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Wells Real Estate Funds, founded in 1984 by Leo F. Wells III, is a premier investment firm specializing in core office real estate. The company has successfully sponsored over 30 real estate programs and invested more than $12 billion on behalf of more than 300,000 investors, focusing on low debt, high-quality tenants, and long-term leases. Recognized for assembling two of the largest and highest-rated portfolios of Class-A office real estate in nontraded REIT history, Wells has also earned accolades as ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its commitment to energy conservation. Generated from the website

Founded in 1998, Wood Partners is one of the leading developers and builders of properties in Georgia. It undertakes various projects related to property construction, land development and site design. The company maintains several national strategic alliances with local builders. Wood Partners develops a variety of high- and mid-rise complexes, garden-style apartments, high-density gardens, and work force, student and age-restricted housing developments. It also provides services for adaptive reuse, historical adaptations and new urbanism. The company has a team of in-house general contractors and has completed more than 35,000 housing units in Georgia. It operates over 10 offices in Georgia, Texas, Florida, California and Washington, D.C., including one in Marietta, Ga.