Dec 06, 2023 / 07:20PM GMT
Caitlin Burrows - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division - Research Analyst
Okay. Well, I think we'll get going for those here in the -- on the line. Good afternoon, and thanks for joining us. And thank you to Jay Sugarman, Chairman and CEO of Safehold. I'm Caitlin Burrows, and I cover REITs at Goldman Sachs.
Questions and Answers:
Caitlin Burrows - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division - Research AnalystSo to start, I guess, Jay, could you give us a quick intro into what SAFE does, how it's different and kind of the unique opportunity that you present to the REIT sector?
Jay S. Sugarman - Safehold Inc. - CEO & Chairman
Sure. 6 years ago, we started Safehold to really change the way commercial real estate was owned in the United States. We had been a longtime player in net lease and finance and saw a lot of efficiencies that the corporate real estate finance world had taken advantage of by separating their operating businesses from the real estate. Safehold looked at the ground lease business