GMAC Sells Stake

GMAC Reaches Agreement to Sell 60 Percent Stake in Commercial Mortgage 
      Business to KKR, Five Mile Capital, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners 
 
    DETROIT, Aug. 3 -- General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC), the 
financial services subsidiary of General Motors Corporation  (NYSE: GM), 
announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a 60 
percent equity interest in its commercial mortgage subsidiary, GMAC Commercial 
Holding Corp. (GMACCH) to an investor group comprising Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & 
Co. (KKR), Five Mile Capital Partners, and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. 
    GMAC will continue to hold a 40 percent equity interest in GMACCH, a 
leader in commercial real estate loan origination, servicing, asset 
management, investment management, and technology services.  GMACCH has a loan 
servicing portfolio of approximately $250 billion.  The Board of Directors of 
GMACCH will be composed of individuals from the investor group, GMAC and 
GMACCH management.  Members of the current GMACCH management team will also 
invest in the company shortly after the transaction is completed.  
    In conjunction with the equity sale, GMACCH will seek to obtain a 
standalone credit rating in order to enhance its ability to fund its 
operations on an ongoing basis.  Under terms of the transaction, the company 
will repay all inter-company loans to GMAC upon the closing of the 
transaction, thereby providing GMAC significant incremental liquidity. 
    'GMAC continues to see exciting growth prospects at its commercial 
mortgage operations,' said GMAC Chairman Eric Feldstein.  'By partnering with 
sophisticated and financially strong investors, we will ensure that adequate 
capital is available to GMACCH to sustain its profitable growth.  By retaining 
a 40 percent equity interest, GMAC will continue to participate in the 
company's profitability over the long term.' 
    GMACCH Chief Executive Officer Robert D. Feller said, 'The acquisition of 
a majority interest in GMAC Commercial Holding Corp. by this experienced 
investor group represents an extraordinary opportunity for us to enhance the 
value of our enterprise.' 
    KKR, Five Mile Capital Partners, and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners said 
in a statement: 'We are very pleased to pursue a transaction with GMAC that 
will establish a broad foundation on which GMACCH can realize substantial 
future growth.  GMACCH is one of the largest providers of commercial mortgage 
loans and related products and services in the world, and we look forward to 
working with management to expand an already remarkable platform through 
enhanced access to the capital markets.' 
    The agreement is subject to regulatory approvals, consents and other 
conditions, and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year.  The 
GM and GMAC boards of directors have approved the transaction. 
    KKR is one of the world's oldest and most experienced private equity firms 
specializing in management buyouts, with offices in New York, Menlo Park, 
California and London, England.  Over the past twenty nine years, KKR has 
invested in more than 130 transactions with a total value of US$146 billion.  
For more information, please visit http://www.kkr.com .  
    Five Mile Capital Partners ('FMCP') is an alternative investment 
management firm established in 2003 with equity capital under management of 
$800 million.  The firm was founded by five professionals, each with over 25 
years of experience in all aspects of mortgage, real estate and asset-backed 
finance.  The partners both collectively and individually have built a number 
of leading financial franchises and participated in creating some of the key 
innovations in mortgage and real estate capital markets.  For more 
information, visit http://www.fivemilecapital.com . 
    Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is one of the oldest and largest investment 
banking firms.  Goldman Sachs is also a global leader in private corporate 
equity and mezzanine investing.  Established in 1991, the GS Capital Partners 
Funds are part of the firm's Principal Investment Area in the Merchant Banking 
Division.  Goldman Sachs' Principal Investment Area has formed 11 investment 
vehicles aggregating $26 billion of capital to date.  With $8.5 billion in 
committed capital, GS Capital Partners V is the current primary investment 
vehicle for Goldman Sachs to make privately negotiated equity investments. 
General Motors Acceptance Corporation and its subsidiaries, operating under 
the umbrella GMAC Financial Services, provide automotive financing, commercial 
finance, insurance and mortgage products, and real estate services, and have a 
presence in more than 40 nations.  A wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors 
since 1919, GMAC has extended more than $1.3 trillion in credit to finance 
more than 158 million vehicles.  
    GMAC Commercial Holding Corp.'s largest operating unit is GMAC Commercial 
Mortgage Corporation (GMACCM), a premier financial services firm that serves 
the needs of borrowers of commercial real estate debt as well as the providers 
of such capital.  With a servicing portfolio of approximately $250 billion, 
GMACCM is an industry leader in loan origination, servicing, asset management, 
investment management and technology services.  GMACCM provides a variety of 
financing products and services, including permanent, interim, mezzanine and 
construction lending, as well as equity capital. 
  
SOURCE  General Motors Acceptance Corporation  
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