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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.18

            SECOND ADDITIONAL SPACE AND LEASE MODIFICATION AGREEMENT
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         AGREEMENT, dated as of this 15th day of August, 2000 between 75 BROAD,
LLC, a New York limited liability company, having an office at 150 Broadway, 8th
Floor, New York, New York 10038 (hereinafter called "Landlord"), and BRIDGEPOINT
INTERNATIONAL (CANADA) INC. a Canadian corporation having an office at 1155
University, Suite 300, Montreal, Canada, H3B 3A7 (hereinafter called "Tenant").

                                  WITNESSETH:
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         WHEREAS:

         1. Landlord and Tenant executed that certain lease dated as of January
18, 2000 covering a portion of the 19th and 17th floors in the building known as
67 a/k/a 75 Broad Street, New York, New York (the "Building") for a term to
expire on July 31, 2010 (the "Expiration Date");

         2. Landlord and Tenant executed that certain Additional Space and Lease
Modification Agreement (the "First Amendment") dated May 16, 2000 wherein a
portion of the eighteenth (18th) floor was added to the premises demised under
the lease (said lease, as amended by the First Amendment, and by that certain
letter agreement dated April 24, 2000 pertaining to Tenant's collocation rights
pursuant to Article 42 of the Lease, is hereinafter collectively called the
"Lease", and the premises leased thereunder are hereinafter collectively called
the "Demised Premises"); and

         3. Landlord and Tenant now desire to further amend the Lease by adding
other space in the Building to the Demised Premises and in certain other
respects as hereinafter provided.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein
contained, it is agreed as follows:

         FIRST: Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby hires from
Landlord, the entire twenty eighth (28th) floor of the Building as shown on the
floor plan annexed hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit A (the "Second
Additional Space") for a term to commence on the date of execution of this
Second Additional Space and Lease Modification Agreement ("Second Lease
Modification") by Landlord and Tenant (the "Second Additional Space Commencement
Date") and to expire on the Expiration Date, (i.e. to be coterminous with the
term of the Lease) unless sooner terminated, pursuant to any of the terms,
covenants and conditions contained in the Lease, upon all of the terms,
covenants and conditions of the Lease, except as hereinafter expressly provided.

         SECOND: Effective from and after the Second Additional Space
Commencement Date, the Lease shall be further amended as follows:

         A. All references to the "Lease" now also include the Second Lease
            Modification and the terms "demised premises" or "Demised Premises"
            as used in the Lease, shall now include the Second Additional Space
            for all purposes of the Lease, except as hereinafter expressly
            provided;

         B. Tenant shall pay Fixed Rent solely with respect to he Second
            Additional Space in accordance with the following rent schedule.
            Tenant acknowledges that Landlord would not have entered into this
            Second Lease Modification without Bridgepoint international
            executing and delivering herewith to Landlord, its successors and
            assigns, the guaranty ratification attached hereto and made a part
            hereof as Exhibit B.

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For the first (1st) Lease Year:   FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND AND 00/100
                                  ($420,000.00) DOLLARS PER ANNUM:

For the second (2nd) Lease Year:  FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED
                                  AND 00/100 ($432,600.00)DOLLARS PER ANNUM:

For the third (3rd) Lease Year:   FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
                                  SEVENTY-EIGHT AND 00/100 ($445,578.00)
                                  DOLLARS PER ANNUM:

For the fourth (4th) Lease Year:  FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT THOUSAND NINE
                                  HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE AND 00/100 ($458,945.00)
                                  DOLLARS PER ANNUM:

For the fifth (5th) Lease Year:   FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO THOUSAND SEVEN
                                  HUNDRED THIRTEEN AND 70/100 ($472,713.70)
                                  DOLLARS PER ANNUM:

For the sixth (6th) Lease Year:   FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED
                                  NINETY-FIVE AND 11/100 ($517,795.11) DOLLARS
                                  PER ANNUM:

For the seventh (7th) Lease Year: FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND THREE
                                  HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT AND 96/100 ($533,328.96)
                                  DOLLARS PER ANNUM:

For the eighth (8th) Lease Year:  FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-NINE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED
                                  TWENTY-EIGHT AND 83/100 ($549,328.83) DOLLARS
                                  PER ANNUM:

For the ninth (9th) Lease Year:   FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED
                                  EIGHT AND 69/100 ($565,808.69) DOLLARS PER
                                  ANNUM: and

For the balance of the term of
the Lease (i.e., through the
Expiration Date):                 FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED
                                  EIGHTY-TWO AND 96/100 ($582,782.96) DOLLARS
                                  PER ANNUM.

