VIKING PARTNERS ACQUIRES NOTES FOR TWO SHOPPING CENTERS IN OHIO

COLUMBUS AND CINCINNATI, OHIO — Viking Partners has acquired two non-performing notes with a total face value of $8.6 million for two retail centers in Ohio. The company purchased the $4.5 million note for Galloway Crossing, a 28,000-square-foot center in Columbus, and the $4.1 million note for Deerfield South, a 20,000-square-foot property in Cincinnati. Viking is currently seeking non-performing and maturity default loans with a transaction range of $1 to $25 million in the Midwest and Southeast.