Chris Hoeffel

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

Eastdil is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo Bank. The company specializes in the brokerage and financing of commercial and residential buildings -- primarily office buildings -- for institutional and private investors. With offices in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC., the firm has completed more than $63 billion in transactions. The company was founded in 1967, and specializes in the financing, disposition, merger & acquisition and asset management of commercial real estate.

Investcorp Holdings BSC operates as a holding company, which engages in the provision of asset management and investment services for corporations and individuals. It operates through the Fee Business and Co-Investment Business segments. The Fee Business segment acts as an intermediary by acquiring, managing, and realizing investments. The Co-Investment Business segment co-invests along with its clients in its asset products. The company was founded by Nemir Amin Kirdar and Michael M. Merritt on May 15, 1982 and is headquartered in Manama, Bahrain.

Founded in 1995, Investcorp Real Estate Investment Group is a real estate investment firm located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Investcorp Bank BSC (BH: INVCORP) in Bahrain.

Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc. is a trade association for the commercial real estate finance industry. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. Its members include balance sheet and securitized lenders, loan and bond investors, private equity firms, servicers, and rating agencies. The council has been promoting liquidity, transparency, and efficiency in the commercial real estate finance markets for 30 years. It also acts as a legislative and regulatory advocate for the industry, setting market standards and best practices, and providing education for market participants.

CoreVest American Finance Lender LLC provides loans to residential real estate investors. It offers rental, bridge, and renovation loans. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Counterpointe Sustainable Advisors LLC invests in commercial real estate and energy industries. The private company is based in Greenwich, CT. The company was founded in 2013. The CEO is Eric J. Alini.