M. Kirk Scott

Ares Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the investment and operation of real property. It operates through the following segments: Office, Retail, Residential, Industrial, and Other. The Office segment covers boutique office buildings catering to employees in supply-constrained central business districts and suburban cores. The Retail segment focuses on well-located necessity-based shopping centers. The Residential segment includes same store property NOI increased by approximately $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, primarily due to increased rental rates, reduced vacancy and loss to lease, partially offset by increased operating expenses at certain of residential properties. The Industrial segment consists of distribution centers in key logistics and high-gross domestic product (GDP)-growth markets, capitalizing on seismic growth in e-commerce. The company was founded on April 11, 2005 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Dividend Capital Group LLC provides real estate investment services. The firm focuses on developing and managing real estate products. It offers various real estate investment options, including real estate investment trusts and real estate exchange solutions for individual and institutional investors. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

NexCore Group LLC develops healthcare facilities for hospitals, health systems, and physicians. It offers strategic planning; site selection; and acquisition, development, ownership, financing, and property/asset management services. The company was founded by Gregory C. Venn and Peter K. Kloepfer in 2004 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.