Debra Hess

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

NorthStar Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust. It primarily originates, invests in and manages a portfolio of commercial real estate debt, securities and select equity investments. The firm's portfolio includes debt-focused REITS and equity-focused REITS. It also invests in office buildings, retail properties, apartments, hotels, and industrial facilities. The company was founded on January 26, 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. operates as a diversified commercial real estate company. The company originates, acquires and manages portfolios of commercial real estate debt, commercial real estate securities and net lease properties. It is also engaged in the asset management and other activities related to real estate and real estate finance. The company operates through the following business segments: Commercial Real Estate Debt, Commercial Real Estate Securities, Real Estate and Corporate. The Commercial Real Estate Debt segment is focused on originating, structuring, acquiring and managing senior and subordinate debt investments secured primarily by commercial and multifamily properties and includes first mortgage loans, subordinate mortgage interests, mezzanine loans, credit tenant loans and other loans, including preferred equity interests. The Commercial Real Estate Securities segment predominately comprised of N-Star collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) bonds and N-Star CDO equity of deconsolidated N-Star CDOs and includes other securities which are mostly conduit CMBS. The Real Estate segment concentrates on various types of investments in commercial real estate located throughout the U.S. that currently includes manufactured housing communities, healthcare, net lease and multifamily properties. In addition, the Real Estate segment includes private equity Investments diversified by property type and geography. The corporate segment includes NSAM management fees incurred, corporate level interest income and interest expense and general and administrative expenses. NorthStar Realty Finance was founded by Richard J. McCready in October 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

NorthStar Real Estate Income II, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust. The firm originates, acquires and manages a portfolio of commercial real estate debt, securities and other select equity investments. The company was founded on December 11, 2012 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.