Jason R. Anderson Joins Miller Buckfire as Managing Director

Latest Addition to Firm's Strategic Advisory Group

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC, a leading independent full service investment bank, today announced that veteran investment banker Jason R. Anderson has joined the Firm as a Managing Director. Mr. Anderson will focus on companies active in the general industrial and automotive sectors and help lead Miller Buckfire's growing strategic advisory practice.

Mr. Anderson is the fourth senior level addition to Miller Buckfire's advisory practice in 2009.

Mr. Anderson joins Miller Buckfire from Banc of America Securities, LLC, where he was a Managing Director with senior client coverage responsibilities for Diversified Industrial clients and Head of Automotive investment banking. Prior to joining Banc of America Securities, LLC, Mr. Anderson spent 12 years as a banker covering industrial clients with Goldman, Sachs & Co.

While at Banc of America Securities, LLC and Goldman Sachs, Mr. Anderson advised key clients on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures with aggregate consideration of approximately $60 billion and has helped clients raise approximately $25 billion in financing.

"All of us at the Firm welcome Jason to our team," said Henry S. Miller, Managing Director, Chairman and Co-Founder of Miller Buckfire. "He adds an important dimension to our advisory capabilities as clients in the industrial sector optimize their balance sheets and seek new strategic opportunities."

"Jason represents an important enhancement to Miller Buckfire's overall business," said Ken Buckfire, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Miller Buckfire. "His approach to problem solving is thoughtful and collaborative. We look forward to working with him on the kind of complex issues clients face in today's economy."

In addition to Mr. Anderson, Miller Buckfire has announced three other senior level new hires to the advisory practice this year. John Orem joined from Morgan Stanley to head teams advising companies in lodging and gaming; David Shiffman joined from Goldman Sachs to advise clients in retail businesses; Michael Scott joined from Bank of America to establish a new US Government advisory practice.

Mr. Anderson earned his MBA in Finance from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University in 1994 and a BA in History from Principia College in 1988.

"I am delighted to become a member of the Miller Buckfire team," said Mr. Anderson. "My background working with companies on strategic and capital structure matters fits well with Miller Buckfire's long-standing reputation for successfully advising companies on complex balance sheet and business issues. I look forward to adding value to our clients and contributing to our growth in the future."

About Miller Buckfire

Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC, a New York-based investment bank, was founded in 2002. Miller Buckfire provides high level strategic counseling and financial restructuring investment banking services to many of the largest corporations and leading private equity firms in the United States and Europe. With over 60 bankers, Miller Buckfire provides the full range of investment banking services including financial restructuring, mergers & acquisitions, and debt and equity placement. For more information, please see their website at www.millerbuckfire.com.