Merger Research (www.MergerResearch.com) Expands M&A Acquirer Identification Service To Companies inAll Major Industry Sectors: Acquisition Target Identification Service Also Expanded

Investment Bankers, Private Equity Firms, Business Advisers and M&A Participants Will Now Close M&A Transactions Quicker By Identifying The Right Transaction Counterparts For Their Clients Quicker. Buyers and Targets Identified For Private and Public Companies With Revenues of $3 Million To Over $10 Billion; Geographic Coverage Expanded To Full Global Coverage. Ordering M&A Reports Easier: Simply phone in an order at (202) 537-0420 and spend two to three minutes describing company, or e-mail Sales@MergerResearch.com requesting an M&A Candidate Order Form.

WASHINGTON, DC, November 11, 2003 -- Merger Research, the leading independent and authoritative provider of M&A research information on future M&A transactions, (including its flagship buyer and acquisition target identification service), today announced it has extended its industry coverage to general industry and its geographic reach to include companies in all continents.

This means that investment bankers, lawyers, accountants and companies participating in M&A transactions can now quickly identify the most likely buyers of their companies (or clients) or identify some of the most strategic, value-creating acquisitions. Sample reports are available at www.MergerResearch.com/sample .

The system has also been made more accessible. To order an M&A report, a company or an adviser simply phones in an order at (202) 537-0420 and spends two to three minutes describing its company, or sends an e-mail to Sales@MergerResearch.com and requests an M&A Candidate Order Form.

Merger Researchs transaction counterpart identification system also identifies synergies of potential transactions, earnings accretion impact (for public companies) and overall strategic transaction drivers. The Merger Research transaction counterpart reporting system searches through news articles, proprietary databases and historical merger transactions to identify best of breed transaction counterparts in hours. This helps management teams and corporate advisers very quickly build shareholder value in M&A transactions.

Additionally, Merger Research plays a role in helping management teams meet fiduciary responsibility by showing that management teams have explored and eliminated strategic alternatives to impending M&A transactions.

Merger Researchs clients include some of the worlds leading investment banks, private equity firms, law firms, accounting firms, business brokers and corporate development groups.

About Merger Research
Merger Research is the leading independent and authoritative provider of research information dedicated exclusively to potential future mergers and acquisitions transactions. Merger research provides detailed lists of acquirers, acquisition candidates and strategic partners for leading companies worldwide. Merger Research identifies an average of 40 to 100 potential acquisition, sale and strategic partnering transactions for each company evaluated and analyzes each transaction for synergies and strategic rationale.

Merger Research is headquartered in Washington D.C. For more information call Merger Research on. (202) 537-0420 or visit www.MergerResearch.com.

Disclosures and Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
With the exception of historical information, matters discussed in this news release and our reports, are forward-looking statements involving many risks and uncertainties and may not be achieved due to factors completely beyond our control. Our statements reflect scenarios and as such describe possible transactions and not definite transactions. The information in this release has been compiled entirely independently of the companies mentioned in this release. Merger Research, LLC undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.
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