▁Real ty ▁Capital , ▁later ▁renamed ▁AR ▁Capital ▁as ▁the ▁spons or ▁expanded ▁into ▁alternative ▁invest ments ▁vehicles ▁other ▁than ▁commercial ▁real ▁estate . ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁the ▁AR ▁Capital ▁partners hip ▁expanded ▁to ▁include ▁Michael ▁We il , ▁President ▁and ▁Chief ▁Oper ating ▁Officer , ▁Peter ▁Bud ko , ▁Executive ▁Vice ▁President ▁and ▁Chief ▁In vest ment ▁Officer , ▁and ▁Brian ▁Block , ▁Executive ▁Vice ▁President ▁and ▁Chief ▁Fin an cial ▁Officer . ▁ ▁AR ▁Capital ' s ▁flags hip ▁invest ment ▁program ▁was ▁named ▁American ▁Real ty ▁Capital ▁Trust , ▁Inc ., ▁or ▁AR CT . ▁Similar ▁to ▁American ▁Fin an cial ▁Real ty ▁Trust , ▁AR CT ▁would ▁invest ▁in ▁ ▁single - ten ant ▁commercial ▁real ▁estate ▁properties ▁le ased ▁to ▁corpor ate ▁business es ▁that ▁provided ▁other ▁essential ▁goods ▁and ▁services , ▁such ▁as ▁Wal gre ens , ▁C VS , ▁D ollar ▁General , ▁and ▁Federal ▁Express . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁American ▁Real ty ▁Capital ▁Trust , ▁Inc ., ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁NAS DA Q , ▁providing ▁liquid ity ▁for ▁its ▁share hold ers . ▁ ▁Sch or sch ▁served ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁from ▁in ception ▁until ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁when ▁it ▁merged ▁with ▁Real ty ▁In come ▁Corporation ▁( N Y SE : ▁O ). ▁ ▁Sch or sch ▁founded ▁American ▁Real ty ▁Capital ▁Properties ▁Inc . ▁or ▁AR CP , ▁later ▁named ▁V ERE IT , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1