The Lutgert Companies and the Barron Collier Companies, in 2008, made a strategic investment in TIB Financial Corp. (www.TIBBank.com). Headquartered in Naples, Florida, TIB Financial Corp. is a growth-oriented financial services company with approximately $1.6 billion in total assets and 20 full-service banking offices throughout the Florida Keys, Homestead, Naples, Bonita Springs, Fort Myers, Venice and Sebring.

TIB Financial Corp. is also the parent company of Naples Capital Advisors, Inc., a registered investment advisor with approximately $91 million of assets under advisement. The firm in 2008 received approval from the State of Florida Office of Financial Regulation and the FDIC to exercise trust powers.