
Smith Barney is a global, full-service
financial firm, which provides brokerage, investment banking and asset
management services to corporations, governments and individuals around
the world.

Started as a small, family business in 1911, Dick
Blick Holdings, Inc. has grown into one of the largest sellers
of art supplies in the industry. The company offers over 30,000 items
for sale through its catalog or internet site, as well as at 34 retail
locations in 13 states. In addition to its art supply business, Dick
Blick Holdings also produces the Alsto home and garden catalog. The
corporate headquarters at Renaissance Place houses approximately 35
staff with a second office/warehouse location in Galesburg, Illinois.

Perlmutter Investment Company is
a private real estate venture capital company that was formed in 1998
by the former Chairman of the Board of Heitman Financial, Ltd. The
company is involved in various privately held real estate ventures
including land development in Snowmass, Colorado, air cargo distribution
centers at major U.S. airports and Main Street retail/office developments
throughout the Chicago area.

International Airport Centers L.L.C.
provides state-of-the art warehouse and related office facilities
for the air cargo distribution industry and the related airport business
community. The company has acquired or developed over 4 million square
feet of buildings at the following locations: Los Angeles, Seattle,
Houston, Chicago, Detroit, Charlotte, Miami, New York and Boston.

Gold Realty is a small, privately
held, local real estate company specializing in the development and
management of commercial and industrial properties.

Bank Leumi USA is an FDIC-insured
full-service commercial bank that provides financial services to middle-
to upper-middle market firms, international businesses, and not-for-profit
organizations. The bank offers U.S. and international private banking
services as well as a full range of securities and insurance products
through its brokerage subsidiary, Leumi Investment Services Inc. BLUSA,
operating in the U.S. for more than 50 years, is the largest subsidiary
of the Leumi Group, founded in 1902, with $59 billion in assets. The
Highland Park Office @ Renaissance Place team: Terrance E. Hughes,
Daniel Reichler, Michael Jacoby, Mark C. Stetson.