Our core investment belief when we started Capital Commercial Investments, Inc. ("CCI") in 1992 was "Capital Preservation First, Profit Second." After more than 100 limited partnerships and the launch of our CCI Private Equity Funds ("PEF"), we remain unwavering in our commitment to this credo. We are proud of the fact that, to date, not one of our individual investors has lost capital by investing with CCI and many of our investors repeatedly entrust their money with us. In fact, one institutional client has participated with us in over 41 separate investments. Since its inception, CCI has been consistent in contrarian, value-added real estate investments in the office, retail and industrial sectors in the United States, and has realized average annual returns in excess of 21%.
The foundation of CCI is the strength of its "team" environment and careful adherence to developing a reputation of perseverance, respect, and integrity. CCI's value-enhancement strategies to improve an investment's potential for capital appreciation include aggressive leasing, capital improvements, repositioning and operational plans to grow net operating income. We believe our diverse and experienced team excels at finding value across a broad spectrum of potential real estate investment opportunities, and realizes the greatest possible returns while minimizing risk. While we continue to grow as a company, these values will remain the most important building blocks of our future success