2008 CPN Goldbook - (Page 21) OWNERS, INVESTORS & DEVELOPERS Heitman L.L.C. Heitman L.L.C., a multinational real estate investment management firm, has $20 billion in assets and invests in commercial real estate directly in North America and Europe and through public real estate securities globally. Half the company is owned by 19 senior employees and half by Old Mutual Plc. Heitman’s clients include U.S., European, Middle Eastern and Asian institutions, pension plans, foundations and corporations. It is headquartered in Chicago and has offices in Los Angeles; Minneapolis; MAURY TOGNARELLI London; Luxembourg; Moscow; Tokyo; CEO Heitman L.L.C. Warsaw, Poland; and Frankfurt, Germany. Hudson Realty Capital L.L.C. Since the formation of its two initial funds in 2002, Hudson Realty Capital L.L.C. has closed more than $2 billion worth of debt and equity transactions. The company has more than $1 billion in assets under management. Its activities include originating, participating in, servicing, restructuring and acquiring high-yield, special-situation debt and mezzanine loans; direct investment in real estate; SPENCER GARFIELD and acquisitions of underperforming real Managing Director Hudson Realty Capital L.L.C. estate assets. The company is based in New York City and recently opened an office in Miami to serve the Southeast region. Higgins Development Partners L.L.C. Higgins Development Partners L.L.C. specializes in office, industrial, life science, technology, government, institutional and biomedical facilities and mixed-use landdevelopment projects. Its expertise ranges from award-winning multi-story urban office towers to large-scale masterplanned suburban business parks in major U.S. and Canadian markets. It is headquartered in Chicago and has offices JOHN HIGGINS in Miami; Orlando; Phoenix; MorrisChairman & CEO Higgins Development town, N.J.; Newport Beach, Calif.; WashPartners L.L.C. ington, D.C.; and Toronto. Industrial Developments International Inc. Industrial Developments International Inc. has properties across North America. In 2007, the company developed 14 million square feet of Class A industrial real estate, acquired $49 million worth of new buildings and gained 12 million square feet in property management contracts. The company is based in Atlanta and has eight development offices. Its state-of-the-art warehouse, distribution and lightmanufacturing facilities allow clients to achieve crucial supply-chain efficiencies. TIM GUNTER President & CEO Industrial Developments International Inc. Hillwood In 2007, Hillwood undertook one of its most aggressive years in both development and investment. At its master-planned Victory project near Downtown Dallas, it completed two office buildings while finalizing leases with PlainsCapital Bank and Ernst & Young L.L.P. for space in One Victory Park, which is scheduled to come online this year. At its AllianceTexas park, Hillwood began an aggressive speculative-development program with five buildings totaling 2 million square feet. In California’s Inland Empire, ROSS PEROT JR. it launched a two-year program to build Chairman Hillwood 6 million square feet across five developments. The company also entered the Charleston, S.C., market by purchasing 750 acres to develop Charleston Trade Center. The Inland Real Estate Group of Cos. The Inland Real Estate Group of Cos. has been ranked as one of the top buyers of U.S. commercial property, according to CPN; the fifthlargest shopping-center owner in North America, according to Shopping Centers Today; and one of the fastest-growing acquirers of retail property in the United States, according to Chain Store Age. Inland Real Estate-sponsored companies manage more than $21 billion worth of DANIEL GOODWIN assets nationwide. The Inland companies Chairman & CEO are separate legal entities—some of The Inland Real Estate Group of Cos. which are affiliates, share common ownership or have been sponsored and managed by subsidiaries of Inland Real Estate Investment Corp. Hines The Hines portfolio of projects that are under way, completed, acquired or managed for third parties includes more than 1,000 properties representing 416 million square feet of office, residential, mixed-use, industrial, hotel, medical, retail and sports facilities, as well as master-planned communities and landdevelopment units. With offices in 68 U.S. cities and 15 foreign countries and controlled assets valued at almost $20 billion, JEFFREY HINES Hines is one of the largest real estate organPresident Hines izations in the world. Hines Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. commenced operations in November 2004 and invests primarily in institutional-quality U.S. office properties. 2008 Goldbook Investcorp Investcorp’s real estate group, a well-capitalized, valueoriented real estate investor, has an investment portfolio worth more than $5 billion. The company’s January 2008 acquisitions in Santa Clara County, Calif., as well as its recent investments in the Sheraton Tucson Hotel and Suites and the Bravern, a large mixed-use development in Bellevue, Wash., continue the group’s recent trend of expansion throughout the western third of the United States. The group deploys more than $400 million in equity, representing gross transaction values—including partner equity and mortgage debt—of $1.5 billion to $2 billion, per year. With offices in New York City and Los Angeles, Investcorp invests across property types, investment structures and U.S. markets. Commercial Property News 21
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