Spirit Finance Corporation,a real estate investment trust (REIT), the company specializes in single-tenant, free-standing properties such as restaurants and gas stations; it owns or has financed more than 1,000 that are leased to retail, distribution, and service-oriented firms in more than 40 states. Spirit, founded in 2003, also offers commercial mortgage, business, and construction loans and equipment financing. An investment group led by Australia's Macquarie Bank and Iceland-based Kaupthing Bank acquired Spirit Finance in 2007 for some $3.5 billion including debt.

IPC Corporation Ltd. Company Profile IPC's interests range from personal computing to property development. Through its ThinSoft subsidiary, the company sells thin computing hardware and software. Products include BeTwin, WinConnect, and WinConnect Server XP. The various applications allow allow users to share a single computer, or allow Windows based servers tp host up to 21 remote desktops sessions. In 2007 the company changed its strategic direction and began focusing its energies on its successful real estate development business.

Wing Tai Holdings Limited is Singapore’s leading property developer and lifestyle company widely recognised for quality in its property developments. Listed in Singapore since 1989, Wing Tai started in Hong Kong as a garment manufacturer in the 1950’s. It later expanded its operations to Singapore and Malaysia in the early 1960’s and entered the property market in Singapore in 1978. Nine years later, Wing Tai became a major property player with a niche reputation for delivering premium developments with innovative design, finishes and workmanship due to its dedicated attention to detail and quality. To date the company has an extensive landbank of choice sites in Singapore and has developed more than 70 projects in the region.

GPT has investments in Europe and the US but is selling most of its noncore assets to focus on commercial properties in Australia. In properties it trusts. GPT Group operates through units including General Properties Trust, one of Australia's largest real estate investment trusts (REITs), and funds manager GPT Management. The group develops, owns, and manages primarily retail, office, and industrial properties in Australia. Its largest segment is retail, which represents about half of revenues. GPT Group owns stakes in about 20 shopping centers with more than 1.1 million sq. meters of retail space. GPT Group also manages two property funds which have more than A$5.3 billion in assets under management.

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.

Colony Financial, Inc. is a commercial real estate finance company engaged in acquiring, originating, investing in, financing and managing a diversified portfolio of real estate-related debt investments, with a primary focus on commercial mortgage loans (which may be performing, sub-performing or non-performing loans), CMBS, mezzanine loans, real estate owned properties, debtor-in-possession loans, B-notes, bridge loans and other commercial real estate-related debt investments. We are externally managed and advised by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Colony Capital, LLC, a privately-held independent global real estate investment firm founded in 1991 by Thomas J. Barrack, Jr., which has an extensive global footprint and corresponding infrastructure, with over 250 employees operating in a total of 12 offices in 9 countries. This global infrastructure provides Colony Capital, LLC's acquisition team with proprietary market knowledge, exceptional sourcing capabilities and the local presence required to identify and execute complex transactions.

Capital Builders capitalizes on buildings to build capital. The company develops commercial real estate and provides property and asset management services for private, corporate, and institutional investors. It has developed and managed more than 1 million sq. ft. of space, primarily in Sacramento and the Bay Area. Its portfolio includes business parks (including the 182,000 sq. ft. Highlands Eighty Commerce Center), office buildings, and industrial properties. Capital Builders provides asset and building management to investors who take direct ownerships, private partnerships, or limited liability partnerships in the properties.

BEFIMMO provides a home for businesses in Belgium. The company's real estate investments include about 40 office buildings and complexes in Brussels and surrounding areas such as Antwerp, Charleroi, and Mons. The company is a fixed-capital real estate investment trust (SICAFI), which is similar to an American REIT. BEFIMMO focuses on investments in regions served by public transportation. Among its occupants are chemical, pharmaceutical, finance, telecommunication, and retail companies. Customers include Accor, Biomedical Systems, and Sumitomo Bank.

Founded in 1834, the company is one of the oldest and largest diversified conglomerates in the Philippines. Its flagship holding is Bank of the Philippine Islands, one of the country's largest banks. In addition, Ayala owns interests in insurance, real estate, telecommunications, infrastructure, electronics, and automotive dealerships. Subsidiary Ayala Land invests in and develops commercial real estate; Manila Water distributes water and operates sewer systems in Manila. The minority-owned Globe Telecom offers international wireless connectivity services.

Summit Hotel Properties has plenty of room for US travelers. Operating through its subsidiaries, Summit Hotel is a self-advised real estate investment company that holds a portfolio of about 65 mid-scale and upscale hotels in 19 states, including major markets in western and southern states like Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, and Texas. Its hotels, which comprise more than 6,500 rooms, operate primarily under brands owned by Marriott International, as well as Hilton, Hyatt, and ICH. Shortly after its formation in 2010, Summit Hotel filed to go public and registered to convert into a real estate investment trust (REIT) for federal tax purposes.

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