Registered as a specialty finance company, Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) firm. It was in September 2011 that the company got incorporated and continues to operate its headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. The focus of the company is their portfolio of commercial real estate (CRE) debt-related investments.
As a specialty finance venture, it provides service to underserved and distinct middle-market commercial real estate. It operates as a one-stop provider of solutions that are designed to address their partners’ financing needs. The middle-markets the company serves are those businesses with values of $15 to $250 million. Through their seasoned leadership team, they are able to successfully manage their investments from origination to payment or maturity. The company operates through its two reporting segments: Principal Lending Business and Mortgage Banking Business.
Its Principal Lending Business offers a wide range of lending portfolio. This segment is operated by investment professionals across the United States and in Europe, who continue to assess the capacity and potential of every client. The Mortgage Banking Business operates under a combination of programs, including HUD, Ginne Mae, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. These two business segments are overseen by their managing directors, who have created a formidable experience in the industry. In average, these professional have more than 27 years of experience in middle-market commercial real estate lending and financing.
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation is managed by Ares Commercial Real Estate Management LLC, which is a subsidiary of Ares Management, LP. The latter is known for managing more than $92 billion of assets. Ares Commercial remains publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. It markets its common shares using the ticker symbol ACRE. It is listed as one of the components of the Russell 3000 Index.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Friday, December 25, 2015
Associated Estates Realty Corp: Operating Multifamily Apartment Units
Headquartered in Richmond Heights, Ohioa, Associated Estates Realty Corporation is one of the real estate investment trust (REIT) firms that focus its resources on the ownership and development of multifamily apartment units.
The company is being managed by Fairfield Residential and has a portfolio of about 49 apartment communities. It continues to operate in some of the most desirable neighborhoods across America. In total, these properties have about 12,700 apartment units. In addition to these properties, Associated Estates Realty Corporation also manages a commercial building in Los Angeles, California that has a total of 78,800 total spaces for office and commercial use. As a REIT, the company is obliged to return at least 90% of its total revenue back to its shareholders for the company to remain free from federal tax obligations.
It remains publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and markets its common shares using the ticker symbol AEC.
The company is being managed by Fairfield Residential and has a portfolio of about 49 apartment communities. It continues to operate in some of the most desirable neighborhoods across America. In total, these properties have about 12,700 apartment units. In addition to these properties, Associated Estates Realty Corporation also manages a commercial building in Los Angeles, California that has a total of 78,800 total spaces for office and commercial use. As a REIT, the company is obliged to return at least 90% of its total revenue back to its shareholders for the company to remain free from federal tax obligations.
It remains publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and markets its common shares using the ticker symbol AEC.
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Investors Real Estate Trust: A REIT
Investors Real Estate Trust is a Minot, North Dakota-based self-advised equity real estate investment trust (REIT). The company was incorporated in August 1997 and continues to operate as a publicly traded entity. Common shares of the business are marketed on the New York Stock Exchange, using the ticker symbol IRET.
As a REIT, the business operates in 5 reporting segments, namely healthcare, industrial, retail, multi-family residential and office. The properties owned and managed by the company are focused on the Midwest states of North Dakota and Minnesota. The company has been around since 1970 and has strongly focused its resources on the owning and operating of income-producing real estate properties located in the two states, until it started expanding in nearby states. Over 400 people are working for the company on a full-time basis. These employees operate in 10 states, while the properties owned and managed by the company are located in 12 states. In total, these properties comprise the $2 billion assets owned by the company.
As of April 2015, the company’s portfolio is comprised of 100 multi-family residential properties, office properties with more than 4.2 million square feet in leasable space, 7 industrial properties with a total of 1. Million square feet of leasable space, 23 retail properties and 66 healthcare properties. Their multi-family residential properties have a total of more than 11,800 apartment units. They have a strong presence in the states of South Dakota, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Iowa, Idaho, Colorado, Missouri and Kansas, among other states.
The business is listed as one of the components of the Wilshire 5000 Index. It is the owner of some of the renowned establishments in several states, including the 2800 Medical Building in Minneapolis, Barry Pointe Office Park in Kansas City and the High Pointe Health Campus in Lake Elmo.
As a REIT, the business operates in 5 reporting segments, namely healthcare, industrial, retail, multi-family residential and office. The properties owned and managed by the company are focused on the Midwest states of North Dakota and Minnesota. The company has been around since 1970 and has strongly focused its resources on the owning and operating of income-producing real estate properties located in the two states, until it started expanding in nearby states. Over 400 people are working for the company on a full-time basis. These employees operate in 10 states, while the properties owned and managed by the company are located in 12 states. In total, these properties comprise the $2 billion assets owned by the company.
