Citadel is proud to announce that it will be attending the Fractional Summit in Abu Dhabi as a Ruby Sponsor. The decision by Citadel to support this event which is to be held at the spectacular Yas Hotel on the 23rd and 24th of November 2010, reflects the increasing importance of the Middle East region and the potential it offers the shared leisure market. The Abu Dhabi Fractional Summit is to focus on all the main aspects of the shared leisure industry from traditional timeshare through to all the different types of fractional products.

Christopher Allen, Director, commented “This is an exciting decision for Citadel and we firmly believe that the event will provide us with the ideal platform from which we can launch our bespoke services in the region. Citadel already has many years of experience in Europe, Asia and the Far East, so we see it as a natural progression for us to now look towards the Middle East and the business opportunities it can offer”.

Piers Brown, founder of event organizer Fractional Life, said: “We´re delighted to have Citadel on board for our first event in the Middle East. This sponsorship demonstrates Citadel’s true foresight and commitment to growing the shared ownership marketplace and we look forward to welcoming delegates and sponsors from around the world to network and discover the opportunities in this exciting region”.

Further to the success of the UK Fractional Summit held earlier this year at the Marriott Grovesnor, London, Citadel is also proud to confirm that it will be attending the 2011 event and, for the fourth year running, it will be supporting the Summit as a Gold Sponsor.

Citadel, which also specializes in emerging products, such as green energy and biomass products, requiring stakeholder, trustee and escrow services, as well as Hotel buy-to-let schemes and other leisure related investment products. Citadel has grown rapidly over since its inception and is authorized by the UK Financial Services Authority to set-up, operate and wind-up Unregulated Collective Investments Schemes, an area of business which has seen very strong growth in recent years and one which will be of particular focus for the company in the future. The Group now boasts offices in the UK, Spain, India, Thailand and China and is involved with projects valued at over $2.5 billion.

For further information about Citadel, please contact Christopher Allen, Director, Client Services and Business Development, by email chrisallen@citadeltrustees.com or, call the company’s UK Head Office +44 (0) 1276 482015/16

Citadel Trustees Ltd (Citadel) is pleased to announce that it has recently entered into an exclusive Mutual Co-Operation Agreement with Best Group, thus enabling the company to expand its B2B services to a much wider developer client base.

Christopher Allen, Director, commented “Citadel is very proud to have entered into such a strategic alliance with Best Group due to the close underlying synergies between both companies and this new relationship will allow us to not only offer our bespoke Trustee and Stakeholder Services to a much wider market, but also enhance the process through which a developer will be able to offer his fractional product to the
market”.

Citadel and Best Group have been closely examining the Fractional market for considerable time now and have identified the need for a one-stop service, which offers a professional and cost effective package of key commercial, legal and trustee services to real estate developers looking to enter the Fractional market. This unique service will in essence mean, that once Best Group has taken the developer through the initial commercial feasibility phase, then Citadel will structure the legal framework for the project making it a more streamlined and cost effective process, giving greater credibility to the fractional product as well as enhancing its operational efficiency.

Best Group, www.thebestgrp.com, which at the recent 2009 OPP Industry Awards received the Highly Commended accolade in the category of OPP Best Fractional Service Award 2009, holds a prominent position in the Fractional market where it is highly regarded for its services to real estate developers, particularly in Europe, the Caribbean and Central America.

Brad Lincoln, CEO Best Group commented: “We are really pleased to be able to offer fractional structures and trustee services for fractional developers through this partnership with Citadel Trustees. Citadel has an excellent reputation in the market and a team with decades of experience worldwide. Being able to project manage the entire setup of the fractional scheme with a trusted partner will enable us to help developers get to market more quickly and cost effectively, using the experience of a strong team backing them”.

Citadel Trustees Ltd., which is also authorized and regulated by the UK Financial Services Authority, is a fully owned subsidiary of Hutchinson & Co Trust Company Ltd. which has been operating for twenty-five years, and was formed as a specialist Trustee with a principle focus on emerging products, in particular those requiring stakeholder and escrow activities, as well as Hotel buy-to-let schemes and other leisure related
investment products. Citadel operates its Head Office out of Camberley, Surrey and has branch offices in Spain, Thailand, India and China. For further information about Citadel, please visit www.citadeltrustees.com

Alternatively, contact Christopher Allen, Director of Client Services and Business Development, by email at
chrisallen@citadeltrustees.com or, call the company’s UK Head Office +44 (0) 1276 482015/16.