and the Operating Partnership. The Adviser will perform (or cause to be performed through one or more of its Affiliates or third parties) such services and activities relating to the selection of investments and rendering investment advice to the Company and the Operating Partnership as may be appropriate or otherwise mutually agreed from time to time, which may include, without limitation:
(a) serving as an advisor to the Company and the Operating Partnership with respect to the establishment and periodic review of the Investment Guidelines for the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s investments, financing activities and operations;
(b) sourcing, evaluating and monitoring the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s investment opportunities and executing the origination, acquisition, management, financing and disposition of the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s assets, in accordance with the Company’s Investment Guidelines, policies and objectives and limitations, subject to oversight by the Board;
(c) with respect to prospective originations, acquisitions, purchases, sales, exchanges or other dispositions of Investments, conducting negotiations on the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s behalf with borrowers, sellers, purchasers and other counterparties and, if applicable, their respective agents, advisors and representatives, and determining the structure and terms of such transactions;
| (d) | providing the Company with portfolio management and other related services; |
(e) forming one or more corporations, limited liability companies, real estate investment trusts, partnerships or other entities inside or outside the United States and utilizing such entities as vehicles for making Investments and otherwise carrying out the business of the Company and causing such entities to take any action that the Adviser would have the authority to take on behalf of the Company;
(f) serving as the Company’s advisor with respect to decisions regarding any of the Company’s financings, hedging activities or borrowings, including (1) assisting the Company in developing criteria for debt and equity financing that is specifically tailored to the Company’s investment objectives, and (2) advising the Company with respect to obtaining appropriate financing for the Investments (which, in accordance with applicable law and the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Charter and Bylaws, may include financing by the Adviser or its Affiliates) and (3) negotiating and entering into, on the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s behalf, financing arrangements (including one or more credit facilities), repurchase agreements, interest rate or currency swap agreements, hedging arrangements, foreign exchange transactions, derivative transactions, and other agreements and instruments required or appropriate in connection with the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s activities;
(g) engaging and supervising, on the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s behalf and at the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s expense, independent contractors, advisors, consultants, attorneys, accountants, administrators, auditors, appraisers, independent valuation agents, escrow agents and other service providers (which may include Affiliates of the Adviser) that provide various services with respect to the Company and the Operating Partnership, including, without limitation, on-site managers, building and maintenance personnel, investment banking, securities brokerage, mortgage brokerage, credit analysis, risk management services, asset management services, loan servicing, other financial, legal or accounting services, due diligence services, underwriting review services, and all other services (including custody and transfer agent and registrar services) as may be required relating to the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s activities or Investments (or potential Investments);
(h) coordinating and managing operations of any co-investment interests held by the Company or the Operating Partnership and conducting matters with co-investment partners;
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