The Shidler Group invests equity and debt capital in U.S. properties and portfolios, and creates and capitalizes new real estate-related companies. Since its founding in 1972 by Jay Shidler, The Shidler Group has become one of the nation’s most innovative commercial real estate investment organizations. Through its affiliates, The Shidler Group has made debt and/or equity investments in over 2,000 properties located across the country comprising over 150 million leasable square feet. A unique specialization of The Shidler Group is its long history in the creation and financing of Leasehold Estates on 99-year ground leases and the resulting Leased Fee Estates in the underlying land. The Shidler Group has completed the equity and debt capitalization of more than 140 Leasehold and Leased Fee Estates. The Shidler Group has also been the founding investor in five NYSE-listed public corporations, which collectively have issued in excess of $14.5 billion of debt and equity securities. In the past four years, The Shidler Group has acquired 29 office and hotel properties valued at over $1.2 billion and is targeting an additional $2 billion in acquisitions by the end of 2017. The Shidler Group provides exceptional opportunities for exceptional people, along with an outstanding compensation package.