Mr. Alter has extensive experience in acquiring, financing, developing and managing a number of real estate assets, including hospitality, commercial and residential projects. He has personally developed many of these projects throughout the US.

In the last few years, Mr. Alter has acquired in excess of US$600 million in US assets through syndication with investors. He has been profiled in the Los Angeles Times and reported by The New York Times, Forbes, Asia Times, The San Francisco Examiner, Commercial Property News, Pacific Business News and The Wall Street Journal.

Prior to joining Asia Pacific Capital Co., Mr. Alter was a partner in a Los Angeles investment and development firm, as well as Executive Vice-President of a Beverly Hills syndication company, and also the Chief Financial Officer of a public corporation.

Mr. Alter has a BS and MBA from the University of Southern California, a general contractor's license and is designated as a Certified Business Counselor. In addition, he has been recognized by Real Estate Forum magazine as one of the "50 Leaders of Tomorrow," by the Los Angeles Business Journal as a "Tower of Influence," named in their "Who's Who" list, by the Los Angeles Downtown News as "Top Dealmaker in Los Angeles."

Sharing his knowledge with the rest of the industry, Mr. Alter has been a speaker at the Pacific Resources Conference, Lusk Real Estate Emerging Trends Conference, the Asian Pacific Business League, the State Bar of California's Annual Meeting, the UCLA Annual Financing Conference, Deloitte & Touche's Capital Markets Seminar and the Southern California's Graduate School of Business. In addition, Mr. Alter has authored articles in Price Waterhouse's Real Estate Today and Southern California Business.