Knox & Co. hires Nick Chapman

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Westport, CT, January 16, 2007 –Knox & Co., a leading investment bank for middle-market and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, is pleased to announce that Nick Chapman has joined the firm as a Director.

Nick comes to Knox from Pall Mall Capital where he was Managing Director responsible for numerous middle-market engagements on behalf of primarily European clientele.

Prior to his time at Pall Mall Capital, Nick was Managing Director of Dunn Johnston & Company, a middle-market investment banking boutique. Prior to this he was Vice President with Carey Metts & Associates, a beverage distributor.

“The firm is excited to add someone of Nick’s caliber to the team,” said Jeff Gaynor, Managing Director at Knox, “We are particularly excited about Nick’s knowledge of the European middle-market as a complement to Knox’s extensive Asian experience.”

Chapman has an undergraduate degree from Duke University and earned his MBA from the New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business.  He currently resides in Norwalk.

Knox & Co. is an investment banking, consultancy and advisory firm specializing in two complementary advisory disciplines: Investment Banking and Corporate Reorganization.  The firm undertakes assignments throughout North America and, when necessary, abroad.  Knox & Co. conducts its securities-related business through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Knox Securities Corp., member NASD.  In addition, the firm enjoys strategic alliances with major Asian financial institutions, including Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co., Ltd.

Knox & Co. (www.knoxandco.com) has advised on more than 150 middle-market merger and acquisition and financial advisory assignments since its inception.

Contact:
Frederick A. Rossetti
203-226-6288 (x111)
frossetti@knoxcorp.com