         Solely for purposes of this Second Lease Modification only, the term
"Lease Year" shall mean the twelve (12) month period commencing on the Second
Additional Space Commencement Date and each successive twelve (12) month period
thereafter.

         All Fixed Rent shall be payable in equal monthly installments in the
time and manner provided for in the Lease. The first monthly installment of
Fixed Rent shall be paid upon execution of this Second Lease Modification.

         C. Article 3 of the Lease is hereby supplemented by adding the
            following sentence at the end of the first paragraph thereof:

                  "Landlord hereby requires Tenant, at Tenant's sole cost and
                  expense, to restore the Point of Entry (as hereinafter
                  defined), at the end of the term of the Lease, to the
                  condition existing prior to the implementation thereof."

            Article 3 is further supplemented by adding the following at the end
            thereof:

                  "Tenant shall submit to Landlord a structural inventory (i.e.,
                  a plan containing the positioning and loading of Tenant's
                  equipment), upon Landlord's request, but not more than once in
                  a 12 month period. Landlord shall also have the right, on an
                  annual basis, to access the Demised Premises, subject to the
                  provisions of Article 13 of the Lease, in order to review
                  Tenant's structural loading"

         D. The third sentence of Article 4 of the Lease is deleted and replaced
            with the following sentence:

                  "Tenant shall also repair all damage to the Building and the
                  Demised Premises caused by the moving of Tenant's fixtures,
                  furniture or equipment or caused in connection with the Point
                  of Entry."

         E. The term "Tenant's Proportionate Share" (as defined in Article
            39(A)4 of the Lease) shall be further increased by 1.54% to 3.19%.

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         F. 1.  Tenant shall upon execution hereof, deposit with Landlord
            additional security, in cash or a Letter of Credit (in the form
            required by Article 34 of the Lease) in the sum of TWO HUNDRED TEN
            THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($210,000.00) DOLLARS (the "Additional
            Security").

            2.  Provided Tenant (a) is not then in default, beyond applicable
            notice, grace or cure periods, under the terms, covenants and
            conditions of the Lease as amended hereby, and (b) can document to
            Landlord's satisfaction that it has spent in excess of $3,000,000.00
            on Tenant leasehold improvements and installations in the Second
            Additional Space, exclusive of soft costs; provided, however, Tenant
            may include the cost of its equipment installed in the Second
            Additional Space (which shall be deemed to include equipment owned
            by customers or Tenant but not at a value in excess of ONE MILLION
            DOLLARS), then, in both or such events, effective on the forty-third
            (43rd) month following the Second Additional Space Commencement
            Date, the Additional Security shall be reduced to ONE HUNDRED FORTY
            THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($140,000.00) DOLLARS which shall remain the
            Additional Security for the balance of the term of the Lease.

         G. With respect to the Second Additional Space only, the following
            changes shall be made to Article 46 of the Lease:

            1.  The following sentence shall be added after the first sentence
                of paragraph B(1):

                  "During the period beginning on the Second Additional Space
                  Commencement Date and ending on the date upon which the
                  Submeter becomes operational, Tenant shall pay to Landlord a
                  fixed fee for electric energy supplied to the Second
                  Additional Space in the amount of $2,500.00 per month, payable
                  monthly on the first day of each month during such period (the
                  first monthly installment of which shall be payable by Tenant
                  upon execution thereof), through the care upon which the
                  Submeter becomes operational Landlord shall refund on a
                  prorata basis, within 30 days of the end of the month in which
                  the Submeter becomes operational, any fees paid by Tenant to
                  Landlord for electric energy for the remaining days of the
                  month in which the Submeter becomes operational."

