 | Named "Bank of the Year" by Real Estate Finance & Investment |
 | Ranked No. 1 bookrunner of Agency CMBS by Commercial Mortgage Alert |
 | Ranked No. 2 in average rating by Orion Consultants for CMBS sales performance |
 | Achieved No. 9 ranking from Commercial Mortgage Alert for U.S. CMBS bookrunning |
 | Launched "GG" joint venture with Goldman Sachs, which issued the fifth largest CMBS deal in U.S. history |
 | Originated more than $6 billion in commercial real estate loans, as well as an additional $2.5 billion in project loans |
 | Increased origination volume by more than 50% over 2003 levels |
 | Lead-managed three deals in 2004 with a total volume of more than $6 billion |