NISCO INVEST, ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) member, has distinguished itself through constant focus, coordination and development of residential real estate projects for business and multifunctional centers. For its great results in 2004, NISCO occupied the 3rd place in the Top National Companies, for the real estate transactions category. To find out more, please visit www.nisco.ro.

BCR, a member of the Erste Group, is a universal bank dedicated to both retail and corporate customers. BCR is the leading banking organization in Romania, managing assets worth of more than EUR 17.5 billion. BCR is the most valuable Romanian financial services brand. The bank is offering a full range of banking services having 617 retail branches and agencies (for individuals and micro corporations) located in most of the Romanian cities with a population of more than 10,000 inhabitants. BCR is currently the most important financial Group in Romania, with operations both in Romania and abroad developed by its local branches, foreign banking subsidiaries and representative offices. BCR is also holding top positions on the financial market segments for leasing, asset management, housing bank, equity and pension funds as well as insurance supported by its domestic subsidiaries. For more information about BCR Erste, please visit www.bcr.ro.

BURROWS CAVE INTERNATIONAL is established in 1998, based in London and is one of the leading commercial retail and entertainment design companies in Europe. BCI is a multi-disciplinary architectural and design practice that specializes in commercial, retail, leisure and mixed-use projects. To find out more, please visit www.burrowscave.com.

ENGEXPOR was founded in 1985 in Portugal and its main activity is to provide full services of Project and Construction Management for Private and Public Developers of any kind of construction works. Since 1992 ENGEXPOR has acted as Project and Construction Managers on the construction of many new Shopping Centers. So far the company has participated in 25 Shopping Centers in Portugal and 2 in Brazil. Its years of experience in this type of Developments has made ENGEXPOR the Portuguese consulting company with the best capacity to provide Project and Construction Management Services concerning Shopping Centers. E-mail: engexpor@clicknet.ro.

ARHIMAR was established in 1998 and offers design services in architecture and urbanism, as well as consultancy services in the same fields. Currently, the company’s portfolio contains over 45 projects, recognized at county level or above. To find out more, please visit www.arhimar.ro.

COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL is a partnership between companies, with over 267 offices throughout more than 57 countries worldwide, that offers the multi-disciplinary experience in administrating any kind of property. For the last two years, Colliers International was awarded "Agency of the Year" at the SEE Real Estate Awards. For further information please visit www.colliers.com.

QUADRANTE is an Engineering Consulting Firm founded in 1998. The company's starting activity, and also the base academic and professional area of its partner's expertise was Structural Design which is still today the company's core business. Today, QUADRANTE has its offices in Lisbon and relying on 30 permanent staff members covering business areas such as Engineering and Architecture design, Design supervision and coordination, Real estate Valuation and Investment Consulting. For further information please visit quadrante-engenharia.com/english/.