            2.  Paragraph B(3) shall be replaced with the following:

                  "Tenant's use of electric current in the Second Additional
                  Space shall not at any time exceed the capacity of any of the
                  electrical conductors and equipment in or otherwise servicing
                  the Second Additional Space. Landlord shall, at its sole cost
                  and expense, make available, at a location in the basement of
                  the Building, designated by Landlord in its reasonable
                  judgment, 385 amps, 208 volt, 3 phase electric power ("Basic
                  Capacity") dedicated to Tenant within sixty (60) days after
                  Tenant delivers to Landlord a final electrical load letter. At
                  Tenant's sole cost and expense, Landlord shall make available
                  additional 208 volt, 3 phase service ("Upgrade") at a location
                  in the basement of the Building designated by Landlord in its
                  reasonable judgment, at $350.00 per each additional amp
                  ("Upgrade Charge") as a one time tap in charge, which shall be
                  paid by Tenant upon request therefore. Prior to the Upgrade
                  being made available to Tenant, Tenant shall submit to
                  Landlord, in writing, its electrical power requirements.
                  Additionally, and in connection with the Upgrade, Tenant shall
                  pay to Landlord, upon request for the Upgrade, the monetary
                  difference between making available the Basic Capacity and the
                  Upgrade. Furthermore, the electric current servicing the
                  Second Additional Space can be "stepped up" to 480 volt
                  service at Tenant's sole cost and expense by the installation
                  of a transformer and other ancillary equipment used in
                  connection therewith ("Transformer") in the basement or
                  sub-basement ("Basement") of the Building. Accordingly,
                  Landlord shall provide space ("Transformer Space") in the
                  Basement of the Building for the installation of the
                  Transformer in the event Tenant leases the Transformer Space
                  during the period commencing on the Second Additional Space
                  Commencement Date and ending six (6) months thereafter. Tenant
                  shall pay rent for the Transformer Space based upon the per
                  square foot rental rate Tenant is presently paying for the
                  Second Additional Space. In the event Tenant leases the
                  Transformer Space after the date which is six (6) months after
                  the Second Additional Space Commencement Date, Tenant shall
                  payment for the Transformer Space based upon the then
                  prevailing per square foot rental rate being charged for space
                  in the Building, which rate shall be subject to one rental
                  step-up (i.e., an increase in the fixed per square foot rental
                  rate) in addition to an annual increase of 3% of the per
                  square foot rental rate, compounded annually, throughout the
                  balance of the term of the Lease. Furthermore, Tenant's
                  Proportionate Share shall be increased to reflect the
                  Transformer Space.

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                  Moreover, Landlord is in the process of installing a 480 volt
                  vault in the Building and once said vault becomes operational,
                  480 volt service, providing a maximum of 1000 amps, will be
                  available to Tenant after submission of a load letter to
                  Landlord and payment of a one time tap in charge in the amount
                  of $500 per amp or 480 volt service. Additionally, Tenant
                  shall be responsible for the actual cost and expense, at
                  industry standard rates, of the installation of all risers and
                  other electrical facilities and equipment required for the
                  delivery and distribution of the 480 volt service to and
                  within the Second Additional Space, together with the
                  applicable conduit charges pursuant to paragraph 48(L) hereof.
                  Tenant shall not make or perform or permit the making or
                  performing of, any alterations to wiring, installations or
                  other electrical facilities in or serving the Second
                  Additional Space without the prior written consent of Landlord
                  in each instance (which shall not be unreasonably withheld
                  conditioned or delayed). Should Landlord grant any such
                  consent, all additional risers or other equipment required
                  therefor shall be installed by Landlord and the cost thereof,
                  based upon industry standard rates, shall be paid by Tenant
                  within thirty (30) days of Landlord's demand."

         H. Article 56 of the Lease shall apply to the leasing of the Second
            Additional Space except that reference to Tenant's occupancy of 75%
            of the rentable area of the Demised Premises shall mean 75% of the
            rentable area of the Demised Premises after giving effect to the
            leasing or the Second Additional Space pursuant to the terms of this
            Second Lease Modification, and Tenant's rights pursuant to Article
            56 of the Lease. If exercised, shall affect the entire Demised
            Premises, as modified hereby (i.e., not a portion thereof).

         THIRD: Landlord shall not be obligated to make any improvements of
alterations to the Second Additional Space and Tenant agrees to accept
possession of the Second Additional Space in its present "as-is" physical
condition on the Second Additional Space Commencement Date, except that Landlord
shall at Landlord's sole cost and expense promptly after execution of this
Second Lease Modification, perform the following work in and to the Second
Additional Space:

            A. Deliver the Second Additional Space demolished and broom clean;
            B. Provide means to be into the Building Class E system (for which
               Tenant shall reimburse Landlord the cost incurred in connection
               therewith), and
            C. Deliver an ACP-5 Certificate.

         FOURTH: Article 53(B) of the Lease is hereby deleted and replaced with
the following:

                           "Subject to availability. Tenant shall have the
                  option, to be exercised within 90 days from the date hereof,
                  to connect for the term of the Lease, at its sole cost and
                  expense (as described below), to a Building owned generator
                  ("House Generator") on the seventeenth (17th) floor of the
                  Building, for use as Tenant's emergency generator backup.
                  Landlord shall maintain the House Generator at Landlord's sole
                  cost and expense.

