First Kernel to Sponsor Texas Capital Connections 2007, the Premier M&A and Private Equity Event in Southwest United States.

First Kernel, the leader in mid-market business transformation, transaction advisory and hands-on execution, announced its sponsorship of the upcoming Texas Capital Connection conference hosted by the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) on February 27, 2007 in Dallas, Texas.

Dallas, TX (PRWeb) February 22, 2007 -- First Kernel (www.firstkernel.com) the leader in mid-market business transformation and transaction advisory, is demonstrating industry leadership through a sponsorship of the upcoming industry leading 'Texas Capital Connection' conference hosted by the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Dallas, Texas, on February 27, 2007. This is the premier M & A and private equity event in the Southwestern United States and brings over 90 leading private equity and mezzanine firms to Texas representing more than $100 billon of capital available for investment (http://www.acgtexas.org/).

At the event, First Kernel will inform attendees about the importance of effectively combining Capital, Strategy, and Hands-on Execution to achieve successful transformations of businesses and maximize long-term value for all stakeholders. Three First Kernel principals have also authored a white paper regarding this topic, published recently as an article in the Dallas Business Journal. Referring to First Kernel's expertise in this regard, said Rashmi Malhotra, a Managing Principal and head of business development, "First Kernel's hands-on team enhances Investors' success in Sourcing, Closing and Value Creation and Enterprises' success in Restructuring, Renovation and Globalization." A copy of the article can be found on First Kernel's corporate website.

First Kernel is especially strong in situations where a business seeks significant value growth in 18 to 36 months. During the past year, some of First Kernel's mid market business transformation engagements have included (i) Development of blueprint to accelerate business growth (ii) Rapid ramp-up of sales strength to drive fast growth (iii) M&A advise to support strategic goals (iv) Benchmarking to validate SG&A performance (V) Re-branding to promote new business model, and (vi) Launching a new business-line to secure industry leadership.

About First Kernel:

First Kernel is a Business Transformation and Transaction specialist firm, serving mid market Enterprises and Investors. It brings together Capital Access, Strategy Formulation and Hands-on Execution to businesses experiencing an 'inflection point' in their journey to success. First Kernel's proprietary RAPID™ transformation methodology accelerates growth and profits and begins to impact both top-line revenues and bottom-line costs very quickly -- often in 4 to 6 weeks.

First Kernel clients are (a) enterprises seeking to regain business growth, profitability and momentum, and (b) Investor firms seeking pre-investment assessment, transaction due diligence and post-investment transformation guidance to portfolio companies, leading to successful exit. First Kernel focuses on several verticals, including Technology, Software and Technology enabled Services. It performs work world-wide, including in China and India.

First Kernel advisors are former entrepreneurs, C-level, M&A, Venture and Operations executives with 20 years of experience on average. In aggregate, the Company's advisors have led well over 30 transformation and transaction engagements impacting several billion dollars, in many industries.

Reader Contact information:

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222 West Las Colinas Boulevard

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Irving, Texas. USA 75039.

Phone: 214-452-1788

Fax: 972-899-0259

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