Julie A. Treinen

Founded in 1994, Barings Real Estate Advisers LLC (BREA) is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. Prior to September 2016, the firm was known as Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC. BREA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barings LLC, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. The firm is a diversified, full service global advisory firm specializing in real estate related advisory and management services. Their clients generally include pension and profit sharing plans, investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, municipalities, insurance companies, corporations, and banking and thrift institutions.

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. provides insurance and financial security solutions. The firm offers life insurance, long-term care insurance, disability insurance, annuities, and investment products. It also provides financial planning strategies and solutions. The company was founded by John C. Johnston on March 2, 1857 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Sponsor Investments LLC specializes in growth capital and buyout investments. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Deloitte & Touche, Inc. provides accounting services. The company is based in Calgary, Canada.

Griffin Capital Corp. engages in investment activities. The company offers real estate, commercial and investing services. The company was founded by Kevin Alan Shields in 1995 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. engages in the provision of individual investors monthly income through the ownership of portfolio of office and industrial properties net leased on a long term basis to corporate tenants. The company was founded on August 28, 2008 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.