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.

Prime Group was acquired by The Lightstone Group for approximately $890 million in 2005. Prime Group holds a prime cut of the Windy City. A self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT), the company invests in, develops, renovates, and manages office and industrial space, primarily in the Chicago area. Its portfolio includes about 10 properties containing some 4 million sq. ft. of leasable space. The REIT also has interests in commercial real estate in Phoenix and an entity that owns extended-stay properties.

Pacific Property Company is rather specific when it invests in multifamily residential properties. The company typically buys apartment communities, makes improvements to the properties, and sells them within five years. In the past Pacific Property Company mainly focused on California's coast and the Pacific Northwest. However, it has branched out with new investments in the Mid-Atlantic. Its portfolio includes some about 30 apartment properties. Since Pacific Property Company was established, it has acquired more than $2 billion in real estate assets. The company is part of the Marcus & Millichap group. CEO Alfred Pace co-founded Pacific Property Company in 1998.

Portman Holdings, LLC is a vertically integrated, full-service real estate development company with an international presence and a rich history of developing premier projects that spans five decades and three continents. Our founder, John Portman, pioneered the concept of architect as developer, successfully building both an architectural firm of international repute as well as a host of affiliated real estate development, financing and management companies.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc is a commercial real estate finance company that is focused primarily on originating, investing in, acquiring and managing senior performing commercial real estate mortgage loans, commercial mortgage-backed securities, or CMBS, commercial real estate corporate debt and loans and other commercial real estate-related debt investments in the U.S. We are externally managed by ACREFI Management, LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Apollo Global Management, LLC, a leading global alternative asset manager with a contrarian and value-oriented investment approach in private equity and credit-oriented capital markets. We are led by an experienced team of senior real estate professionals, including Joseph F. Azrack, who serves as our Chief Executive Officer, Scott Weiner, who serves as our Chief Investment Officer, and Stuart A. Rothstein, who serves as our Chief Financial Officer. Messrs. Azrack, Weiner and Rothstein are supported by a team of senior executives who have significant experience in commercial property ownership and finance. We will also draw upon the extensive transactional, financial, managerial and investment skills of Apollo Global Management’s private equity, credit-oriented capital markets and real estate investment professionals. We believe our relationship with Apollo Global Management provides us with significant advantages in sourcing, evaluating, underwriting and managing investments. Our goal is to be a pre-eminent commercial real estate finance company that provides creative senior financing solutions to real estate owners while at the same time providing attractive risk adjusted returns to our stockholders over the long term, primarily through dividends and secondarily through capital appreciation. We distinguish ourselves from other providers of capital through our seamless execution, first class management, and creative and experienced investment professionals. Our primary purpose is to create a diversified portfolio of performing commercial real estate mortgage loans and CMBS assets that will be held to maturity and which we expect will provide stable attractive cash flow yields for our stockholders.

DLC Realty Trust is a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires and manages shopping centers, many of them anchored by a grocery store or big-box retailer. The company owns more than 80 properties, almost all of them in the eastern US, that total some 13.5 million sq. ft. of retail space. Its DLC UrbanCore joint venture with real estate consulting firm G. L. Blackstone & Associates focuses on the development and renovation of retail and mixed-use properties in high-density urban areas. DLC Realty counts among its tenants big-box retailers such as Best Buy, Home Depot, and Staples. The company plans an IPO.

Llanmoor Development Co. Limited develops a range of residential properties from small select enclaves to multi-phase residential communities in the South Wales region of the UK. The company's homes, built under the Llanmoor Homes brand, range from three- and four-bedroom detached homes to two- and three-bedroom semi-detached homes. With more than 2,000 homes already under its belt, the company has been developing properties for three decades. Llanmoor Development Co. is owned and managed by the Grey family through multiple offices in South Wales.

Taconic Investment Partners invests in and manages commercial real estate in the New York metropolitan area. It owns about 10 office, multifamily residential, and mixed-use properties totaling more than 7 million sq. ft. of space in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Coney Island. The company's Taconic Management division handles property management, leasing, and construction management duties. Founded in 1997 by co-CEOs Charles Bendit and Paul Pariser, Taconic Investment Partners has also owned properties in Atlanta, Chicago, and Washington, DC.

Ashford Hospitality is in with the inn crowd. A self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT), Ashford owns and has interests in about 100 upscale hotels with more than 20,000 rooms in some two dozen states and Washington, DC; most operate under the Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, and Starwood nameplates. Nearly half of Ashford's properties are managed by firms owned by company chairman Archie Bennett and his son, CEO Monty Bennett, with the rest overseen by other third-party management companies. In addition to making direct investments in hotels, the REIT also originates loans secured by hotel properties.

Fisher Mortgage Company Inc. is a privately held, Illinois-based company. It was established in early 1997 to meet the needs recognized by us in providing quality mortgage service to the residential population. Our mission is to thoroughly understand our clients financial situation and offer them several options to save money through the refinancing or purchasing of a home. Because we stand true to our motto, Helping Homeowners Help Themselves, Fisher Mortgage Co., Inc. has an excellent reputation in the Chicagoland area for high quality service and customer satisfaction. With our primary office in the northern suburb of Mundelein, we serve clients throughout the state of Illinois. Since its founding, the company has grown tremendously, employing dozens of loan officers, processors and a quality administrative staff to assist in the development of its business. Fisher Mortgage Co. works with only quality lenders to meet customers needs and maintains a strong working relationship with many other lenders as well. We provide technical direction and counsel to home borrowers and are flexible with regard to customers’ requests and input. Customer satisfaction is highly valued and the company believes that is the key to success in the industry. Every effort is made to satisfy buyers! Moving into the future, Fisher Mortgage Co. will be on the cutting edge of the lending industry with its constant adaptation to demands in an ever-changing market place continuing to “Help Homeowners Help Themselves.”

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