Carla Giannini

General Electric Capital Corp. provides financial products and services. Its services include commercial loans and leases, fleet management, financial programs, credit cards, personal loans, and other financial services. The firm’s solutions include energy finance and aviation finance. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

JER Partners LLC is a private equity firm headquartered in McLean Virginia. The firm is the private equity and real estate investment management division of J. E. Robert Cos., a real estate investment and asset management firm that is located in Alexandria, Virginia and was founded in 1981 by Joseph E. Robert, Jr.

Hershey Trust Co. is a state-chartered trust company headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1905 and serves as the Trustee of the Milton Hershey School Trust, The M.S. Hershey Foundation and the Hershey Cemetery Perpetual Care Maintenance Trust and focuses its business solely on these trusts, to advance the legacy of Milton and Catherine Hershey in perpetuity through excellence in asset management and trust administration.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Deutsche Bank AG provides financial and banking services. It also offers commercial and investment banking services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Merrill Lynch Ventures LLC is a venture capital firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a division of the Merrill Lynch Global Markets & Investment Banking Group and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC).

CBA Commercial LLC provides mortgage investment services. It is a mortgage investment firm that acquires and securitizes small balance multifamily, commercial and mixed-use mortgage loans. The firm offers standard loan documentation, standard underwriting guidelines, online processing, appraisals, and environmental insurance services for loans. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Ares Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the investment and operation of real property. It operates through the following segments: Office, Retail, Residential, Industrial, and Other. The Office segment covers boutique office buildings catering to employees in supply-constrained central business districts and suburban cores. The Retail segment focuses on well-located necessity-based shopping centers. The Residential segment includes same store property NOI increased by approximately $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, primarily due to increased rental rates, reduced vacancy and loss to lease, partially offset by increased operating expenses at certain of residential properties. The Industrial segment consists of distribution centers in key logistics and high-gross domestic product (GDP)-growth markets, capitalizing on seismic growth in e-commerce. The company was founded on April 11, 2005 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Montage Hotels & Resorts LLC owns and operates hotels, resorts, and residences. It operates portfolio of hotels, resorts and residences such as Montage Laguna Beach, Montage Beverly Hills, Montage Deer Valley, Montage Kapalua Bay, Montage Palmetto Bluff, and Montage Los Cabos. The company was founded by Alan J. Fuerstman in 2002 and is headquartered in Laguna Beach, CA.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Part of ING Groep NV, ING Barings Group LLC is a British company that provides investment banking and financial services. The company is based in London, UK.

Part of Bank of America Corp., US West Financial Services, Inc. is a commercial finance concern. US West Financial Services was acquired by NationsBank Corp. from Qwest Communications International, Inc. on December 08, 1993.

The Praedium Group LLC is a private equity firm founded in 1991 by Russell Appel and Floyd Lattin. The firm is headquartered in New York City.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Milton Hershey School is a private school that provides exceptional education to pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students. The school is located in Hershey, PA and has been fulfilling its mission of breaking the cycle of poverty since 1909. Students live on campus and have access to top-tier classes and facilities, with all costs covered through the trust left by founders Milton and Catherine Hershey.

Founded in 1977, Vestar Development Co. is a private equity firm located in Phoenix, Arizona

Barings LLC (Barings) is a private equity firm a subsidiary of Barings LLC founded in 1992. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

H.I.G. Realty Partners LP (H.I.G. Realty Partners) is a real estate private equity firm founded in 2005 by Steven Carter and Philip Tager. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was formerly known as Cronus Capital LP. H.I.G. Realty Partners is an affiliate of H.I.G.Capital, LLC, a global private equity investment firm with $19 billion of capital under management.

Ares Real Estate Group is a real estate firm which is a subsidiary of Ares Management LP. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles.

Brookfield Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. is engaged in the investment of commercial real estate assets. It also invests in real estate-related investments, including private loans and traded real estate-related securities. The comapny was founded on July 27, 2017 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.