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Colony Capital is a international investment firm based in Los Angeles, California. The company, founded in 1991, has over 300 employees operating in 14 offices around the world. The company focuses on real estate opportunities around the world either on its own, through funds run by the company, or in joint ventures. In particular, Colony invests in real estate and real estate-related debt investments, real estate-dependent operating companies, non-performing loans, distressed assets and select development opportunities throughout the world. The company is run by businessman Thomas J. Barrack, Jr. In 2010, Colony was reported to manage about $30 billion in investments.〔("Private equity firm snaps up chance to help Leibovitz put house in order" ) by Henny Sender, ''Financial Times'', March 9, 2010 02:00, Retrieved 2010-03-09.〕 In 2011, Colony was tied for 3rd largest private equity real estate fund in the world, behind Blackstone Group and Morgan Stanley Real Estate.〔()〕 ==History== Colony purchased Raffles International on July 18, 2005. This included the 41 hotels and resorts operated under the Raffles Hotel and Swissotel brand names. There are plans to expand the chains, particularly in Asia. On January 30, 2006, it acquired Fairmont Hotels and Resorts of Toronto, Ontario with Kingdom Hotels International as a joint partner for US$3.24 billion. On April 10, 2006, it acquired French professional football team Paris Saint-Germain. On February 25, 2007, it signed a definitive agreement to take Station Casinos private in a 75%/25% split with members of the founding Fertitta family for US$5.5 billion, or US$90/share. The subsequent economic downturn caused Station Casinos to declare bankruptcy in 2009, and when it emerged in 2011 Colony Capital owned a much smaller portion after providing more cash.〔http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2011/06/stationcasinosexit.html〕〔http://www.law360.com/articles/157714/lenders-colony-capital-to-acquire-station-casinos〕 Founder, Chairman, and CEO Thomas Barrack said it "could have been the worst investment ever" in terms of timing.〔http://www.perenews.com/Article.aspx?article=53984&hashID=BCE7FBF9B0F16033DCB062EC644D0CF844EF4706〕 On November 11, 2008, Michael Jackson transferred the title of his 2,700 acre〔 estate Neverland Ranch to Sycamore Valley Ranch Company LLC, a joint venture between Jackson (represented by attorney, L. Londell McMillan) and an affiliate of Colony Capital.〔(Jackson's Neverland ranch is sold )〕〔(tmz.com, Neverland May Be Jacko's Ticket to Vegas )〕〔(ukpress.google.com, Jacko gives up Neverland ranch deed )〕〔(news.yahoo.com, Michael Jackson gives Neverland to corporation )〕 It is still unclear, if the colony capital still has a part in the property.〔http://www.sbcvote.com/opis/Browse.aspx〕 Jackson earned a total of US$35 million when he agreed for the joint venture between himself and colony capital.〔(eonline.com, Michael Jackson Lets Neverland Fly Away )〕〔(www.smh.com.au, Neverland peters out for pop's Peter Pan )〕 In March 2010, Colony arranged a financing and marketing package for Annie Leibovitz. The New York celebrity photographer had been in financial difficulty and in danger of losing the rights to her photographs and negatives and her three Greenwich Village townhouses to her previous lender, ArtCapital. ArtCapital's credit was for $24 million.〔 In December 2010, Colony purchased Miramax from Disney with Qatar Investment Authority, Tutor-Saliba Corporation and The Weinstein Company as part of a joint venture called Filmyard Holdings for $663 million. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Colony Capital」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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