McColl Partners, LLC acted as financial advisor to InteCap, Inc. ("InteCap"), a portfolio company of GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC, in its sale to Charles River Associates Incorporated ("CRA") (NASDAQ: CRAI), an international consulting firm.  The acquisition adds approximately 135 consulting professionals to CRA's existing practice, including 30 vice president level consultants. The addition of InteCap also expands CRA's geographic footprint into key markets such as Chicago and New York, while strengthening its presence in Houston, Silicon Valley, Boston, and Washington, D.C.

About InteCap, Inc.

InteCap, founded in 1998, is an international consulting firm dedicated to advising clients on economic, valuation, and strategy issues related to intellectual property and complex commercial disputes.  With six offices throughout the United States and one in the United Kingdom, InteCap comprises 180 employees with backgrounds in accounting, finance, economics, marketing, and statistics.  InteCap has a diverse client base, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to individual inventors, as well as the legal counsel who advise them.

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 or Brian Davis at (704) 333-0525.  More information about McColl Partners can be found at www.mccollpartners.com.