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CNL is a community of companies linked by a set of common values.

CNL is not a single company. Rather, it's a community of companies in varying stages of development, maturity and independence. At its simplest level, CNL is a developer, acquirer and incubator of a family of businesses falling into three distinct categories:

CNL Companies >>

Businesses that are owned and managed by CNL Financial Group, Inc.

CNL Related Companies >>

Businesses that carry the CNL name that are now, or may be in the future, in public ownership and independently managed

CNL Heritage Companies >>

Businesses that were built, acquired or managed by CNL that are now fully independent in terms of ownership, management and brand

CNL Companies

CNL Fund Management >>

CNL Fund Management Company creates and manages real estate investment products in partnership with prominent investment managers in the real estate industry.

CNL Lifestyle Company, LLC >>

Advisor to CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc., directing the REIT's investment, in the lifestyle industry segments

CNL Private Equity Corp. >>

CNL Private Equity Corp. invests in business and real estate opportunities and manages a select portfolio of CNL’s private offerings and investments.

CNL Real Estate Advisors >>

CNL Real Estate Advisors is a subsidiary of CNL Financial Group, Inc. and acquires, develops and manages real estate investments in partnerships and strategic relationships with leading developers and operators across a variety of sectors.

CNL Real Estate & Development >>

CNL Real Estate & Development Corp. is a comprehensive development group with interests throughout the Southeast U.S., specializing in master-planned communities, corporate offices, urban infill and other mixed-use projects.

CNL Commercial Real Estate >>

CNL Commercial Real Estate invests in and develops commercial real estate, and provides a full complement of client services including brokerage; building management and leasing; and religious and education brokerage services.

CNL Securities Corp. >>

CNL Securities Corp. serves as a sales agent, sourcing capital for CNL Financial Group and its joint venture partners.



CNL Related Companies

CNLBank >>

CNLBank serves the needs of commercial, professional, government, and real estate development clients by providing superior customer service and innovative financial solutions.

CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc. >>

A public, unlisted real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests primarily in the lifestyle industry segments



CNL Heritage Companies

CNL Hotels & Resorts, Inc.  

CNL Hotels & Resorts, Inc. was a leading real estate investment trust and owner of one of the most distinctive portfolios in the lodging industry. With a focus on luxury and upper-upscale properties, the Company had approximately $6.0 billion in total assets with 61 hotels and resorts across North America that operate under premium brands such as The Waldorf=Astoria Collection, The Ritz-Carlton, JW Marriott, Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt. CNL Hotels & Resorts was acquired in April 2007 by a fund managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate in a transaction valued at $6.6 billion.

CNL Retirement Properties, Inc.  

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Orlando, Fla., CNL Retirement Properties, Inc. was a real estate investment trust with investments primarily in independent living, assisted living and continuing care retirement communities, medical office buildings and other medical real estate.   CNL Retirement Properties was acquired in October 2006 by Health Care Property Investors in a transaction valued at $5.2 billion.

National Retail Properties, Inc. >>

An equity real estate investment trust (REIT), traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol NNN, that owns, builds and manages single-tenant, net-leased properties nationwide.

Trustreet Properties, Inc. (successor of merger between CNL Restaurant Properties, Inc. and U.S. Restaurant Properties, Inc.). >>

Previously traded on the NYSE, Trustreet was the largest self-advised restaurant REIT in the U.S. and provided a complete range of financial, real estate and advisory services to operators of national and regional restaurant chains. Trustreet was acquired in February 2007 by GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance in a transaction valued at approximately $3 billion.





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Our Partners & Customers >>
CNL is privileged to collaborate with some of the best known and most respected names in the restaurant, retail and hospitality industries.

The CNL Way >>
The way the people of CNL do business is one of the qualities that define us as a company.

Chairman's Message >>
A personal message from James M. Seneff, Jr., CNL's founder and chairman.
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