                           All connections to the House Generator from the
                  Demised Premises including any transfer switches, conduits,
                  wiring, etc., shall be at Tenant's sole cost and expense (any
                  switches, wiring, etc., provided by Landlord shall be at
                  industry standard rates) and in accordance with all of the
                  provisions of this Lease including, without limitation,
                  payment of the House Generator rent, as described below and
                  conduit charges pursuant to paragraph L of Article 49 hereof.

                           As consideration for the use of the House Generator,
                  Tenant shall pay rent to Landlord calculated on the basis of
                  allocating a minimum of 200 amps at a cost of $250 per amp per
                  year, with a 3% per annum increase, compounded annually Tenant
                  shall pay Landlord the first monthly installment of the House
                  Generator rent upon the exercise of its option and shall
                  continue to pay rent for the House Generator, as additional
                  rent, on a monthly basis throughout the term hereof in
                  accordance with the foregoing rate in the same time and manner
                  Fixed Rent is paid."

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         FIFTH: Provided Tenant is not in default under the terms, covenants
and conditions of the Lease beyond applicable grace, notice and/or cure periods,
Tenant shall have the right to use and occupy the Second Additional Space free
or fixed rent for the first three (3) months following the Second Additional
Space Commencement Date, except that Tenant shall pay to Landlord all additional
rent including but not limited to all sums due under Article 46 of the Lease, as
modified hereby, representing reimbursement to Landlord for the furnishing to
Tenant of electric current during said period. Except for the free fixed rent
allowance as herein provided. Tenant shall use and occupy the Second Additional
Space pursuant to all of the other terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease,
as amended herein.

         SIXTH: Landlord and Tenant represent and warrant to each other that
there was on broker responsible for bringing about this Agreement other than
Newmark & Company Real Estate Inc. and Douglas Elliman Beitler LLC
(collectively, "Broker") whose commissions shall be borne by Landlord pursuant
to Landlord's separate agreement with each respective broker. Landlord and
Tenant shall indemnify and hold nameless the other and its successors and
assigns from and against all claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, losses,
costs and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees and
disbursements) which may arise in connection with any claims for a commission or
other compensation for brokerage, leasing or other services in connection with
this transaction, other than that of Broker, by or through any third-party
outside broker claiming a commission or other compensation in respect of this
transaction.

         SEVENTH: There shall be added to the Lease, a new Article 62 as
follows: "Subject to (i) Building standard rules and regulations, (ii) any
applicable legal requirements, (iii) Tenant's delivery of plans, specifications
(including without limitation weight, loading and sidewalk specifications) and
methods (collectively "Plans") to Landlord for the implementation of a Point of
Entry, as defined below, (iv) Landlord's prior approval of Plans (not to be
unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), (v) payment of a one time fee of
$25,000.00 per Point of Entry, which shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord upon
Landlord's approval of Tenant's Plans, and (vi) the terns and provisions of the
Lease (as modified hereby), including without limitation Articles 3 and 4 (as
modified hereby), Tenant shall, upon payment of the fee for each Point of Entry,
have the right of way and access to a location(s) designated by Landlord in its
reasonable judgment for penetration into the Building (each right of way to a
distinct location for penetration into the Building being referred to as a
"Point of Entry") in connection with its own fiber routing to the Demised
Premises. Tenant shall bear the full responsibility and liability with respect
to any and all damage caused to, without limitation, the Building and the land
surrounding and adjacent thereto. Internal and external Building piping,
conduit, wiring, etc. and the Demised Premises, except to the extent such damage
is caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord, its employees,
contractors and agents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, Landlord shall bear no responsibility or liability for any damage caused
to Tenant's cables, wires and etc. used in connection with the Point of Entry
resulting from any third party action or inaction, except to the extent such
damage is caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord, its
employees, contractors and agents.

         EIGHTH: Except to the extent modified and amended by the foregoing, the
Lease is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their
hands and seals as of the day and year first above written.

                                  LANDLORD:
                                  75 BROAD, LLC
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                                  By: /s/ Raymond Charles
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                                  Name: Raymond Charles
                                  Title: Partner


                                  TENANT:
                                  BRIDGEPOINT INTERNATIONAL (CANADA) INC.
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                                  By: Yves Grou
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                                  Name: Yves Grou
                                  Title: CFO

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