Press Release
For Immediate Release
August, 2006

Troxler Venture Equity Ranked #5 In Los Angeles County

Calabasas, Calif., August, 2006 - Troxler, a California based firm specializing in providing joint venture equity for commercial, industrial, hospitality, residential, land entitlements and development, has been ranked number five out of 25 of the largest residential real estate developers, by units sold, in Los Angeles County, in a recent Los Angeles Business Journal report.

Overall sales among all developers were up by 25% from the previous year driven by a solid economy, positive employment and attractive interest rates.

Troxler, a division of The Troxler Group of Companies, is an innovator in the industry having successfully created a unique branded platform of operating in specific opportunistic segments of the real estate market throughout the Western United States. We have invested in projects with terminal values in excess of $7 billion and continue to demonstrate our ability to partner with our clients across cycles and to deliver consistent returns.

Troxler serves the financial needs of corporations, institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals. Since our beginning in 1990, we have maintained leadership positions in equity in investment banking, private equity and wealth and asset management services. For more information, visit our Web site at www.troxler.com.