The Transition Companies opens an office in Montreal, Canada

Addison, TX -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/01/2009 -- The Transition Companies LLC ("TTC") is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The opening of this office expands TTC's foot print from a domestic nationwide mergers and acquisitions ("M&A") firm to an international firm.

The Transition Companies' Canadian office will offer M&A advisory services to Canadian business owners, M&A buyer sourcing and Business Optimization to Canadian companies that seek to improve performance now and the value of their company's for a future sale.

Gene Sartin CEO and President of TTC pointed out "TTC is already an international firm working with buyers around the world seeking companies to acquire in the US. The office in Canada will also position TTC to help owners of Canadian companies get the life they want as they plan to exit their companies."

Michael Ryan, Executive Vice President of TTC said "The office in Canada is a natural extension for us. In many vertical markets and in many M&A market strata, Canadian companies are historically the number one acquirers of US companies."

The Transition Companies is the pre-eminent professional services firm providing complete exit and transition strategies for owners of privately- held companies seeking to maximize the proceeds from the sale of their companies or increase earnings or business enterprise value, prior to going to market.

Originally founded in 1988, The Transition Companies is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with major offices in New Jersey, California, Colorado and Florida as well as 15 sub offices throughout the US. TTC has over 100 Associates internationally.

Contact:
The Transition Companies
Richard D Parker, Executive Director
5080 Spectrum Drive, Suite 310W
Addison, Texas 75001
United States
Phone: 972-450-3100
http://www.TheTransitionCompanies.com

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The Transition Companies, LLC (“TTC”) announces the merger with RMA Consulting, LLC and a new office in Denver, CO.

Dallas, TX -- (ReleaseWire) -- 08/27/2009 -- The Transition Companies ("TTC") is pleased to announce its merger with RMA Consulting, a boutique middle market M&A firm located in Denver, CO. According to Gene Sartin, CEO of The Transition Companies, "Michael Allen's 20 years of investment banking and international M&A experience along with his reputation and exceptional ability to forge and maintain major client relationships was instrumental in the decision to merge the two firms". In the position of Senior Managing Director, Mr. Allen will oversee the strategic growth of the firm and the expansion of the new Denver office and the Rocky Mountain region.

The Transition Companies, headquartered in Dallas, TX is a leading middle market Mergers & Acquisition ("M&A") firm specializing in M&A, recapitalization's, divestitures, corporate finance and turnaround consulting. The Transition Companies was founded in 1988 as a consulting and M&A firm called Succel Corporation. Succel originally provided turnaround consulting to increase the value of privately- held companies. The company built a strong reputation within the private equity arena and provided high level turnaround consulting for many portfolio companies and privately- held companies. In the mid 1990's, Succel expanded into a full service M&A and consulting firm.

In mid 2008, The Transition Companies was formed through the merger of Succel and InterPrise M&A, LLC ("InterPrise"). InterPrise, founded in 1994 with 3 US offices and 1 European office, was an international middle market M&A firm that specialized in the sale of privately-held companies.

Mike Ryan, Executive Vice President of TTC stated "the merger of RMA Consulting was a natural fit for our strategic growth plans and helps position the company by broadening its reach into the Rocky Mountain region and beyond. Mike's reputation, work ethic and vision will help lead us to the next phase of our growth".

Mike Allen, founder of RMA Consulting stated "We are excited about the merger and the positioning of The Transition Companies. I have worked closely with Mr. Sartin over the last 10 years and I am very proud to be part of his team. Gene's leadership is next to none and I look forward to being part of the most dynamic middle- market M&A firm in North America".

RMA Consulting, founded by Mr. Allen in 2005, is a boutique M&A and consulting firm. RMA Consulting was directly involved in over 400 client engagements including M&A, recapitalizations, consulting and valuation opinions. Prior to forming RMA Consulting, Mr. Allen was Senior Managing Director of McGladrey Capital Markets, a subsidiary of H&R Block. Previously, Mr. Allen served as managing partner of DTF Management, a private equity group specializing in technology based companies. As an entrepreneur Mr. Allen founded and operated three companies in the consulting, distribution and technology sectors. Mr. Allen was CEO of Bitfield Technologies, LLC which was the parent company of Bitfield, OY based in Helsinki Finland. Bitfield was a leading developer of hardware and software for the videoconferencing market. Mr. Allen acquired and recapitalized the company implementing a complete turnaround and then sold it to a public European company.

