SOUTHMARK &lt;SM> ACQUIRES BERG VENTURES
  Southmark Corp said it acquired Berg
  Ventures Inc, which manages 84 apartment complexes with over
  18,000 units and 12 shopping centers stretching from New Jersey
  to Florida that are controlled or affiliated with Berg Harmon
  Associates. Terms were not disclosed.
      Southmark said the acquisition makes it the nation's
  largest apartment management firm with over 100,000 units under
  its wing. Southmark also said it has become the managing
  partner of Berg Harmon Associates. Over 3,000 Berg Harmon
  Limited partners have made capital investments of over 300 mln
  dlrs in the properties now managed by Southmark.
  

