Tricon Capital Group Announces $10 Million Additional Commitment to Tricon XII, the Company's Largest Canadian Fund Ever

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TORONTO, May 17, 2012 /CNW/ - Tricon Capital Group Inc. (TSX: TCN) ("Tricon" or the "Company"), one of North America's leading residential real estate investment companies, today announced an additional close of $10 million for its latest Canadian fund, Tricon XII Limited Partnership ("Tricon XII" or the "Fund"), bringing the total Fund capitalization to approximately $196 million. Tricon XII is more than double the size of Tricon's predecessor Canadian fund Tricon X. The new commitment is from a major Canadian corporate foundation which is a first-time investor in Tricon managed funds. Given that this commitment was made after the Fund's final closing date, Tricon XII required approval from the Fund's major limited partners and received unanimous consent.  Tricon does not anticipate any future closings for Tricon XII.

About Tricon Capital Group Inc.

Founded in 1988, Tricon is one of North America's leading residential real estate investment companies with over $1.1 billion of assets under management.  Tricon provides financing to local operators or developers in select markets in the United States and Canada, with a primary focus on for-sale housing in growing markets.  Since inception, Tricon has invested in approximately 150 transactions for development projects valued at roughly $10 billion.  More information about Tricon is available at www.triconcapital.com.

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