Aries Capital, LLC is a national full-service mortgage banking firm specializing in the structured financing of multifamily, hotel, and commercial real estate projects. Since 1991, Aries Capital and its principals have funded in excess of $3 billion to real estate owners.

Aries Capital believes that success in lending is the result of providing a wide array of lending products to satisfy the real estate borrowers' requirements. Aries' expertise and experience in real estate financing, development, leasing, property management, and brokerage enable the firm to finance all property types, including the re-positioning of assets and maximizing current and future investments.

Aries Capital's core business offers fixed rate loans for stable properties, adjustable loans for properties in transition, and interim funds to assist borrowers in building their capital structures. Through its structured finance capabilities, Aries continues to fund complex transactions, with loan sizes ranging from $3 million to $100 million. In addition, to capture the growing demand for smaller loan requests in the multifamily market, Aries has established direct correspondent relationships with a number of small balance lenders nationwide. These relationships enable Aries to offer clients long-term fixed and adjustable rate multifamily financing at competitive rates and fees.

On an annual basis, Aries Capital has consistently funded more than $150 million in multifamily and commercial real estate mortgages. Aries has also gained a national reputation as a hotel expert and is considered one of the leading providers of hospitality financing.  Additionally, in 2006, Aries established Aries Real Estate Fund (AREF) in order to provide mezzanine and bridge financing to Aries clients, enabling them to successfully complete their structured financing requirements. AREF and its predecessors have provided $40 million in direct capital.

In addition to conventional and securitized debt placement, Aries has special expertise in tax-credit related transactions. In 2002, Aries established Urban Development Fund (UDF), an allocatee of the Federal Government's New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC).  To date, UDF has funded nearly $200 million in debt and/or equity as part of $500 million in real estate projects, including the rehabilitation of historic hotels in New Orleans and Louisville, regional malls in Minneapolis and Dallas, as well as the redevelopment of a retail center in San Diego, and the new construction of a medical office building in Chicago.  UDF's New Market Tax Credit financing is often combined with government funding programs including Historic Tax Credits (HTC), Tax Increment Financing (TIF), and Bond Financing.

This unique combination of commercial mortgage and investment banking expertise enables Aries to successfully offer its clients a variety of alternatives to accommodate their diverse financing needs.

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