FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DRESNER PARTNERS PROMOTED PAUL HOFFMAN TO DIRECTOR

CHICAGO – July 8, 2014 – Dresner Partners, a leading FINRA-registered, middle-market investment bank, announced today that it promoted Paul Hoffman to Director from Senior Vice President. Mr. Hoffman has 15 years of investment banking experience, with a focus on merger and acquisition advisory and capital raising services. In 2013, he was named one of The M&A Advisor’s “40 Under 40,” which honored emerging business leaders under the age of 40.

“Paul has consistently demonstrated positive leadership in working with our banking team, and his client skills are exceptional,” said Steven M. Dresner, President of Dresner Partners. “His professional abilities and work ethic are outstanding.”

“I’m pleased to be recognized for my contributions, and to be part of a great team of advisers at Dresner Partners,” said Paul Hoffman. “Dresner is a strong financial advisory firm, and I will continue to work toward delivering the best possible results for clients.”

Mr. Hoffman has advised on sell-side, buy-side, negotiated transactions, capital raising, defense advisory, going private, and fairness opinion mandates, for privately owned middle-market businesses as well as publicly traded companies. He has worked with clients in various industries including industrial, healthcare, technology, distribution, business services, consumer products, retail, and media and entertainment.

Prior to joining Dresner Partners, Mr. Hoffman worked for nine years at Bank of America Securities LLC in Chicago. He spent seven years working in Bank of America's Mergers and Acquisitions group, where he executed domestic and international transactions. He also spent two years as Vice President of the Global Industries Group, where he originated and executed M&A and capital raising transactions for both public and private companies.

Mr. Hoffman holds a B.A. degree in Economics with Honors from The University of Chicago.

About Dresner Partners

Dresner Partners is a FINRA-registered, middle-market investment bank headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with offices in New York City, Palo Alto, Calif., and Richmond, Va. Founded in 1991, Dresner Partners provides financial advisory services to middle market companies throughout the world, including institutional private placements of debt and equity, merger and acquisitions advisory, financial restructuring & corporate turnarounds, valuations and strategic consulting services. Dresner Partners is also a member of IMAP, an exclusive global organization of leading merger and acquisition advisory firms. An affiliated company, Dresner Corporate Services, is a strategic communications firm specializing in public and investor relations. More information is available at www.dresnerpartners.com or www.imap.com/locations/office.cfm?OfficeID=416. You can also follow Dresner partners on Twitter: www.twitter.com/DresnerPartners.

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