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Colony Capital Securities Fraud Losses We are currently investigating claims of investors of Colony Capital. From approximately July, 2008 through July, 2010, Gary Snisky and David Burch of Colony Capital, LLC and other related companies such as Colony Capital Holdings and Colony Capital Group (“Colony”), carried out a scheme to defraud investors by investing his clients in a so-called “private equity fund” secuties. The clients lost at least $3.2 million with the promise of an annual rate of return on their investment based on the misrepresentations and omissions of the risks of making the investment. http://www.jpedersonlaw.com/blog/2013/03/18/colony-capital-securities-fraud-loss/

Securities commissioner sues Longmont private equity fund By Aldo Svaldi The Denver Post Posted: 03/01/2013 Colorado Securities Commissioner Fred Joseph has filed a complaint against a Longmont private-equity fund and its principals on allegations they defrauded more than 20 investors out of $3.2 million, according to an announcement Friday. http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_22698228/securities-commissioner-sues-longmont-private-equity-fund

Foreclosed Homes Purchased by Colony Capital to be turned into Rental Properties November 13, 2012 Colony Capital, a private real-estate investment firm, won an auction for 970 single family homes from mortgage giant Fannie Mae in a deal that cost the company $176 million. The properties are located in California, Arizona and Nevada, three states that have been hit particularly hard by the housing crisis that first began in 2008. http://pacificbanc.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/foreclosed-homes-purchased-by-colony-capital-to-be-turned-into-rental-properties/

Colony Capital to raise €500m to €1bn for European debt strategy Posted on September 18, 2012 3:33 pm by James Wallace Colony Capital is looking to raise between €500m and €1bn over the next 12 months for a first lien European senior debt strategy, deepening the global private equity firm’s real estate debt offering across the capital stack, CoStar News can reveal. http://costarfinance.com/2012/09/18/colony-capital-to-raise-e500m-to-e1bn-for-european-debt-strategy/

Colony holds final close on distressed debt fund 1 June 2012 PERE PRIEST The Los Angeles-based private real estate firm has attracted $1.4 billion in commitments to its commercial real estate debt investment vehicle and related sidecars. The firm is due to launch a successor fund early next year. http://www.colonyinc.com/articles/news_cdcfII_060412.htm

Colony Capital looking for distress 19 Jul 2010 Colony Capital is likely to add to its US$16-billion hotel portfolio via distressed investments. By Shawn A. Turner Finance Editor Shawn@HotelNewsNow.com SANTA MONICA, California—Already a multibillion-dollar presence in the hotel industry, Colony Capital has plans to become even bigger. Hotel investments make up approximately US$16 billion of the firm’s total US$30 billion in assets under management. And with the industry fighting to rebound from the downturn, hotels fit nicely inside Colony’s philosophy of investing in out-of-favor sectors. http://www.hotelnewsnow.com/Article/3690/Colony-Capital-looking-for-distress

Thomas Barrack Jr. THOMAS J. BARRACK JR. is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Colony Capital, LLC, and Colony Advisors, LLC. As such, he provides overall strategic and investment direction and leadership to the firm. http://www.twst.com/interview/14942