REI PLC is a property investment company with interests in quality commercial and industrial properties throughout the UK. Investments will target medium sized commercial properties; the portfolio will be diversified by property type and tenant with the focus on the W. Midlands and Central England. The principle strategy is to invest in properties with strong tenant covenants and long leases.

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.

Tomson Group Limited (Stock Code: 258) is an investment holding company established in late 1980’s and its shares are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Principal activities of the Group include property development and investment, hospitality and leisure industry, industrial operations and securities trading. Mainland China, in particular Shanghai, is the principal operation base of the Group which has commenced its investment therein since early 1990’s.

Aviv REIT sees a healthy future in health care-related real estate. The real estate investment trust (REIT) invests in health care properties consisting primarily of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Aviv leases its facilities to local, regional, and national operators throughout the US. The REIT's portfolio includes more than 150 properties with some 15,000 licensed beds in 20 states. Operators include Daybreak, Cathedral Rock, and Sunbridge. Although the REIT was formed in 2008 to pursue an IPO, the company has been in the business of financing operators of SNFs for more than 25 years through predecessor entities. Aviv postponed its IPO in late 2009, to possibly be rescheduled for a later date.

TVO Global Partners provides property, construction, and asset management services on an international scale for its parent, The Vandenburg Organization (which does business as TVO Groupe). TVO Global Partners has interests in several European properties. In 2009 TVO Global Partners expanded into Central Europe when it bought Luxembourg-based Orco Property Management, which manages assets worth some E2 billion ($2.7 billion). TVO traces its roots to 1983 when CEO Russ Vandenburg and TVO Groupe chairman Wayne Vandenburg acquired their first apartment property in El Paso, Texas.

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.

Real estate development is all relative to The Related Companies. The firm develops, manages, and invests in high-end residential, commercial, affordable housing, office, and mixed-use projects all over the US. Related has more than 100 properties in its $12 billion portfolio, from upscale apartment towers across Manhattan and Chicago to urban retail and residential centers in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Florida. The company's business includes development, property management, real estate fund management, sales and marketing, and advisory services.

Sotogrande is all about living "la vida del lujo" (the life of luxury). The 5,000-acre resort and residential development sits on the tip of Spain's southern coast. Sotogrande is a community of multimillion-dollar homes in private subdivisions, high-end resorts, a marina, beaches, and private schools, but it's most famous for its polo fields and golf courses. (The Valderrama golf course hosts the Volvo Masters every year). The Sotogrande concept was devised by an American, Joseph McMicking, who in 1962 bought five farms (one of which was named Sotogrande) to develop into a coastal resort community.

Century 21 provides franchises for one of the world's largest residential real estate sales networks, with more than 8,900 offices in some 70 countries and territories worldwide. While homes are its core focus, the company also helps customers buy and sell commercial and vacation properties and provides relocation services for individuals, corporations, and members of the military. Century 21 Fine Homes & Estates offers services for seekers of luxury homes. Realogy Corporation licenses the Century 21 name, among several other major real estate brands.

American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC) operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT). It invests in agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S. Government agency or a U.S. Government sponsored entities. The company funds its investments primarily through short-term borrowings structured as repurchase agreements. It has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. As a REIT, the company would not be subject to U.S. federal or state corporate taxes on its taxable net income to the extent that the company distributes its annual taxable net income to its stockholders. AGNC is externally managed and advised by American Capital Agency Management, LLC, a subsidiary of a wholly-owned portfolio company of American Capital, Ltd., an alternative asset manager included in the S&P 500. American Capital Agency Corp. was founded in 2008 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.

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