Ladder Capital Finance LLC is a specialty finance company that provides comprehensive financing solutions to the commercial real estate industry. LCF is a fully integrated franchise with direct origination, underwriting and asset-management capabilities. LCF originates and invests in a diverse portfolio of real estate-related assets. Through an integrated and thorough underwriting and investment process, LCF originates and/or acquires commercial real estate instruments principally in the following asset classes: Fixed-rate commercial mortgages; Interim floating-rate commercial mortgages; Junior interests in commercial mortgages and mezzanine loans; and Special investment situations, including whole loans, sub-performing assets and commercial mortgage-backed securities.