MUNICH | October 22nd, 2009 - Jupiter Capital Partners and Lorentz, Deschamps & Associates ("LD&A") have launched cooperation on European technology corporate finance. The aim is to offer clients a European team of corporate finance specialists and an international network of financial investors and technology firms.

With more than 20 corporate finance professionals in Munich, Paris, London and Brussels both firms can combine their financial advisory expertise, technology know-how and offer their clients local coverage in the three largest European markets. LD&A and Jupiter have already started to jointly advise on a number of European cross-border M&A and financing transactions.

"Jupiter and LD&A are both specialised technology investment banking firms with a strong track record. This offers an ideal joint platform for our clients", commented Francis Lorentz, Founding Partner of LD&A. "Through our cooperation, LD&A and Jupiter can serve the European market from four different locations with a joint network. This will significantly strengthen our advisory potential in Europe", stated Ralf P. Hofmann, Managing Partner at Jupiter. Julian Ostertag, Co-Founder of Jupiter, added: "Both teams know each other for quite some time and have successfully worked on joint mandates previously. Our cooperation really is the next logical step to strengthen our footprint in Europe."

About LD&A

LD&A is a leading investment banking boutique for high-growth new energy and high-tech SMEs. It was founded in 2004 by Francis Lorentz and Marc Deschamps. The company has offices in Paris, London and Brussels and an international network of partners, including investment and venture capital funds, banks, technical experts, and human resources specialists. LD&A creates and implements financial solutions and transactions (private placements, mergers, acquisitions, exits) for growth and innovative companies in the Telecoms, Internet, IT, digital media sectors, and renewable energies.

For more information, please visit www.ldaglobal.com.

About Jupiter Capital Partners

Jupiter Capital Partners is a technology corporate finance firm providing advisory services on M&A and financing transactions for highly innovative and fast-growing businesses. We identify, structure, and execute value-creative private and public market transactions for corporations and financial investors. Transactions include mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, the issuance of equity or debt capital, or a combination of these. We dispose of in-depth knowledge in the industries we serve: Software, Internet, Media, Customer Care, Services, Electronics, CleanTech, and Industrials. We provide access to an international network of leading industry players and financial investors such as business angels, venture capitalists, and private equity firms.

For more information, please visit www.jupitercp.com.