Ranks 1st Among Financial Advisors For Transactions Below $25 Million, Ranks 2nd Among Financial Advisors For Transactions Below $50 Million, for Period January 1, 2007 through August 23, 2007

Despite Problems in the Mortgage Market and Wall Street, Generational Equity President Sees Middle-Market M&A Continuing Strongly Through the Balance of This Year

DALLAS – September 18, 2007 – Generational Equity, a Dallas-based firm that assists privately-held middle-market clients in completing mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and strategic growth initiatives, announced it was the first-ranked financial advisor for U.S. merger and acquisition transactions valued at less than $25 million and second-ranked for U.S. transactions valued at less than $50 million, according to information compiled by Thomson Financial for the period January 1, 2007 through August 23, 2007. These rankings reflect transactions in which a financial advisor was engaged and the value was disclosed.

“We are proud of the leadership Generational Equity has achieved in middle-market M&A,” said Ryan Binkley, president of Generational Equity. “It reflects our track record of success in providing valuable advice, securing competitive offers and closing deals on behalf of our clients.”

Middle-market transactions with disclosed values below $25 million decreased 5.7 percent, falling to 1,263 compared to 1,339 deals in the same period in 2006, while transactions with disclosed values below $50 million overall decreased 7.6 percent, to 1,596 from 1,727 in 2006, according to Thomson Financial data.

 “Looking ahead to the balance of 2007 and early part of 2008, provided that the problems in sub-prime lending and Wall Street jitters don’t have a prolonged impact on the broader credit market or cause a slowdown in the economy, we see middle-market M&A continuing steadily,” Binkley said.

“Private equity firms, which have become a large part of the lower middle-market in recent years, are still flush with cash and don’t need debt financing to acquire businesses of this size. At the same time, high-quality private companies, who are the major strategic buyers in this market segment, are well-capitalized and also still have good access to local bank financing,” he added.

 About Generational Equity

Generational Equity assists privately-held middle-market clients in completing mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and strategic growth initiatives. Generational Equity has more than three hundred professional advisors nationwide and is headquartered in Dallas, with affiliate offices in New York, Chicago and Irvine, California. For more information, contact Generational Equity at (877) 213-1792 or info-us@genwealthequity.com, or visit www.gwequity.com.

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