With the merger of RMA Consulting, The Transition Companies now has offices in Texas, New Jersey/New York, California & Colorado.

Contact:
The Transition Companies
Richard D Parker, Executive Director
5080 Spectrum Drive, Suite 310W
Addison, Texas 75001
United States
Phone: 972-450-3100
http://www.TheTransitionCompanies.com

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Buyers of Privately-Held Companies Shifting In The Current Market

Dallas, TX -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/30/2009 -- The Transition Companies LLC ("TTC") reports a fundamental shift in the type of buyer acquiring privately-held companies in the current market.

Historically, more privately-held companies were acquired by public companies. This market has been the catalyst for a fundamental shift with more privately-held companies now buying other privately- held companies.

The breakout of different types of buyers active in this market has changed with private buyers (38% of activity L3M 5-31-09 compared with 21% L3M 5-31-08) more active than public buyers (35% similar time frame compared with 42%). Private money is seeking private opportunities rather than stomach the volatility of the stock market.

Of the public companies buying privately-held companies, stock for stock transactions have increased 9% for the trailing 3 months of May 2009 over 2008. This method of payment helps the buyer reserve cash and mitigates taxes for the seller.

Michael Ryan, Executive Vice-President of TTC said "Stock prices have been volatile and depressed thus reducing the purchasing power of public companies. However, cash reserves are high for private buyers who have increased acquisition activity over their publicly traded counterparts."

"Regardless of the type of buyer; values for performing companies have not declined in this market" added Gene Sartin, CEO of The Transition Companies.

The Transition Companies LLC , headquartered in Dallas, Texas is a leading Mergers and Acquisition ("M&A") firm specializing in confidentially opening the market to maximize the value realized by the owners when selling their privately-held companies.

The Transition Companies LLC also provides business optimization consulting services for companies that want to increase earnings now or increase market value for a future sale.

Tracing it roots back to 1988, The Transition Companies LLC has offices in Texas, New Jersey, California and Florida. TTC has over 100 professional Associates nationwide.

Contact:
The Transition Companies
Richard D Parker, Executive Director
5080 Spectrum Drive, Suite 310W
Addison, Texas 75001
United States
Phone: 972-450-3100
http://www.TheTransitionCompanies.com

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The Transition Companies LLC (“TTC”) announces the promotion of Mr. Michael Ryan to position of Executive VP.

Dallas, TX -- (ReleaseWire) -- 01/19/2009 -- The Transition Companies ("TTC") is pleased to announce Michael Ryan has been promoted to Executive Vice President. Mr. Ryan's 14 year experience and success in Mergers and Acquisitions ("M&A") was instrumental to the merger of SUCCEL, Inc and Interprise M & A LLC, leading directly to the creation of The Transition Companies. In the position of Executive Vice President, Mr. Ryan will oversee the strategic corporate mission and its coordination throughout all operating units. As well, he will continue to directly manage the Capital Markets Group tasked with becoming the industry leader in marketing and closing middle market transactions.

The Transition Companies ("TTC"), headquartered in Dallas, Texas is a leading Mergers and Acquisition ("M&A") firm specializing in confidentially opening the market to maximize the value realized by the owners when selling their privately-held companies.

The Transition Companies also provides consulting services for companies that want to increase earnings now or increase market value for a future sale.

The Transition Companies was founded in 1988 as a consulting and M&A firm called Succel Inc. ("Succel"). Succel originally provided turnaround consulting expertise to increase the value of private-held companies. In the mid 1990's, Succel expanded into a full service M&A and consulting professional services firm that maximized the value of privately-held companies through an M&A sale or consulting services.

In mid 2008, The Transition Companies was formed through the merger of Succel with InterPrise M&A LLC ("InterPrise"). InterPrise, founded in 1994 with 3 US offices and 1 European office, was a leading nationwide middle market M&A firm that specialized in the sale of privately-held companies. The Transition Companies is the pre-eminent professional services firm providing complete exit and transition strategies for owners of privately held companies seeking to maximize the proceeds from the sale of their companies or increase value prior to going to market.

Contact:
Richard D Parker
Executive Director
The Transition Companies
1755 Wittington Place
Dallas Texas 75234
800-704-6201

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