The Company shall use the proceeds from the sale of the Shares to purchase or otherwise acquire fee interests in real estate, joint venture interests in fee interests in real estate, mortgage loans secured exclusively by real estate or interests in joint ventures formed to make mortgage loans secured exclusively by real estate, mezzanine loans made exclusively for the financing of real estate and which are secured by a first lien position on the entire ownership interests of the entity owning the real estate, and other assets and financial instruments that are considered “qualifying assets” or “real estate-related  assets” and for general corporate purposes.