June 22, 2009

Global M&A Network presented the Turnaround Atlas Award for the Turnaround Consulting Firm of the Year (Boutique) to Strategic Management Partners, Inc., of Annapolis, Maryland.

Turnaround Atlas Awards is part of the M&A Atlas Awards� brand; and recognizes outstanding performances for executing transactions, implementing turnaround strategies and financial work-outs. The Turnaround Atlas Awards honor achievements for restructuring, distressed M&A transactions, and/or assignments completed in the middle markets. The M&A Atlas Awards� program honors brilliant leaders, sought-after dealmakers, victorious deals, and outstanding institutions in the mergers, acquisitions, alternative distressed investing and related industry participants. Winners were officially revealed and recognized during an Awards Gala � a formal gathering of A-list leaders, dealmakers, and experts from the industry.

Turnaround Atlas Awards qualified Strategic Management Partners, Inc. and John M. Collard as Finalists in two award categories. Strategic Management Partners, Inc. wins the �Turnaround Consulting Firm of the Year (Boutique).� John M. Collard is a finalist for �Boutique Turnaround Consultant of the Year.�

Global M&A Network produces quality mergers, acquisitions and investing centered conferences and the M&A Atlas Awards� in the U.S. and various international markets (Americas, Europe, Asia, Middle East). Programs focus on strategic corporate initiatives, deal making intelligence and relevant topics of direct importance to business building executives, private equity investors, and M&A industry participants.

Shanta Kumari, chief executive officer of Global M&A Network said, �Today, the demand for top talent gathered at the Turnaround Atlas Awards gala is vital for preserving industries, jobs and rebuilding of the American economy and competitiveness. Winners and finalists can take pride for completing an impressive array of turnarounds requiring creative collaboration and the very best from the industry.�

Turnaround Consulting Firm of the Year John M. Collard, Chairman Strategic Management Partners, Inc.

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John M. Collard is Chairman of Annapolis, Maryland-based Strategic Management Partners, Inc. (410-263-9100, www.StrategicMgtPartners.com ) and specializes in interim executive CEO leadership, asset recovery, corporate renewal governance, and investing in underperforming distressed troubled companies. He is Past Chairman of the Turnaround Management Association, a Certified Turnaround Professional, and brings 35 years senior C-Level operating leadership, $85M asset recovery, 40+ transactions worth $780M+, and $80M fund management expertise to run troubled companies, and advise company boards, litigators, institutional and private equity investors. Mr. Collard is inducted into the Turnaround Management, Restructuring, Distressed Investing Industry Hall of Fame.

Strategic Management Partners, Inc.: turnaround managers and private equity advisors ready to run troubled companies, manage recovery funds, recover assets from investments gone bad, advise boards of directors and investors on company viability and investing in distressed situations.

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Mr. Collard said, �We are honored to receive this prestigious award, and to be singled out for our work in the turnaround and distressed investing industry in this way.� �These are turbulent times for business. The declining economy was a catalyst for unprecedented changes in government policy to bail out the financial community. However, government omitted language that would compel banks to in turn lend to business to fuel job creation and recovery. Unfortunately, turning around business and creating jobs will be slow and cumbersome until government corrects this situation or until the private equity community steps in with private capital, because the banks are not lending.�

�This depressed market provides an excellent time to buy distressed companies because their owners are willing to make a deal. It is a poor time to sell a company because the return multiples are low and the financing almost nonexistent. To turn companies around in this economic climate is tough; you need to drive revenues in the face of depressed consumer buying motivation, and you need capital to finance the recovery. The buying public has tightened their belts and financing is difficult to come by. However, there are strategies to invest, turn those investments in a positive direction, raise financing, and then sell at increased multiples.�

The Firm

Strategic Management Partners, Inc. is a nationally recognized turnaround management, corporate renewal governance, equity capital investing and advisory firm. Helping clients recover assets, restore value to troubled portfolio companies, prepare entities for 'cash out' at maximum value, interim CEO executive leadership, support litigation, and invest private equity in underperforming distressed troubled opportunities. Advisors to Presidents Bush(41 and 43), Clinton, and Yeltsin, World Bank, EBRD, Company Boards, and Equity Capital Investors on leadership, governance, turnaround management and equity investing. Turnarounds & Workouts Magazine has twice named SMP among the Top Outstanding Turnaround Management Firms. SMP was named 2007 Maryland Small Business of the Year and received the Governor's Citation from Governor Martin J. O'Malley, The State of Maryland, as a special tribute to honor work in the areas of turning around troubled companies and saving jobs in Maryland.

Primary Areas of Expertise:

Turnaround and Crisis Management, Interim Executive Leadership in Turnaround Situations, Investing in Underperforming Distressed Troubled Companies, Recovery Fund Management, Asset Recovery for Investors, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance and Renewal, Company Viability, Revenue Driven Turnarounds, Leadership and Management in Troubled Investments, White Collar Fraud and Misrepresentation

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