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BFC FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Nasdaq: BFCF) is a diversified holding company that currently holds controlling interests in a number of operating businesses, including: BankAtlantic Bancorp (NYSE: BBX) and its subsidiaries, BankAtlantic and Ryan Beck & Co.; Levitt Corporation (NYSE: LEV), including Levitt's ownership of 9.5 million shares of Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE: BXG); Cypress Creek Capital, a wholly -owned subsidiary; and a minority ownership interest in Benihana, Inc. (NASD: BNHNA). For information concerning BFC’s investment philosophy, criteria and history, see our BFC Brochure.
BankAtlantic Bancorp (NYSE: BBX)
BankAtlantic Bancorp is a diversified financial services holding company with two business units:
- BankAtlantic is one of the largest financial institutions headquartered in Florida. Founded in 1952, BankAtlantic is “Florida’s Most Convenient Bank,” offering seven-day branch banking, holiday hours, extended weekday hours, a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week customer service center, free online banking and a host of other value-added service initiatives. BankAtlantic has assets of $4.8 billion and 73 branches in Florida.
- Ryan Beck & Co. is a leading specialty investment banking and financial services firm. Founded in 1946, the firm provides individuals, institutions and corporations with personalized investment services through 34 offices in 13 states.
Levitt Corporation (NYSE: LEV)
Levitt Corporation develops single-family homes and master-planned communities in Florida through its subsidiaries, Levitt and Sons and Core Communities.
- Levitt & Sons, founded in 1929, is America’s oldest homebuilder and one of the most recognized brands in homebuilding today. Levitt and Sons is currently developing 11 communities for active adults and families in six Florida counties, making it one of Florida’s leading homebuilders.
- Bowden Homes, founded in 1971, has been the largest home builder in Memphis and the surrounding metropolitan area for six consecutive years and focuses on building distinctively featured family housing in Memphis and north Mississippi areas.
- Core Communities acquires land and develops master-planned communities in Florida. Core Communities developed the award-winning 4,600 acre St. Lucie West in Port St. Lucie, Florida; and is developing the adjacent master-planned community of Tradition, a new 9,000 acre community that is currently planned to accommodate 15,000 residences, as well as schools, a corporate park and retail and commercial parcels.
Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE: BXG)
Levitt Corporation also owns 9.5 million shares, or 31 percent, of Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE: BXG), a vacation-club developer, operator and marketer of vacation-club properties and residential golf communities in popular destination markets.
Cypress Creek Capital, Inc.
A wholly-owned subsidiary of BFC Financial Corporation, Cypress Creek Capital advises individuals and corporations who buy or develop residential, retail, office and industrial real estate. The firm assists its clients in raising equity capital and non-recourse mezzanine debt financing for real estate projects and operating companies.
Benihana, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNHNA)
BFC Financial Corporation owns a preferred stock interest in Benihana, Inc.,one of the nation's largest and well renowned chains of Asian restaurants.
To learn more about BFC Financial Corporation’s Investor Relations and Shareholder Information, please click on the links to the left.
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