Colony Capital LLC

Industry:	Real Estate
Revenues:	$475.1 Million
Employees:	3,400

Description

Colony Capital, LLC is a private, international investment firm focusing primarily on real estate-related assets and operating companies with a strategic dependence on such assets across the globe. The firm is opportunistic in its investment approach, often investing ahead of the general market by focusing on opportunities where factors such as size, complexity, or current illiquidity may impede other investors. The firm has been one of the world's largest acquirers and financiers of real estate-related assets for over a decade, having consummated a wide variety of investments. Central to Colony's investment strategy has been its commitment to strategic partners and its alignment with numerous successful management teams in the context of operating company investments. Colony's investment track record has been exceptional, benefiting from its strategic approach and the firm's unique combination of real estate and capital markets expertise.

In the seventeen years since its inception, from a single Los Angeles-based office in 1991, Colony has successfully invested in diverse and complex property, corporate, and portfolio transactions across five continents through varied economic cycles. Highlights include:


, invested over $39 billion in over 8,500 assets since 1991


, the establishment of fourteen offices in ten countries with proven, local management teams and key strategic local and global alliances


, raised and managed $12.3 billion of equity capital on behalf of over 200 institutional investors


, $5.3 billion of equity distributions


, $2.5 billion in nominal profits


, raised over $6.0 billion of equity capital in the last 18 months


, the generation of a 24% annualized IRR for 17 years since inception, using moderate amounts of leverage


Colony's 200-person team provides a dedicated principal investment organization and captive asset management capability with a history of optimizing value. The firm's professionals uniquely combine real estate, financial, and corporate expertise, providing Colony with the resources to execute complex real estate-related transactions across product, geographic, and industry boundaries. Colony is one of a small group of real estate investment teams that possesses the capabilities to both actively reposition real estate assets and exploit financial market inefficiencies on a global basis to enhance equity returns. The firm is led by its founder, Thomas J. Barrack, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

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Bank bought: Bank of America Corp. agreed to sell San Francisco's First Republic Bank to a group of bank officials and private equity firms that includes L.A.'s Colony Capital LLC and General Atlantic LLC of Greenwich, Conn.(NEWS OF THE WEEK)(Brief article) Los Angeles Business Journal; 10/26/2009 ...Francisco's First Republic Bank to a group of bank officials and private equity firms that includes L.A.'s Colony Capital LLC and General Atlantic LLC of Greenwich, Conn. Terms weren't disclosed, but the group is believed to be paying... ...more

United States : Colony Capital, LLC and Colony Financial, Inc. Provide $206 Million Secured Loan to William Lyon Homes. TendersInfo; 10/22/2009 Byline: shiv03 Investment vehicles managed by Colony Capital, LLC, and Colony Financial, Inc. (NYSE:CLNY) ("Colony Financial"), a newly formed real estate finance company focused on... ...more

Colony Capital, LLC and Colony Financial, Inc. Provide $206 Million Secured Loan to William Lyon Homes. Business Wire; 10/21/2009 LOS ANGELES -- Investment vehicles managed by Colony Capital, LLC, and Colony Financial, Inc. (NYSE:CLNY...visit its website at www.lyonhomes.com. About Colony Capital, LLC Founded in 1991 by Chairman and Chief Executive... ...more