Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. To Present at William Blair Small-Cap Growth Stock Conference

Business Wire, Sept 22, 2008

BOSTON -- Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPFH) today announced that members of its executive management will be speaking at the following conference:

William Blair Small-Cap Growth Stock Conference, in New York City, NY: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Eastern. A live audio webcast with slides will be available on the conference website at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/blair14/bpfh/ and through the company's website: www.bostonprivate.com.

Boston Private Wealth Management Group

Boston Private Wealth Management Group is a national financial service organization comprised of independently operated affiliates located in key regions of the U.S. that offer private banking, wealth advisory and investment management services to the high net worth marketplace, selected businesses and institutions. The Company enters demographically attractive markets through a very selective acquisition process and then expands by way of organic growth. It employs a distinct business strategy, empowering its affiliates to run independently such that they can best serve their clients at the local level, while at the same time providing strategic oversight and access to resources, both financial and intellectual, to support management, compliance, legal, marketing, and operations. (NASDAQ: BPFH).

For more information about Boston Private, visit the Company's website at www.bostonprivate.com