Darshan Patel

Resource America specializes in real estate and credit investments. The firm's investments emphasize consistent value and long-term returns with an income orientation. They offer services across 4 platforms: Resource Real Estate, Resource Capital Corp. the Diversified Income Fund and the Resource Credit Income Fund. Resource Real Estate (RRE) is a global firm that specializes in direct real estate investments, commercial real estate lending and global property securities. Their approach to investing in and managing complex real estate assets focuses on rigorous underwriting and credit analysis in order to optimally manage risk and maximize returns. Resource Capital Corp. (NYSE: RSO) is a specialty finance company that qualifies as a REIT. RSO's investment strategy focuses on real estate-related assets, and, to a lesser extent, higher-yielding commercial finance assets primarily concentrating on the following asset classes: commercial real estate-related assets such as whole loans, B-notes, mezzanine loans and commercial finance assets such as other syndicated bank loans, equipment leases and notes, trust preferred securities and private equity investments principally issued by financial institutions. RSO is externally managed by Resource Capital Manager, Inc. The Resource Real Estate Diversified Income Fund (Ticker: RREDX) is a real estate investment that accesses both publicly traded and private institutional investments, in both debt and equity opportunities. The fund's primary areas of focus are private real estate, real estate credit and publicly traded REITs. The Resource Credit Income Fund is a credit investment that accesses both publicly traded and private institutional corporate credit investments. It employs three institutional investment strategies, focused on corporate credit: senior secured and structured loans, institutional credit funds and Business Development Companies. Both funds are liquid alternative investments for main stream investors, which seek to provide a high level of current income, principal protection, low volatility and liquidity.

Acts as Private Equity Fund

Acts as Private Equity Fund

Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust

Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust

Functions as a College/University

Functions as a College/University

Resource Financial invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements.

Functions as an alternative investment manager