Wihlborgs Fastigheter is the leading commercial property company in the Öresund region.The company was originally founded in Malmö in 1924 by master builder O P Wihlborg. Activities grew over the years and eventually comprised properties in Stockholm in addition to those around Öresund.On 9 May 2005, the properties in Stockholm and the Öresund region were separated. The property stock in Stockholm remained with the parent company and, at the same time, changed its name to Fabege AB. The Öresund property stock was incorporated in a new company which retained the name Wihlborgs Fastigheter. On 23 May 2005, Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB was listed on the Stockholm stock exchange’s O list.

Hostmark Hospitality Group manages 38 properties with more than 6,700 rooms in 15 states, Egypt and the British West Indies. The company also operates stand-alone concept restaurants and maintains a strong presence in this business segment.As a preferred, award-winning hotel management company for Marriott, Hilton, Starwood and IHG, Hostmark Hospitality Group consistently delivers superior results to institutional real estate owners, non-institutional ownership groups, publicly traded companies, joint ventures and privately held companies by providing hotel management, asset management, project management and lender consulting services.Hostmark Hospitality Group also offers specialized programs for CMBS special servicers and balance sheet lenders managing under-performing hotel loans. Acting in a consulting capacity, Hostmark provides hotel analytical and operating advisory services to lenders needing hospitality expertise and workout advice on asset disposition strategy. Hostmark Hospitality Group has also performed the role of court appointed receiver and operator in more than 170 foreclosed properties. Whether through workout advice, operational improvements or through management improvement, Hostmark has assisted numerous lenders and borrowers in maximizing both the short term cash flow and long term value of their assets.

Post Properties, Inc., a real estate investments trust (REIT), together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, ownership, and management of multifamily apartment communities in the United States. As of December 31, 2007, the company owned 22,578 apartment units in 63 apartment communities, including 1,747 apartment units in 2 communities held in unconsolidated entities and 2,266 apartment units in 7 communities. It is also developing and selling 535 for-sale condominium homes in 4 communities and converting 349 apartment homes into for-sale condominium homes in 2 communities. The company primarily operates in Atlanta, Georgia; Dallas, Texas; Washington, D.C.; and Tampa, Florida metropolitan areas. Post Properties has elected to be taxed as REIT under the Internal Revenue Code and would not be subject to federal income taxes, if it distributes approximately 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. The company was founded in 1971 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Countrywide is the UK's leading provider of integrated property services, employing around 10,000 personnel nationwide. Its UK network of local brands provides both corporate clients and home movers with a comprehensive range of property related solutions, delivered with valuable local expertise. As the UK's largest estate agency, Countrywide is accessible to all UK home movers, with approximately 1,300 estate agency or lettings offices operating under 46 local high street brands. Our financial services division includes the largest UK mortgage brokerage with around 650 mortgage consultants. We also offer expert advice on life and general insurance along with access to quality financial products.

CYS is a specialty finance company that was created with the objective of achieving consistent risk-adjusted investment income. We seek to achieve this objective by investing on a leveraged basis in residential mortgage pass-through securities for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association, or Fannie Mae, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or Freddie Mac, or the Government National Mortgage Association, or Ginnie Mae, and collateralized by single-family residential mortgage loans. We refer to these securities as Agency RMBS. We have elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for federal income tax purposes.Our Chief Executive Officer and President, Kevin E. Grant, was a senior portfolio manager and member of the Aggregate Bond Team at Fidelity Investments, where he managed fixed income assets including the Mortgage Securities Fund, the Investment Grade Bond Fund, the Total Bond Fund, the fixed income portion of the Fidelity Puritan Fund and the Strategic Income Fund. Our investment team averages over 20 years’ experience in the fields of MBS, structured finance, and corporate finance. Our portfolio managers have experience managing assets through the various interest rate and credit cycles since the early 1980s, and have the proven ability to generate risk-adjusted investment income in these environments. The Company was founded in January 2006, and is managed by Cypress Sharpridge Advisors LLC, a joint venture between Cypress CSI Advisors LLC, a sponsor of private equity funds and leveraged buyouts of U.S. companies, and Sharpridge Capital Management, L.P., a specialist fixed income asset management company founded by Kevin E. Grant, our Chief Executive Officer.

London & Associated Properties prefers to associate itself with retail investment opportunities. The firm owns and manages retail properties in popular shopping districts throughout the UK. With a portfolio valued at more than 300 million, L&A generally acquires shopping centers and refurbishes or redevelops them. It has a joint venture with Lloyds Banking Group's Bank of Scotland to buy and develop properties. Tenants include Waitrose supermarket, Topshop, Zara, and Travelodge. L&A also holds a 42% stake in Bisichi Mining, an overseas mining and mining finance firm, which operates in the UK and South Africa.

Glimcher Group was founded in 1984 and is owned by Robert Glimcher. His brother, Michael Glimcher, is chairman and CEO of Glimcher Realty Trust, a real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Columbus, Ohio. Over the years Glimcher Group has developed more than 7 million sq. ft of retail space.The Glimcher Group has a gleam in its eye for commercial real estate. The company owns and manages about 55 shopping centers around the US. It also buys under-performing retail properties and renovates them in order to increase their value. Most of its holdings are in the Northeast, though it also owns properties in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Georgia, Ohio, and Arizona. Tenants include Giant Eagle, IKEA, Sears, and Wal-Mart.

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust is an equity real estate investment trust (REIT). The company engages in the ownership, operation, and development of real properties. The firm invests in real estate markets of the greater Washington D.C. metro region. It focuses on office, medical office, industrial/flex space, retail, and multifamily real estate investments. Washington Real Estate Investment Trust was founded in 1960 and is based in Rockville, Maryland.

The Rancon Group is an integrated network of real estate-related companies and divisions formed to provide an array of services for buyers, sellers, developers, investors and owners of real property. This highly adaptable organization is designed to leverage real estate opportunities in Southern California. The mission of the Rancon Group is to build relationships, build community, and build legacies for generations to come.

Regency Centers Corporation operates as a real estate investment trust. The company, through its subsidiaries, owns, operates, and develops community and neighborhood shopping centers that are tenanted by grocers, category-leading anchors, specialty retailers, and restaurants. As of December 31, 2006, it owned 218 retail shopping centers located in 22 states and held partial interests in 187 retail shopping centers through joint ventures located in 24 states and the District of Columbia. The company is qualified as a real estate investment trust (REIT) under the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, its net income would be exempt from federal taxation to the extent that it is distributed as dividends to shareholders. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

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