Keynote Speaker

Hugh McColl, Chairman of McColl Group LLC, will be a keynote speaker at the 33rd Annual Association for Corporate Growth's InterGrowth® Conference in Boca Raton, Florida, on Thursday, April 22, 2004.  Before co-founding McColl Partners, Hugh McColl served as chairman and chief executive office of Bank of America.  During his tenure, McColl guided Bank of America through more than 50 acquisitions, creating the largest banking institution in the United States.  His speech at InterGrowth will reflect on the strategy developed to lead an organization through successful growth through acquisition.

About ACG InterGrowth®

To learn more about the 2004 ACG InterGrowth® Conference, please go to the following link: www.acg.org/conferences/intergrowth2004/.

About McColl Partners, LLC

McColl Partners is an independent investment banking firm specializing in the needs of management and owners of middle-market companies.  With significant experience working with private equity groups, entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, public companies, financial institutions, and divisions of large companies, the firm is dedicated to offering strategic advice and assistance to its clients regarding mergers and acquisitions and private capital raising assignments.

For more information about our participation at the ACG InterGrowth® Conference, please contact David Vorhoff or Phil Colaco at (704) 333-0525.  More information about McColl Partners can be found at www.mccollpartners.com.