Lebhar-Friedman, Inc. is the leading independent publisher and provider of information serving the retail and food service communities and their vast supplier network. Owned by the family that founded it 80 years ago, Lebhar-Friedman’s diverse interests include Nation’s Restaurant News, Drug Store News, Chain Store Age, and event and association management activities. Lebhar-Friedman’s principal office is in New York with other facilities in Tampa, FL and Louisville, KY, as well as business interests in Japan and Spain.

With over $5 billion in assets and offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Delhi, Hong Kong, London, New York, Norwalk, and San Francisco, GE Commercial Finance Global Media & Communications represents a “one-stop” source for the comprehensive range of GE’s lending and other structured financial services offered to the media, telecom, leisure & entertainment, and technology marketplace. For more information, visit www.gegmc.com. GE Commercial Finance, which offers businesses around the globe an array of financial products and services, has assets of over $230 billion and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.