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McColl Partners Closes Business Services Transaction

McColl Partners, LLC acted as financial advisor to infoUSA Inc. ("infoUSA") (NASDAQ: IUSA) in its acquisition of Opinion Research Corporation ("Opinion Research") (NASDAQ: ORCI) for approximately $134 million.  Opinion Research is a recognized leader in providing market research services to government and corporate clients in North America, Europe, and Asia. McColl Partners also rendered a fairness opinion in connection with the transaction.

About infoUSA Inc.

infoUSA is the leading provider of business and consumer information products, database marketing services, data processing services, and sales and marketing solutions. infoUSA's comprehensive and proprietary database is comprised of 250 million consumers and 14 million businesses.  The infoUSA database powers the directory services of the top Internet traffic-generating sites. Nearly three million customers use infoUSA's products and services to find new customers, grow sales, and for other direct marketing, telemarketing, customer analysis, and credit reference purposes.

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 Business Services Group, please contact Eric Andreozzi at (704) 333-0525.  More information about McColl Partners can be found at www.mccollpartners.com.