We apply meticulous credit requirements rooted in:

· deep fundamental research;

· private-equity like, scenario-driven, underwriting methodology; and

· active monitoring post-investment across a broad spectrum of property types

We deem such activities to be keystone to minimizing volatility and to our identifying compelling opportunities in our endeavor to generate maximum absolute and risk-adjusted returns with downside protection.

Investments are made drawing on a culture of challenging the status quo and thinking differently while driving for excellence.

The status quo is challenged by leveraging our cross-sector expertise and working harder to lead market opportunity, reflecting our daily information flow across both the tradable and private commercial mortgage loan marketplaces.  To us, doing so is central to benefitting our investment partners who entrust us to realize alpha from minimized risk over both the short- and long term.  We do so simply and in a user friendly manner to outperform their goals and enable smoothed portfolio return planning.