New World China Land Limited Company Profile New World China Land is the flagship division of the New World Group in mainland China. The company is one of the country's largest national developers -- its projects include residential estates, serviced apartments, villas, offices, shopping centers, resorts, hotels, and mixed-use complexes. Its real estate portfolio includes 37 development projects spanning more than 15 cities. New World China Land is working on a number of projects for the redevelopment of the old city centers of Beijing and Tianjin. The company has been in operation since the early 1980s.

Abbey plc develops residential properties -- mainly single-family homes and apartments -- in the UK, Ireland, and the Czech Republic. Its homebuilding division sells more than 450 homes annually, with an average selling price in the neighborhood of E184,000 ($225,000). Abbey experienced fewer home sales at lower prices during the economic recession. Homebuilding in Prague also was delayed due to economic conditions. The company's M&J Engineering subsidiary manages and leases industrial plants and equipment. Chairman Charles Gallagher, through Gallagher Holdings, controls about 41% of Abbey.

Heron International has begun development of Heron Tower at 110 Bishopsgate in the City of London. The new office building will be completed by the first quarter 2011. Heron Tower is a multi-occupied building which will provide world class office space, setting the standards for offices of the future. Its design is both visionary and environmentally focused. Heron Tower has been designed by the leading international architectural practice Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), a firm recognised for design excellence and innovation in tower buildings. At 202 metres (663ft) in height, with a 28 metre mast, the 46 storey tower will be one of the tallest towers in the City of London.

Campus Crest went public via a 2010 IPO and plans to qualify as a real estate investment trust (REIT). College dorms have moved beyond cinder block walls and Murphy beds, thanks to Campus Crest Communities. The company develops, builds, and manages on- and off-campus student housing apartment communities at medium-sized colleges and universities. Campus Crest owns interests in more than 25 communities, which are branded as The Grove, located mostly in the South. Its properties feature furnished apartments with such amenities as a pool, library, volleyball and basketball courts, fitness center, tanning beds, and gated entry with keyed bedroom locks. The student-friendly rents include utilities.

Mission West Properties, Inc. engages in the acquisition, marketing, leasing, and management of research and development properties, primarily in the Silicon Valley portion of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of December 31, 2006, it owned or managed 107 properties, totaling approximately 7.7 million rentable square feet of research and development properties through limited partnerships. Mission West Properties qualifies as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. As a REIT, it would not be subject to federal income tax to the extent that it distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its shareholders. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

LTC Properties sees real estate as a healthy investment. The self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT) primarily invests in health care and long-term care facilities. Its portfolio includes more than 80 assisted living centers (homes for elderly residents not requiring constant supervision), about 60 skilled nursing facilities (which provide rehabilitative and restorative nursing care), and a New Jersey charter school. It owns properties in some two-dozen states. Major tenants include Extendicare, Brookdale Senior Living, and MVP Health Care; together, the three firms account for more than half of LTC Properties' rental revenue.

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CCA founded the private corrections management industry more than 25 years ago, establishing industry standards for future-focused, forward-thinking correctional solutions. A commitment to innovation, efficiency, cost effectiveness and achievement has made the company the private corrections management provider of choice for federal, state and local agencies since 1983. As a full-service corrections management provider, CCA specializes in the design, construction, expansion and management of prisons, jails and detention facilities, as well as inmate transportation services through its subsidiary company TransCor America. The company is the fifth-largest corrections system in the nation, behind only the federal government and three states. CCA houses approximately 75,000 offenders and detainees in more than 60 facilities, 44 of which are company-owned, with a total bed capacity of more than 80,000. CCA currently partners with all three federal corrections agencies (The Federal Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Marshals Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement), nearly half of all states and more than a dozen local municipalities.

Transwestern Realty Finance is actually Midwestern but realty finance is the name of the game. The Chicago company, a newly formed real estate investment trust (REIT), plans to originate, acquire, and manage loans and other debt backed by US commercial real estate. It plans to make most of the loans itself targeting experienced borrowers with a good track record; it will also acquire undervalued debt. The company, which filed an IPO in 2009, believes a combination of tight credit markets and government assistance programs will help it succeed. Transwestern Realty Finance will be managed by Transwestern Realty Finance Partners, which has about a dozen investment funds and nearly $4 billion in equity capital.

First Advisors isn't your last. The firm invests in and raises capital for real estate and business ventures, primarily in Texas. It specializes in developing new and redeveloping existing commercial and residential properties such as retail shopping destinations, restaurants, multifamily units, and residential communities. Investment limited partnerships sponsored by First Advisors typically last three to five years; capital raises range from $250,000 to $2 million. The firm also provides business consulting in such areas as marketing, sales, strategic planning, and technology. First Advisors was founded in 1993 by president and CEO Gary Davis.

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