News Release - For Immediate Release

Chicago, Illinois - October 24, 2006 Robert J. Kinsella, president of Chicago-based Kinsella Group, a boutique investment bank and business advisory group, presented a keynote address at the 6th Annual Chicago Asia-Pacific Business Conference 2006, hosted by the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business (GSB). The day-long event was held at the university's Hyde Park Center on October 21, 2006, and included prominent academics, business people and senior government officials from around the world as speakers and special guests.

The theme of this year's conference was "Engaging Asia: Competitions, Partnerships, and the Reshaping of Global Business." Organized by the 300-member Chicago Asia-Pacific Student Group, the conference included presentations and panel discussions examining rapidly emerging issues such as the political economy situation of Asia; foreign firms' inbound strategies for Asia, and conversely, the outbound/global strategies of Asian firm; effective management and organizational models for Asia; entrepreneurship opportunities, investments, and marketing strategies; and the links between Asia and the future of global energy.

Mr. Kinsella's conference-closing address helped attendees take a closer look at the recent spike in outbound, foreign direct investment from the countries of India and China. While both countries are still seen as a magnet for non-Asian businesses seeking cost-effective manufacturing, outsourcing, investment and joint-venture opportunities, their counterparts in China and India are increasingly looking to North America, Latin America and Europe as attractive markets than can help them meet their own growth objectives.

Mr. Kinsella highlighted his comments through the use of representative transactions, recent merger and acquisition activity, and economic statistics gathered from countries, central banks and economic research centers on both sides of the Pacific. He noted that North American, middle-market companies are becoming increasingly attractive to Asian investors and suggested that this trend will continue to prevail for the foreseeable future.

Mr. Kinsella was joined at the conference by Bernard M. Filler, Managing Director of Kinsella Group's Asia Practice; by Brian Dong, an Associate at Kinsella Group, who is actively working on a number of firm projects in Asia; and by Yuan Fang, a second-year student in the GSB, who is serving an internship at Kinsella Group.

Kinsella Group has particular expertise advising U.S. and Chinese clients on the intricacies of cross-border merger, acquisition and joint-venture transactions. In helping promote these transactions, Kinsella Group focuses on enabling Chinese businesses to enter into strategic transactions that also enhance the profitability and market share of selected U.S. businesses. For the past several years, Kinsella Group has seen a significant increase in these alliances, and is rapidly becoming the "go-to" firm for both U.S.- and China-based businesses interested in exploring these opportunities.

Kinsella Group's ongoing participation in and sponsorship of this and similar events is a result of its commitment to continue and expand its services and value to current and prospective business clients in both China and the United States. Acting as middle-market investment bankers, Kinsella Group helps clients and other key parties recognize and execute forward-thinking value propositions that build on the unique strengths of successful Chinese and North American enterprises.