Archon Group

Archon Group, L.P. (Archon) is an international, fully diversified, consolidated, global investment management firm. Its business is building value. Single minded in its goal to provide the highest possible return to investors, Archon is also innovative and resourceful in its approach. Archon builds value through the acquisition, development, management, financing and disposition of real estate investments, including mortgage loans secured by real estate. Archon's specific services include: * Sourcing / Acquisition * Underwriting / Due Diligence * Distressed and Performing Asset Management * Environmental & Construction Services * Investment Management * Market Research * Middle Market Corporate * Fund Administration * Operations In addition to office and industrial properties, Archon develops and manages properties in a variety of real estate markets. Specialized divisions include: * Archon Retail - Retail Properties * Avelo Mortgage - Mortgage Servicing * Goldman Sachs Commercial Mortgage - Mortgage and Loan Services * Archon Capital - Mezzanine Investments * GSSLG - Middle-Market Corporate Loans Archon currently manages investments totaling more than $59.1 billion in North America, Asia and Europe. An affiliate of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Archon has completed, on behalf of the Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds and others, more than 260 portfolio and single-asset transactions in a dozen countries. A global real estate industry leader, Archon has the business experience and local market knowledge that is required to understand intricate situations and structure complex transactions. Archon's institutional clients, like the Whitehall Funds, continue to demonstrate their confidence in Archon's ability to build value. With a worldwide team of more than 1,400 dedicated professionals, Archon is strong, efficient and positioned for growth. Archon locations include Dallas, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, Beijing, Bangalore, Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin, Milan, Paris, Rome, Tokyo, Seoul and Singapore. Archon Group, L.P. was founded by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. in 1996 when it acquired and consolidated the investment, asset management and development functions previously performed by third parties for a variety of private and institutional clients