FREDERICKS MICHAEL & CO.


Fredericks Michael & Co. Forms Advisory Board

NEW YORK, March 17/PRNewswire/ -- Fredericks Michael & Co., an investment banking firm with offices in New York and London is pleased to announce that it had formed an international advisory board.

The Board is comprised of the following senior executives:


-- Mr. David J. Hogan -- Senior Managing Director of Mannheim LLC. 30 years of merchant banking experience with Citigroup, JPMorgan, the Gefinor Group and BlueStone Capital Partners. Based in New York, USA.


-- The Hon. Rupert Carington -- Managing Director of Rupert Carington, Ltd. Previously with Morgan Grenfell & Co Ltd. Chairman of the Schroder AsiaPacific Fund plc. Based in London, UK.


-- Mr. Anthony Williams

-- Partner and past Chairman of Coudert Brothers LLP. Serves on numerous corporate and charitable boards. Based in New York, USA.


-- Mr. Bernd H.R. Wolff -- Retired Member of the Corporate Executive Board of F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG. Sits on the boards of various family-owned companies resp. trusts in Germany, Switzerland and the U.S. Based in Switzerland.

About Fredericks Michael & Co.:

Fredericks Michael & Co. is an investment banking firm, with offices in New York and London, providing advice to corporations on cross-border mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and strategic alliances.

Web site: http://www.fm-co.com

Source: Fredericks Michael & Co.

Managing Directors - George Caraberis and Blake Davies, or Media - Chrystele Jacqmarcq, all for Fredericks Michael & Co., +1-212-732-1600

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