[Chicago, Illinois – 04.06.09] [Chicago, Illinois – April 6, 2009] Robert J. Kinsella, founder and President of Kinsella Group, served recently as a featured panelist, along with other distinguished business executives, academics and trade officials, at a conference sponsored by Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

The 2009 Greater China Business Conference was held on February 14th at the University’s James L. Allen Center in Evanston, Illinois. The theme of this year’s conference was “From the World’s Factory to the World’s Innovator” — a particularly timely subject, as China’s rapidly transforming economy continues to create opportunities and challenges within the country itself and in the global marketplace. The conference brought together industry leaders, faculty and students to explore China’s efforts to achieve sustainable development while also becoming a center for technical and industrial innovation. The conference featured extensive discussions on the legal, cultural and economic challenges facing the country, and potential strategies for overcoming obstacles that might prevent realization of its goal of becoming a leader in the creation of new products and technologies.

Mr. Kinsella was a featured panelist for a discussion entitled “China’s Finance & Investment Environment: A New Era.” The panel, and Mr. Kinsella’s remarks in particular, reviewed China’s increasing openness to investing in North America. The speakers examined the impact of new legislation, investment trends and post-Olympic nationalism in the country. The group also discussed emerging issues such as the potential timeline and impact of a gradual increase in foreign control in China’s banking industry, and the possibility that Shanghai is poised to take over from Hong Kong as the region’s financial capitol.

Joining Mr. Kinsella on the panel was Wan Wongsunwai, Assistant Professor of Accounting Information & Management, Kellogg School of Management (and discussion moderator), Peter Guang Chen, a New York-based partner in the International Tax Group of Deloitte Tax LLP and Head of the China Tax Desk, and Thomas J. Toy, Co-Founder and Managing Director of PacRim Venture Partners of Menlo Park, California.

Founded in 1988 by Mr. Kinsella, 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 2009 Greater China Business Conference 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.