Folkes Holdings, which has been under family control since 1697 and is now run by Constantine Folkes (see Profile), specialises in commercial property development and investment in the United Kingdom and the Republic of South Africa and the provision of equity or mezzanine finance to third party property developers and landowners.

Formed in 1860, Principality Building Society is one of the largest financial institutions in the principality of Wales. Familiarly known as The Principality, the mutual organization (that's coop in American) provides a range of financial services including mortgages, savings, insurance, and shareholder's pensions to 420,000 members through approximately 50 branches. Owning assets of over £5 billion, The Principality also owns real estate agency Peter Alan Ltd., which owns and operates some thirty locations in South Wales. The company offices have been in the same building since 1914.

IGB is a commercial property investor, builder, and developer active primarily in Malaysia. Its property investment and management arm, which accounts for about half of the group's revenues, owns and operate property assets including retail and office buildings throughout the Asia/Pacific region; it also provides commercial development services. IGB's Tan & Tan Developments subsidiary develops and sells real estate, including multifamily residential, hospital, office, and mixed-use properties. ENSIGNIA Construction provides construction and design services for other IGB arms and for commercial and civil engineering projects.

Transwestern Commercial Services has offices in some 25 cities throughout the US and manages a portfolio of approximately 900 office, health care, retail, and multi-family residential properties (more than 170 million sq. ft. of space). Transwestern also provides agency leasing, property management, tenant representation, and property development services, as well as financing and advising to institutional investors. The firm has expanded its portfolio of sustainable projects by promoting green building practices and energy conservation. Chairman Robert Duncan founded Transwestern in 1978.

The Corcoran Group has exemplified a steadfast commitment to service, creativity and hard work. The company was founded in 1973 as New York City began an historic transition from being a market predominately composed of rentals to one of individual ownership. Corcoran grasped the implications of this change by targeting specific neighborhoods and concentrating on higher-end properties. With that strategy, we quickly rose to prominence and thanks also to the acquisition of major real estate companies in Manhattan and Brooklyn, today we are the largest residential real estate firm in New York City.

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. company acquires, develops, leases, and manages research laboratories and offices for biotechnology companies, pharmaceutical firms, research institutions, and other life science tenants. BioMed owns more than 70 properties in about a dozen states; the properties contain around 120 buildings and total approximately 11 million sq. ft. of rentable space. The REIT's preferred markets include research and development hubs such as Boston, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle.

Hunt Companies develops, builds, manages, and invests in the multifamily housing, primarily for members of the US military. The company also has expertise in conventional multifamily properties, mixed-use master-planned communities, office space, and retail centers. It has completed projects in some 40 states, and in Puerto Rico and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Hunt's current portfolio includes more than 44,000 housing units, some 220,000 sq. ft. of retail space, nearly 500,000 sq. ft. of industrial storage, and more than 6,000 acres of investment property.

Capri Capital wants its investors to experience the Mediterranean isle's legendary spirit of "la dolce vita", "the sweet life." The company provides capital in the lending and equity investments arenas to public and private real estate companies. Its Capri Capital Advisors is a real estate investment management firm specializing in multifamily (more than two-thirds of its investments), industrial, retail, and office projects in major US markets. Capri Capital, named after founders Daryl Carter and Quintin Primo, was created in 1992 and manages nearly $5 billion in loans and investments related to real estate.

HKR International. Since the 1980s HKR has been involved in developing some two dozen high-end residential properties comprising more than 10,000 units. Its primary development, the 70 million sq. ft. Discovery Bay on Hong Kong's Lantau Island, includes residences, a golf course, marina, swimming pool, clubhouse, shops, restaurants, schools, and a fleet of ferries and buses to transport residents to and from the property. HKR also owns two hotels: The Sukhothia in Thailand and The Sentosa Resort and Spa in Singapore. Other key investments include cancer treatment centers and dentist offices; Spa Botanica, with locations throughout Asia; and Imperial, a bathroom products manufacturer.

Great Atlantic Management Company offers apartment locator services. The late Edwin Joseph founded Great Atlantic Management in 1964. His wife, Adrianne Ryder-Cook Joseph now oversees the company. What's so great about Great Atlantic Management? The firm owns and manages some 10,000 apartment units and 500,000 sq. ft. of commercial real estate in the southeastern US, that's what. The multifamily properties feature garden and townhouse-style apartments; several complexes in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area are on the waterfront. Great Atlantic Property Management's apartment complexes are primarily located along the coast of Virginia

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