NorthStar Realty Finance Announces Completion of $1.1 Billion Offering for its First Sponsored Non-Traded REIT

NEW YORK, July 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE: NRF) announced today that NorthStar Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. ("NorthStar Income") successfully completed its primary offering having raised $1.1 billion in aggregate gross offering proceeds, including $528 million year-to-date, through its captive broker-dealer, NorthStar Realty Securities, LLC. 

David T. Hamamoto, chairman and chief executive officer, commented, "We are extremely pleased with the successful completion of our first sponsored non-traded REIT and are looking forward to capitalizing on this strong momentum with our $2.75 billion of additional non-traded products currently being offered.  These programs are expected to generate substantial long-term fee income for our shareholders and the completion of NorthStar Income is a strong testament to the growth of our asset management business and our diverse and broad commercial real estate platform."

About NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. is a diversified commercial real estate investment and asset management company that is organized as an internally managed REIT. For more information, visit www.nrfc.com.

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SOURCE NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.