As of April 2015, the company’s portfolio is comprised of 100 multi-family residential properties, office properties with more than 4.2 million square feet in leasable space, 7 industrial properties with a total of 1. Million square feet of leasable space, 23 retail properties and 66 healthcare properties. Their multi-family residential properties have a total of more than 11,800 apartment units. They have a strong presence in the states of South Dakota, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Iowa, Idaho, Colorado, Missouri and Kansas, among other states.
The business is listed as one of the components of the Wilshire 5000 Index. It is the owner of some of the renowned establishments in several states, including the 2800 Medical Building in Minneapolis, Barry Pointe Office Park in Kansas City and the High Pointe Health Campus in Lake Elmo.
Friday, December 18, 2015
Willamette Valley Vineyards: An American Winery
Headquartered in Turner, Oregon, Willamette Valley Vineyards publicly trades its common shares on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange. The business uses the ticker symbol WVVI. It is registered as an American winery and is the leading producer of Pinot noir.
It was in 1983 that the company was started by founder, Jim Bernau. Today, the business is one of the leading producers of world class wine, including Pinot gris and Chardonnay. Through a series of acquisitions, the business continues to expand its operations and further diversify its offerings. Willamette Valley Vineyards take pride of handpicking all the fruits they use to create their wine. Their Pinot noir is fermented through small bin fermentation. They also keep their own fermentation method, which gives their products a distinct taste over other products.
It was in 1989 that the business has gone public. Today, Willamette Valley Vineyards is listed as one of the components of the Wilshire 5000 Index.
It was in 1983 that the company was started by founder, Jim Bernau. Today, the business is one of the leading producers of world class wine, including Pinot gris and Chardonnay. Through a series of acquisitions, the business continues to expand its operations and further diversify its offerings. Willamette Valley Vineyards take pride of handpicking all the fruits they use to create their wine. Their Pinot noir is fermented through small bin fermentation. They also keep their own fermentation method, which gives their products a distinct taste over other products.
It was in 1989 that the business has gone public. Today, Willamette Valley Vineyards is listed as one of the components of the Wilshire 5000 Index.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.: A Bank Holding Company
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. is a Los Angeles, California-based bank holding company. The business is the parent company of the Wilshire Bank, a California state-chartered commercial bank. Through its operating subsidiary, the company continues to offer a wide range of financial products and services that are tailored to help their clients reach their financial goals.
It was in December 2003 that the company got incorporated. It continues to publicly trade its common shares using the ticker symbol WIBC on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange. As of December 2014, the company’s portfolio is comprised of more than $4.16 billion in assets and a total of $3.32 billion in loans. Deposits of the company are estimated to be around $3.40 billion. Wilshire Bancorp is a member of the Federal Insurance Deposit Corporation and continues to fortify its membership of Federal Home Loan Banks.
Wilshire Bank operates within the southern California region. They also have banking branches in Texas, the greater New York area and in New Jersey. There are 34 full-service bank branches that operate under the Wilshire Bank brand name. In addition to these locations, they also maintain 4 loan production offices, each located in California, Colorado, Georgia and Washington. The business offers depository products and services and a variety of loan activities that are fuelled by the company’s pooled deposits. Additionally, Their membership to the FHLB allows them to secure overnight and short term borrowings to supplement their funds. As of December 2014, their real estate loans remains to be the biggest portion of their portfolio and encompasses 81% of their total loan activities.
Wilshire Bancorp invests on the latest technology to further provide their consumers the best banking experience. Their seasoned employees continue to provide the best service to customers, businesses and institutions. As a community bank, Wilshire Bank highlights the solutions they provide to small and medium-sized businesses, which serve as backbone to the communities they operate in.
It was in December 2003 that the company got incorporated. It continues to publicly trade its common shares using the ticker symbol WIBC on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange. As of December 2014, the company’s portfolio is comprised of more than $4.16 billion in assets and a total of $3.32 billion in loans. Deposits of the company are estimated to be around $3.40 billion. Wilshire Bancorp is a member of the Federal Insurance Deposit Corporation and continues to fortify its membership of Federal Home Loan Banks.
