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Newport Beach, Calif.-based KBS Capital Markets Group Adds Regional Vice President

Jeffrey Pucker will represent KBS products throughout south Florida

Newport Beach, Calif. - April 20, 2011: KBS Capital Markets Group (KBS-CMG), an affiliate of KBS Capital Advisors and KBS Realty Advisors, has announced that Jeffrey Pucker has joined the company as regional vice president for Florida, a region that has become increasingly important to KBS.

In his new role, Pucker will develop and manage broker/dealer and registered investment advisor relationships to support the company's growing portfolio of non-traded, publicly offered real estate investment trust (REIT) products. He will report to Mick Manning, KBS-CMG executive vice president/national sales manager.

"Jeff's exceptional blend of insight and expertise in the securities arena will be a tremendous asset to KBS and its broker/dealer relationships," said Manning. "We are confident in his disciplined business approach to accelerate KBS growth throughout Florida."

Pucker brings an extensive background in financial investment to KBS, most recently as regional vice president at Allianz Life Financial Services in south Florida. There, he grew the south Florida territory from one of the lowest-producing territories to one of the company's top- quartile territories. Prior to Allianz, Pucker spent two years at Genworth Financial in south Florida as regional vice president, where he was a pivotal member of the Sales Advisory Council.

Pucker received his bachelor's degree from Saint Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. He holds Series 7, 6 and 63 licenses from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), in addition to Life/Health and Property/Casualty licenses. He currently resides in Delray Beach, Fla.

About KBS
KBS Realty Advisors is a private equity real estate company and SEC-registered investment advisor founded in 1992 by Peter Bren and Chuck Schreiber.  Since 1992, KBS-affiliated companies have completed transactional activity of approximately $20 billion via 14 separate accounts, six commingled funds, five sovereign wealth funds and five non-traded REITs. For information, visit www.kbsrealty.com.


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