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.

Taubman Centers, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust. As of June 30, 2005, the company owned a 63% managing general partner's interest in The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership (the operating partnership). The operating partnership is a subsidiary that engages in the ownership, management, leasing, acquisition, development, and expansion of regional retail shopping centers and interests therein. As of August 23, 2007, it owned and/or managed 23 urban and suburban shopping centers in 11 states the United States. These centers are located in metropolitan areas, including New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Detroit, Phoenix, Miami, Dallas, Tampa, Orlando, and Washington, D.C. The operating partnership also owns certain regional retail shopping center development projects, as well as approximately 99% of The Taubman Company LLC, which manages the shopping centers and provides other services to the operating partnership and to the company. Taubman Centers qualifies as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, the company would not be subjected to federal income tax to the extent it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. Taubman Centers was founded in 1950 by A. Alfred Taubman and is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Centro Properties may have taken the phrase "shop 'til you drop" a bit too literally. Centro owns, develops, manages, and leases retail properties in the US, Australia, and New Zealand. Through funds, it oversees a portfolio of approximately 400 properties leased to supermarkets, department stores, and other retailers. Centro entered the US in 2006 with its acquisition of Heritage Property Investment Trust; it followed that up with the $6.2 billion purchase of New Plan Excel Realty Trust in 2007. Unfortunately, the rapid growth meant big debt, just as the global credit squeeze took root.

Elbit Imaging Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the initiation, construction, operation, management, and sale of commercial and entertainment centers, and other mixed-use projects in central and eastern Europe, and India. It also operates and manages hotels primarily in European cities. In addition, the company engages in the research and development, production, and marketing of magnetic resonance imaging guided focused ultrasound treatment equipment; distribution and marketing of fashion apparel and accessories in Israel; and venture capital investments business.

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.

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation is a real estate investment trust. It invests primarily in United States agency mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by United States government sponsored entities, such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, or an agency of the United States government, such as Ginnie Mae, including mortgage pass-through certificates, collateralized mortgage obligations, and other real estate securities, on a leveraged basis. The company’s portfolio includes agency mortgage-backed securities comprising agency adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities, agency hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities, agency fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities, and agency floating-rate collateralized mortgage obligations. The company qualifies as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. It would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation was founded in 1997 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

Franklin Street Properties Corp. provides real estate and investment banking/investment services in the United States. The company’s Real Estate Operations segment involves in real estate rental operations, leasing, and secured financing of real estate for interim acquisition or other property financing, as well as provides asset management, property management, property acquisitions, dispositions, and development. As of December 31, 2008, it owned and operated a portfolio of 29 real estate properties, which include 28 office buildings and 1 industrial use property. The company’s Investment Banking/Investment Services segment involves in the structuring of real estate investments and broker/dealer services that include the organization of Sponsored real estate investment trusts (REITs), the acquisition and development of real estate on behalf of Sponsored REITs, and the raising of capital to equitize the Sponsored REITs through sale of preferred stock in private placements. This segment offers investment banking/investment services primarily to institutions and high net-worth individuals. The company has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. As a REIT, it would not be subject to federal income tax, provided it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. Franklin Street Properties Corp. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts.

Chesterton and Humberts merged to form a single business in January 2009. Chesterton has been serving the needs of the London Property market since it was first established in 1805 and also has a growing international network across 3 continents. Humberts also has a long heritage stretching back to 1842 with its roots in the countryside and is known for expertise in all types of rural property from cottages to castles

MEPC wants to give clients their space.MEPC Limitedis one of the UK's largest developers and managers of sustainable business communities. MEPC's assets comprise eight mixed-use business parks across the UK totally more than 9 million sq. ft. of leasable space and accommodating some 1,000 local, national, and international businesses. The firm's properties have office, research and development, industrial, warehouse, and storage spaces, and include amenities such as nurseries, restaurants, and fitness centers. MEPC is owned by Leconport Estates, part of the BT Group's pension scheme.

Prudential Connecticut Realty helps people buy and sell houses in the Constitution State, home to some of the highest-priced homes in the US. The company has more than 60 sales offices throughout the state and some 1,800 sales professionals. In addition to residential brokerage services, Prudential Connecticut Realty provides relocation services, referrals for renters, and commercial real estate services.

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