Sunday, January 15, 2006

BaseCamp Fund Invests in Montana Real Estate Venture

BaseCamp Clayton Investors, LLC ("The Fund") announced today that it has made a substantial investment in JWT Capital, LLC of Bozeman, Montana.

JWT was founded in 2004 to build on the regional real estate strengths of its core team, and take advantage of the strong market demand for commercial and retail real estate in Montana.

The company plans on developing and operating a chain of nationally-branded franchise restaurant and hospitality chains in the rapidly developing markets of the Northwest United States. These operations will form the core anchor tenants in a number of planned commercial and retail plazas throughout the region.

The company has achieved its first milestone of becoming the exclusive regional franchisee of Old Chicago Restaurants in Montana, Idaho (excluding the Boise MSA), and Washington state. Currently the company owns and operates the Bozeman, Montana, Old Chicago restaurant and is currently under development of a Billings, Montana, Old Chicago Restaurant. Additionally the company holds the development and franchise rights for a Hilton Garden Inn in Billings, Montana.

The company is currently seeking additional restaurant and hospitality franchisee acquisitions throughout Montana with future plans to expand to Idaho and Washington.