American Realty Capital Executive Leadership to Participate at Milken Institute Global Conference

Nicholas S. Schorsch and William M. Kahane will Join Banking and Real Estate Leaders to Discuss Industry Trends

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Apr 28, 2014, 06:00 ET

NEW YORK, April 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- American Realty Capital, a full service investment and advisory firm, announced today that Nicholas S. Schorsch, Chairman and CEO of American Realty Capital, and Co-founder William M. Kahane will join the world's leading thinkers, visionaries and decision-makers on two business panel discussions at the 17^th annual Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles, California.

Mr. Schorsch will join leaders from business and banking on a panel on Tuesday, April 29^th called, "Is There Mojo in M&A?" The discussion will address how an improving U.S. economy will impact mergers and acquisitions and will examine today's M&A landscape. This is the second year Mr. Schorsch has participated in the conference.

"We look forward to joining leading decision makers in business and finance to explore ways to employ original thinking to solve our most pressing global issues," says Mr. Schorsch. "We firmly believe that innovation and disruptive thinking can and will play a critical role in solving the world's most complex challenges."

Mr. Kahane will join a distinguished panel of leaders in a session on Monday, April 28^th entitled, "Where in the World Are the Real Estate Opportunities?" The panel will examine where to find top opportunities for global real estate investment. From Latin America to the Eurozone and Asia, this provocative discussion will identify sectors that are hot, those that may be cooling, as well as where investors should focus their attention.

"As a quickly growing company that has at its core a philosophy of continuous development of new ideas and a belief of challenging the status quo, we relish the opportunity to collaborate with like minded leaders," says Mr. Kahane. "Participating in the Milken Institute Global Conference is both a privilege and a pleasure."

The Milken Institute Global Conference attracts more than 3,000 people annually from around the world who attend the four-day conference at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California. More than 650 speakers, including major investors, CEOs, government officials, scientists, educators, philanthropists, and journalists will take part in more than 140 sessions at the conference working to drive change and breakthroughs.

About American Realty Capital

American Realty Capital was co-founded in 2007 by Nicholas S. Schorsch and William M. Kahane with the vision of building the firm into the nation's preferred sponsor of real estate-focused alternative investment programs. Since that time, Schorsch and Kahane have transformed the industry by expanding their influence within the marketplace and providing investors with an increasingly diversified range of investment vehicles and strategies through which they may preserve and grow capital.

Today, Schorsch and Kahane oversee one of the largest real estate portfolios in the country. American Realty Capital's success is in large part attributable to the Schorsch and Kahane's steadfast commitment to building customized solutions that address suitable investors' overall financial needs and strategic goals, including a focus on helping establish well-balanced, fully diversified durable income producing portfolios. Visit American Realty Capital at: www.americanrealtycap.com.

About the Milken Institute

A nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank, the Milken Institute believes in the power of capital markets to solve urgent social and economic challenges. Its mission is to improve lives around the world by advancing innovative economic and policy solutions that create jobs, widen access to capital and enhance health. (www.milkeninstitute.org).

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