El-Ad Group (Canada) Inc.

The EL-AD Group is a leading real estate company with an international reach in the real estate and hotel industries. Its portfolio, worth billions of dollars, represents the very best in residential, commercial and mixed-use properties. EL-AD Group operates through a network of regional companies. Each company provides the experience and expertise to continue EL-AD's enviable track record of investing in the acquisition, or conversion of world-class properties in major cities around the world. Collectively, the group focuses on targeting geographic areas with strong growth potential, identifying properties with strong conversion potential, and acquiring and upgrading them to higher use.

An example of EL-AD's real estate strategy and prowess is its historic $675 million acquisition of the world-renowned Plaza Hotel in 2004. The subsequent $500 million upgrade transformed this landmark property into the world's most exclusive mixed-use property. It now features private residences, a hotel with condominium pieds-a-terre's, luxuriously restored public rooms, and the Plaza Retail Collection, eclectic group of luxury retailers consistent with the elegance of the Plaza itself.

The EL-AD Group consists of EL-AD Group Canada (Toronto), EL-AD Properties (New York City), EL-AD National (Florida), EL-AD West (Los Angeles), EL-AD Las Vegas, and EL-AD Asia (Singapore).