 apartment communities in 11 states consisting of 24,203 units. The company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) under the Internal Revenue Code. Associated Estates Realty Corporation would not be taxed on the portion of its income, which is distributed to shareholders, provided it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income. Associated Estates Realty Corp. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Richmond Heights, Ohio.

Klépierre loves to hear the clip-clop of feet through its properties. The firm owns some 275 shopping centers throughout Continental Europe, most of them acquired from or developed in cooperation with Spanish grocery retailer Centros Comerciales Carrefour . It also owns office properties in the Paris metropolitan area. Subsidiary Ségécé and its subsidiaries provide property management services for Klépierre and for other owners, with a total of about 375 properties under management. In 2003 Klépierre chose to operate under France's new SIIC tax classification, similar to a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the US. French banking giant BNP Paribas owns about 52% of the company.

PM Realty Group serves corporations, government agencies, and investors through 25 regional and divisional offices. Clients include Chevron, JPMorgan Chase, and TIAA-CREF. The firm was founded in 1954 as the Fletcher Emerson Company; it later became Property Management Systems and emerged as PM Realty after a 1990 buyout.PM Realty Group keeps its properties running day and night. The company manages a $25 billion client portfolio (some 160 million sq. ft. of office, retail, residential, and industrial space) of real estate throughout the US. It provides services including property management, marketing and leasing, construction and development services, and investment management.

Trammell Crow Company is a real estate development and investment firm dedicated to the fundamental principle of building value. At the heart of building value is a commitment —a commitment to create the right product in the right market for our clients while supporting quality economic growth for the community.

Ideally, Paragon Real Estate Equity and Investment Trust would be the very model of real estate investing, but it merely is a corporate shell company. The firm is seeking investment opportunities in land development, joint ventures, other real estate companies, and retail, office, industrial, and hospitality properties. In 2008 it began investing in stock of publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REITs). Entities associated with CEO James Mastandrea control more than three-quarters of Paragon, which has expressed doubts about its ability to continue as a going concern and may seek additional investors or sell its corporate shell.

The CNL story begins in 1973 with a $5,000 loan—father to son—one entrepreneur sponsoring another. That seed, nurtured and protected, has grown through the miracle of compounding into CNL Financial Group, Inc., one of the nation’s largest and most respected private real estate investment and development companies, Invested in Every Corner of America® and beyond.

Voit Commercial Brokerage provides services including the sale, lease, and development of industrial, retail, and office space. The firm works primarily in Southern California where it operates four offices (it also has an office in Las Vegas). It has overseen the development of such projects as Warner Center Plaza (high-rise offices in Woodland Hills, California) and the Van Nuys Center at the Plant (an industrial and retail center in Van Nuys, California). Voit Commercial Brokerage counts Morgan Stanley, Prudential Realty, The Clifford Companies, and CB Richard Ellis Investors among its clients served.

Ashtenne invests in and manages commercial and industrial properties throughout the UK. The firm has more than 500 properties for rent or purchase in its portfolio, including factories, warehouses, and distribution centers, as well as office space, ranging in size from 500 sq. ft. to 75,000 sq. ft. Ashtenne operates from eight regional offices.

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