LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Colony Financial, Inc. (CLNY) (the Company) today announced that Richard Saltzman, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the 2012 FBR Fall Investor Conference on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 11:15 am EST. The event is being held at the Grand Hyatt New York.

The presentation will be webcast live over the Internet and available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site at www.colonyfinancial.com. The webcast will be archived and available on the Web site for 90 days.

About Colony Financial, Inc.

Colony Financial, Inc. is a real estate investment and finance company that is focused on acquiring, originating and managing a diversified portfolio of opportunistic real estate-related debt and equity investments at attractive risk-adjusted returns. Our investment portfolio and target assets are primarily composed of interests in: (i) secondary loans acquired at a discount to par; (ii) new originations; and (iii) equity in single family homes to be held for investment and rented to tenants. Secondary debt purchases may include performing, sub-performing or non-performing loans (including loan-to-own strategies). Colony Financial has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Colony Financial is a component of the Russell 2000® and the Russell 3000® indices. For more information, visit www.colonyfinancial.com.

Investor Contact:
Colony Financial, Inc.
Darren Tangen
COO, CFO & Treasurer
310-552-7230
or
Addo Communications, Inc.
Lasse Glassen, 310-829-5400
lasseg@addocommunications.com
or
Media Contact:
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Caroline Luz, 203-656-2829
caroline@blicksilverpr.com

Source: Colony Financial, Inc.