Wilshire Bank operates within the southern California region. They also have banking branches in Texas, the greater New York area and in New Jersey. There are 34 full-service bank branches that operate under the Wilshire Bank brand name. In addition to these locations, they also maintain 4 loan production offices, each located in California, Colorado, Georgia and Washington. The business offers depository products and services and a variety of loan activities that are fuelled by the company’s pooled deposits. Additionally, Their membership to the FHLB allows them to secure overnight and short term borrowings to supplement their funds. As of December 2014, their real estate loans remains to be the biggest portion of their portfolio and encompasses 81% of their total loan activities.
Wilshire Bancorp invests on the latest technology to further provide their consumers the best banking experience. Their seasoned employees continue to provide the best service to customers, businesses and institutions. As a community bank, Wilshire Bank highlights the solutions they provide to small and medium-sized businesses, which serve as backbone to the communities they operate in.
Friday, December 11, 2015
Vulcan Materials Company Dominates the Construction Materials Sector
From its headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, Vulcan Materials Company dominates the construction materials sector in the United States especially in the production, distribution and sale of gravel, sand, and crushed stones, among others. With over 7,000 people employed in more than 300 facilities, the company supplies its products to 19 states and the District of Columbia as well as Mexico.
In order to maintain its leadership status, Vulcan has implemented several innovative projects including the Crescent Market project, which resulted in the construction of a deep water seaport and large quarry on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The facility supplies several cities including Tampa, New Orleans, and Houston as well as many Gulf coast seaports with construction materials primarily crushed limestone.
Vulcan Materials Company previously owned Vulcan Chemicals, a chemical business, before it was sold to Occidental Chemical Corporation. The company also made several acquisitions to expand its operations including the purchase of 11 aggregates companies and 5 asphalt plants in Indiana, Georgia, Arizona, and Tennessee (2005).
In order to maintain its leadership status, Vulcan has implemented several innovative projects including the Crescent Market project, which resulted in the construction of a deep water seaport and large quarry on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The facility supplies several cities including Tampa, New Orleans, and Houston as well as many Gulf coast seaports with construction materials primarily crushed limestone.
Vulcan Materials Company previously owned Vulcan Chemicals, a chemical business, before it was sold to Occidental Chemical Corporation. The company also made several acquisitions to expand its operations including the purchase of 11 aggregates companies and 5 asphalt plants in Indiana, Georgia, Arizona, and Tennessee (2005).
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Vitesse Semiconductor: A Fabless Semiconductor Company
Vitessse Semiconductor was a fabless American semiconductor company that continued to operate as an independent company until June 2015. The company thrived in the industry of communication equipment and has created innovations that made a difference in the electronic products that we make use today. The company was once listed as one of the components of the Wilshire 5000 Index.
The company was created in 1984 as Vitesse Electronics Corporation. The inception of the business was the brainchild of some of the executives from Rockwell International, which received fundings of more than $30 million from the Norton Corporation. It was in 1987 that the business adopted the corporate name Vitnesse Semiconductor. By that time, the company has already received additional fundings from investors Sequioa Capital and New Enterprise Associates. It is worth noting that the company was among the first semiconductor companies to develop Gallium Arsenide based integrated circuits.
The offerings of Vitnesse Semiconductor were used in communication. It offered Ethernet switching products that are used in access network equipment, customer-premises equipment, mobile access equipment, fiber and microwave wireless backhaul equipment and wireless base stations. It also offers Ethernet switches that enable workgroup, desktop and LAN infrastructure. Through the company’s strategic approach in acquiring competing businesses, it dramatically grew its operations. Among the companies acquired by the business are XaQti in 1999 and Orologic and Sitera in 2000.
In March 2015, it was announced that the business was purchased by Microsemi Corporation. It was around June 2015 that the acquisition was closed. Subsequent to the closing of the deal, the company’s common shares were delisted on the NASDAQ. Vitesse Semiconductor now operates as part of Microsemi Corporation. The latter continues to offer a wide range of semiconductor solutions that are used in communication, defense and security, industrial, aerospace and in other high-performance markets. Microsemi Corporation is currently headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California.
The company was created in 1984 as Vitesse Electronics Corporation. The inception of the business was the brainchild of some of the executives from Rockwell International, which received fundings of more than $30 million from the Norton Corporation. It was in 1987 that the business adopted the corporate name Vitnesse Semiconductor. By that time, the company has already received additional fundings from investors Sequioa Capital and New Enterprise Associates. It is worth noting that the company was among the first semiconductor companies to develop Gallium Arsenide based integrated circuits.
