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BentleyForbes is one of the nation’s fastest-growing, privately held commercial real estate investment companies. The Company acquires, owns, manages and leases Class A, well-positioned office, hospitality, industrial/warehouse and retail real estate properties in major markets throughout the United States.

The Company was founded in 1993 by Fred Wehba, Sr. along with other members of the family. The Wehba family has been involved in the acquisition, development, ownership and management of commercial real estate for over 20 years.

BentleyForbes actively invests in multi-tenant commercial real estate properties, focusing on acquiring signature, trophy assets which have a high residual real estate value due to their locations in major MSAs and top submarkets nationally. In its acquisitions, the Company places a primary focus on the underlying submarket, as opposed to a macro-market, believing that real estate is all about a specific location and its fundamentals. In addition to its investment in multi-tenant commercial real estate properties, the Company is also internationally recognized for its expertise in the acquisition and management of single-tenant, sale-leaseback and net lease properties.

During the past two years, BentleyForbes has successfully completed the purchase of several Class A office and hospitality properties in diverse markets, summarized as follows:

_______Property________
___Location___
_______Building Size______

Prudential Plaza

Chicago, Illinois   2,200,000 square feet
 

Bank of America Plaza

Atlanta, Georgia   1,288,000 square feet
 

Preston Commons

Dallas, Texas      303,000 square feet
 

Sterling Plaza

Dallas, Texas      261,000 square feet
 

Park Center

Dallas, Texas      250,000 square feet
 

AmeriCredit

Arlington, Texas      237,000 square feet
 

Watergate

Washington, D.C.      203,093 square feet
 

Four Seasons Resort and Club

Irving, Texas
397 rooms; 2 PGA golf courses

Generally, the Company acquires commercial real estate properties for an intermediate holding period, thereby providing the Company with a stable revenue stream. Selectively, the Company sells properties when those assets are not deemed to be consistent with its longer-term ownership goals.

BentleyForbes is staffed by a team of senior executives and industry professionals with expertise in commercial real estate acquisitions, asset management, finance, investment banking, corporate operations, transaction due diligence and legal. The strategic oversight of the Company is directed by its Executive Committee, which includes the founders, C. Frederick Wehba, Sr., Chairman; C. Frederick Wehba II, Vice Chairman, other members of the Wehba family, Chad Wehba, Partner, Christian Wehba, Partner, and Cyle Wehba, Partner and non-family members, David W. Cobb, President & CEO and James M. Kasim, Executive Vice President and CFO. The Executive Committee works directly to develop strategies and investment programs, implemented by the Company’s senior executives under the oversight of Mr. Cobb, who is directly responsible for the Company’s day-to-day operations and investment transactions.

BentleyForbes has substantial access to capital for investment in commercial real estate properties. One of the Company’s greatest strengths is its ability to make a quick decision on an investment opportunity; this is possible because the Company is privately owned and its family controlled Executive Committee is able to act much more quickly than can a typical public company.

The Company is headquartered in the MGM Tower in Los Angeles (Century City), California. It also operates property management affiliate companies in Chicago, Illinois and Washington, D.C.

Chicago, Illinois

Multi-Tenant
Class A Office
2.2 Million Square Feet

Washington, DC

Multi-Tenant
Class A Office
261,000 Square Feet

Dallas, Texas

Multi-Tenant
Class A Three
Building Property
418,604 Square Feet

Dallas, Texas

Multi-Tenant
19 Story Class A
Property
302,747 Square Feet

Atlanta, Georgia

Multi-Tenant
Trophy Class A
Property
1,287,997 Square Feet

Irving, Texas

397 Guest Rooms
28 Meeting Rooms
32,000 Square Feet
Meeting Space
176,000 Square Feet
Sports Club