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CBRE Realty Finance, Inc.
Summary: According to a press release dated October 30, 2007, the complaint charges CBRE and certain of its officers and directors with violations of the Securities Act. CBRE is a commercial real estate specialty finance company. The Company primarily focuses on originating, acquiring, investing, financing, and managing a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate related loans and securities in North America.

On or about September 26, 2006, CBRE filed with the SEC a Form S-11/A Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”), for the IPO. On or about September 29, 2006, the Prospectus (the “Prospectus”) with respect to the IPO, which forms part of the Registration Statement, became effective. The complaint alleges that the Registration Statement and Prospectus failed to disclose that at the time of the IPO more than $20 million in loans on the company’s books were impaired and should have been written down but were not.

The complaint further alleges that on August 6, 2007, CBRE issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter of 2007, the period ending June 30, 2007. The Company reported that it was taking a $7.8 million impairment charge due to a write-down on a foreclosed asset. Following this announcement, the price of CBRE stock declined to $4.25 per share, 70% lower than the IPO price of $14.50, on extremely heavy trading volume.

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION:
SIC Code: 6798
Sector: Financial
Industry: Consumer Financial Services


COMPANY/ISSUER NAME: CBRE Realty Finance, Inc.
COMPANY/ISSUER TICKER: CBF
COMPANY WEBSITE: http://www.cbrerealtyfinance.com

FIRST IDENTIFIED COMPLAINT IN THE DATABASE
Philip Hutchinson, et al. v. CBRE Realty Finance, Inc., et al.
 COURT: D. Connecticut  DOCKET NUMBER: 
 JUDGE NAME: 
 DATE FILED: 10/30/2007  SOURCE: Notice of Filing
 CLASS PERIOD START: 09/29/2006  CLASS PERIOD END: 08/06/2007
 TYPE OF COMPLAINT: Unamended/Unconsolidated
 PLAINTIFF FIRMS IN THIS OR SIMILAR CASE:
  • Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP (Melville)
      58 South Service Road, Suite 200, Melville, NY, 11747
       (voice) 631.367.7100, (fax) 631.367.1173,
  • Schatz Nobel Izard P.C.
      One Corporate Center, 20 Church Street , Hartford, CT,
       (voice) 860.493.6292, (fax) 860.493.6290, info@snlaw.net
    _____________________________________________
     TOTAL NUMBER OF PLAINTIFF FIRMS:  2

  •  DOCUMENTS FOR THE FIRST IDENTIFIED COMPLAINT
    Class Action Complaint for Violations of Federal Securities Laws
    Type: Complaint Date on the document: 10/30/2007

     OTHER DOCUMENTS
    Case Name and/or Number: 
    Type:  Date on the document: 

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