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KBS Capital Advisors was formed in 2006 as the exclusive advisor for KBS publicly registered, non-traded REIT products, which are designed to give individual investors the ability to invest in a similar type of real estate and structured debt as KBS pension fund and institutional partners. These investment vehicles have included KBS REIT*, which closed its offering period in May 2008, after raising more than $1.7 billion and acquiring more than $3.0 billion in real estate equity and debt. KBS REIT II* was declared effective on April 22, 2008, with a maximum offering size of $2.8 billion. On November 20, 2009, KBS was declared effective for KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT* with a maximum offering size of $1.38 billion. Additionally, on March 12, 2010, KBS was declared effective for KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT* with a maximum offering size of $2.76 billion. Also on February 4, 2010, KBS filed a registration for KBS REIT III** with a maximum offering size of $2.76 billion. For more information on KBS REIT III, you can view our identifying statement.
KBS Capital Advisors is a regionally aligned organization, that utilizes local market knowledge to find and acquire debt and equity investments that meet the firm’s strict performance criteria. Headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., KBS operates eight regional office locations. Since its inception, KBS Capital Advisors and its affiliate, KBS Realty Advisors, have completed real estate transactions in excess of $17.6 billion.
KBS Capital Advisors has an emphasis on real estate debt, and has purchased or originated more than $1.2 billion in real estate debt transactions since 2006. KBS Capital Advisors is a buyer and originator of first mortgages, B Notes and AAA-rated structured debt securities.