Profile: Capital Trust, Inc. (CT)

Capital Trust, Inc. is a real estate finance and investment management company that specializes in credit sensitive financial products. The Company’s investment programs are focused on loans and securities backed by commercial real estate assets. The Company invests for its own account and for third parties through a series of investment management vehicles. Capital Trust, Inc. conducts its operations as a real estate investment trust (REIT).

All of the Company’s investment management activities are conducted through its wholly owned, investment management subsidiary, CT Investment Management Co., LLC (CTIMCO). During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company originated $553.2 million of new investments in 27 separate transactions. Of this total, Capital Trust, Inc. closed $55.0 million for its balance sheet and $498.2 million for its managed funds and accounts, which it refers to as investment management vehicles.