Global Crown Capital's Team Named Compliance Leaders of the Year

Global Crown Capital, LLC ("GCC"), a full-service boutique investment firm, today announced that its compliance team won the 5th Annual Achievement in Regulatory Compliance from the Compliance Reporter, a publication of Institutional Investor, Inc. Henry Wolfgang Carter, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer and Charles Kanavel, Director of Compliance and Technology were recognized for their significant contributions to financial services compliance and regulation. Other nominees in this category included individuals from Fidelity Management & Research (Boston) and Lloyds TSB (London).

SAN FRANCISCO (BusinessWire EON) March 20, 2007 -- The Compliance Reporter dated March 19, 2007 said that Mr. Carter and Mr. Kanavel were hailed as innovators for helping bring electronic communications to the forefront of compliance.

-- Mr. Carter is a noted expert, author, lecturer and pioneer in the field of electronic compliance, having served as the Chief Compliance Officer and later Associate General Counsel of E

RADE from 1997 through 2001. In addition, Mr. Carter was a

driving force behind the use of electronic signatures in the

financial services industry.

¶ -- Mr. Kanavel is a noted program designer in the electronic

compliance and financial services space, having served as a

Compliance Associate at E

RADE and as Director of Technology at FIRE Solutions, Inc. While at FIRE Solutions, Mr. Kanavel developed PowerComply, which won Institutional Investor's Vendor of The Year award in 2006.

Mr. Carter and Mr. Kanavel said, "Our dedication to the compliance profession and the financial services industry's recognition of our leadership is both deeply gratifying and inspiring."

RANI T. JARKAS, Global Crown Capital's Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer said, "Our culture of innovation, excellence and integrity enables us to be at the forefront in an increasingly sophisticated era of compliance, technology and regulation."

About Global Crown Capital, LLC

Global Crown Capital specializes in institutional services including Global Equity Research, Hedge Fund Services, Institutional Sales & Trading and Wealth Management. GCC is unique in that it is focused on providing best-in-class services to buy-side clients, without the distraction of pursuing investment banking relationships with corporate issuers. GCC is a member of the NASD and SIPC. For more information, contact Helen Simms at 415-354-7183 or helen.simms@globalcrowncapital.com.