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Fischer & Company Negotiates New Market Expansion for Education Management Corporation

On behalf of Education Management Corporation (“EDMC”), Fischer & Company announces the successful site selection and lease negotiation of the Brown Mackie College – St. Louis campus. As a subsidiary of EDMC, Brown Mackie College offers associates and bachelor’s degrees in career-oriented programs from healthcare and criminal justice to business administration. With the addition of the St. Louis campus, Brown Mackie College expands its national footprint into its 13th state and becomes the newest installment of the 24-campus portfolio.

EDMC is one of the largest providers of private post-secondary education in North America, consisting of over 100 total campuses across its four (4) school brands; The Art Institute, Brown Mackie College, Argosy University and South University. Due to specific market opportunities, Brown Mackie College is strategically growing its brand into the western states.

“We initiated a broad market search, and focused on an area of the St. Louis metro that would allow the future campus to benefit from the market conditions and potential student inquiry matriculation. The St. Louis campus, located in the city of Fenton, offered that very opportunity” stated Chris Joyner, Fischer & Company Executive Vice President “we successfully executed the lease in August of 2009 and classes will commence in February, 2010.”

The lease negotiation resulted in:

Excellent visibility from I-44
Above standard parking ratios (8 per 1,000)
Veterinary Technology program – through property rezone
Multiple building/monument/directional signs
Department of Transportation – Highway signage
Turn-key Tenant Improvement Allowance

About Fischer & Company
Founded in 1985, Fischer & Company is a leading corporate real estate firm with expertise in consulting, brokerage and technology solutions. We act as strategic advisors to our clients, offering unique transaction methodologies as well as a proprietary technological platform. The integration of these services enables our clients to aggressively reduce real estate costs and maximize operational efficiencies. Services include portfolio management, strategic planning, acquisitions, dispositions, transaction and construction management, capital markets and sale-leasebacks. At Fischer, we focus on tenant representation, only advising and working with corporate real estate users. We never advise landlords and avoid any conflict of interest.

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