The residential and office property holder and operator commands more than 3.5 million sq. meters of floor space worth some E12 billion, with most of its holdings in Paris and surrounding communities. It has benefited from a vacancy rate in the region that historically has hovered around 5%. The company's portfolio also includes hotels, health properties, and student residences. Affiliate Locare is the firm's sales, leasing, and management arm. GECINA is registered in France as an SIIC, which is similar to a US real estate investment trust (REIT). Spanish real estate giant Metrovacesa owns more than a quarter of the company.

Hillwood Development invests in and develops commercial, industrial, and residential property throughout the US. Many of Hillwood's properties are located in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Projects in the group's portfolio include AllianceTexas, a mixed-use airport development; and the American Airlines Center, a sports and entertainment arena. Hillwood Residential develops master-planned communities, primarily in the Dallas area; its luxury properties arm has developed projects in Hawaii and Costa Rica, among other locations. Hillwood also invests in and sells land. Chairman Ross Perot, Jr., founded Hillwood Development in 1988.

Beacon Capital Partners was formed in 1998 after predecessor public REIT Beacon Properties merged with Equity Office Properties Trust in a $4 billion transaction. Beacon earns its bacon by collecting offices. A private real estate investment trust (REIT), Beacon Capital Partners invests in, renovates, and operates commercial and mixed-use properties in major metropolitan markets throughout the US. Beacon also has properties in London and Paris. It buys properties that can be improved through redevelopment, repositioning, or through managing the capital markets, after which it sells its holdings at a profit. The company manages investment funds on behalf of institutional, corporate, and government investors.

Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC) provides financing for home ownership and insurance products throughout India. The company's home loans are sold at about 50 Home Loan Services India offices and about 100 third-party locations. HDFC also offers process outsourcing, credit and risk assessment, and related banking services through its subsidiaries and affiliate companies. HDFC has supplemental operations in the UK and the Middle East. The late Hasmukhbhai Parekh founded the company in 1977; chairman Deepak Parekh joined HDFC in 1978.

The Shelter Group was founded in 1977.The Shelter Group can give you shelter (or more likely sell it to you). The company invests in, develops, renovates, and manages residential real estate in the eastern US. Its $2 billion portfolio, including assets managed for others, spans about a dozen states and consists primarily of multifamily and senior living communities. Apartment communities range from affordable to mid-market to luxury level, and senior housing properties (Park View and Bright View communities) range from more independent to assisted-living models. Many of the company's properties are located in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Florida.

The Bonita Bay Group plans, develops, sells, and manages master-planned communities in southwestern Florida. The company's resort-style, luxury communities feature single-family homes and condominiums with prices that range from $200,000 to more than $2 million, as well as marinas and more than a dozen golf courses. The company also operates a title company, an amenities management firm, and an irrigation water utility, among other businesses. It was founded by the late David Shakarian, who proposed the first development in 1984.

CoreSite Realty Corporation (NYSE: COR) delivers powerful, network-rich data centers that optimize, secure and interconnect the mission-critical IT assets of the world's top organizations. 600+ customers, including Global 1000 enterprises, cloud providers, financial firms, and Government agencies, choose CoreSite for reliability, service and expertise in delivering customized, flexible data center solutions. CoreSite offers private data centers and suites, cage-to-cabinet colocation, and interconnection services, such as Any2, CoreSite's Internet exchange. The company's portfolio comprises more than two million square feet, including space held for redevelopment and development, and provides access to over 200+ network service providers via 11 data centers in seven key U.S. economic centers.

Pacific Century Premium Developments (PCPD) develops and manages high-end residential and commercial properties in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and other parts of the Asia-Pacific region. Its investment portfolio includes Beijing's Pacific Century Place, a multi-purpose complex that houses more than 500 corporations, retailers, and embassies. PCPD also holds the development rights for the government-owned Cyberport project, which includes the luxury Bel-Air residential complex. Its subsidiary, Island South Property Management Limited, provides property and facilities managment to residents at the Bel-Air development. PCPD is majority owned by PCCW Limited, a leading telecommunications provider in Hong Kong.

U.S. Equities Realty is a leading full-service commercial real estate firm headquartered in Chicago. The company serves as strategic real estate advisors to clients throughout the United States and in South America. Founded in 1978, U.S. Equities is recognized for its highly skilled professional staff, broad-based capabilities and commitment to customer service. Each firm director is actively involved with clients with a "hands-on" approach that has become the hallmark of U.S. Equities and a testament to the level of professionalism and attention brought to each assignment.The company enjoys preeminent standing among the country's top-tier real estate firms and has earned an outstanding reputation through exceptional performance by its four business groups: asset management and leasing services, development/program management services, investment and financial services, and real estate consulting services.U.S. Equities has stayed committed to hiring the most experienced people possible and providing them with an atmosphere in which they can work and grow together as a team and in which their success is our success.

Rugby Estates Plc was formed in 1990 by David Tye, Andrew Wilson and Stephen Jones, who had previously worked together as a successful management team at Rugby Securities Limited, part of the Hillsdown Holdings Group. Shares in Rugby Estates were first listed on the London Stock Exchange in April 1994.

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