The offerings of Vitnesse Semiconductor were used in communication. It offered Ethernet switching products that are used in access network equipment, customer-premises equipment, mobile access equipment, fiber and microwave wireless backhaul equipment and wireless base stations. It also offers Ethernet switches that enable workgroup, desktop and LAN infrastructure. Through the company’s strategic approach in acquiring competing businesses, it dramatically grew its operations. Among the companies acquired by the business are XaQti in 1999 and Orologic and Sitera in 2000.
In March 2015, it was announced that the business was purchased by Microsemi Corporation. It was around June 2015 that the acquisition was closed. Subsequent to the closing of the deal, the company’s common shares were delisted on the NASDAQ. Vitesse Semiconductor now operates as part of Microsemi Corporation. The latter continues to offer a wide range of semiconductor solutions that are used in communication, defense and security, industrial, aerospace and in other high-performance markets. Microsemi Corporation is currently headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California.
Friday, December 4, 2015
Wabash National: Crucial Player in the North American Transport Industry
Wabash National is among the major players of the North American transportation industry, thanks to its status as the leading manufacturer of semi-trailers, dry freight vans, platform trailers, refrigerated vans, and liquid tank trailers as well as composite and engineered products with its specialization being liquid transportation systems. While many of its products are sold under the Wabash National brand, the corporation also manufactures and sells products under other brands, namely, Transcraft, DuraPlate, Benson, Walker Transport, Walker Barrier Systems, Walker Defense Group, Walker Engineered Products, Beall, Brenner Tank, Garsite, Bulk Tank International, Progress Tank, TST, and Extract Technology.
Due to its nationwide distribution network, the company maintains several Wabash National Trailer Centers, which are a network of dealerships, as well as retail distributors and trailer service centers. The retail distributors offer new and used trailers as well as aftermarket parts across the United States.
As of 2013, Wabash National earned company-wide sales of approximately US$1.6 billion, one of the strongest manufacturers in the industry today.
Due to its nationwide distribution network, the company maintains several Wabash National Trailer Centers, which are a network of dealerships, as well as retail distributors and trailer service centers. The retail distributors offer new and used trailers as well as aftermarket parts across the United States.
As of 2013, Wabash National earned company-wide sales of approximately US$1.6 billion, one of the strongest manufacturers in the industry today.
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
W. R. Berkley: Insurance Provider Extraordinaire
W. R. Berkley Corporation, a Fortune 500 company listed in the New York Stock Exchange (Ticker symbol: WRB) and based in Greenwich, Connecticut in the United States, is among the world’s major commercial lines property and casualty insurance holding companies. With total revenues of US$5.82 billion in 2012, the corporation continues to grow its client base and market share; of the $5.82 billion, $3.94 billion was generated by the insurance-domestic segment, $732 million by the Reinsurance-Global segment, and $678 million by the Insurance-International segment.
The three abovementioned segments, which are briefly described below, are in W.R. Berkley’s property insurance sector:
William R. Berkley founded the corporation and currently serves as its Executive Chairman as of 2015. His son, William Robert Berkley, Jr., is the President and Chief Executive Officer.
W. R. Berkley Corporation prides itself on its core values, which have sustained it through the global financial crisis, among other business challenges. The business is well-known for its passionate commitment to accountability, its strong sense of fiduciary responsibility to its stockholders, and its people-oriented strategy. The corporation also manages its risks with a proactive approach, which is manifested in its strong balance sheet, stable investment portfolio, and ample resources for business growth when the right opportunities are discovered as well as ensuring superior risk-adjusted returns.
The three abovementioned segments, which are briefly described below, are in W.R. Berkley’s property insurance sector:
- Insurance-Domestic segment includes surplus and excess lines as well as admitted lines in the United States;
- Insurance-International segment includes the insurance business in the Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, South America, and Australia;
- Reinsurance-Global segment is on a treaty and facultative basis with operations mainly in the United States, Europe, United Kingdom, the Asia Pacific region, and Australia.
William R. Berkley founded the corporation and currently serves as its Executive Chairman as of 2015. His son, William Robert Berkley, Jr., is the President and Chief Executive Officer.
W. R. Berkley Corporation prides itself on its core values, which have sustained it through the global financial crisis, among other business challenges. The business is well-known for its passionate commitment to accountability, its strong sense of fiduciary responsibility to its stockholders, and its people-oriented strategy. The corporation also manages its risks with a proactive approach, which is manifested in its strong balance sheet, stable investment portfolio, and ample resources for business growth when the right opportunities are discovered as well as ensuring superior risk-adjusted returns.
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