Michael Philipps Joins ThinkEquity Partners as a Senior Sales Trader and Partner in the Institutional Brokerage Group

Business Wire,  April 3, 2007  

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SAN FRANCISCO -- ThinkEquity Partners LLC, a research-centric investment bank, announced today that Michael Philipps has joined as a senior sales trader and partner in the institutional brokerage group at ThinkEquity. Mr. Philipps will work out of the New York office.

Mr. Philipps experience includes twenty years in the institutional brokerage business. Prior to joining ThinkEquity, Mr. Philipps was head of Institutional Brokerage at Ladenburg Thalmann. Before that, Mr. Philipps was a senior managing director at Gerard Klauer for five years.

"I'm delighted that Michael has joined us and know he will have a big impact at Think and in the market," said Michael T. Moe, co-founder and CEO of ThinkEquity. "Michael has been a top producer at every firm he has been at for the past 15 years, but importantly, he'll have a positive influence on our culture."

Deborah Quazzo, co-founder and president, said, "Michael has been a major force for the development and distribution of SPACs. We expect him to continue to be a leader in that area and will be very additive to what Think is doing in that space."

Mr. Philipps received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio Wesleyan University.

About ThinkEquity Partners LLC

ThinkEquity Partners LLC is a research-centric institutional investment firm focused on the growth economy. ThinkEquity Partners is dedicated to providing focused insight, advisory services, and capital to institutional investors and corporate constituents in the knowledge economy's key growth verticals, including technology, healthcare, media and consumer business services. For more information about ThinkEquity Partners, please visit www.thinkequity.com. Member NASD and SIPC. ThinkEquity is a Panmure Gordon company.

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