Delaware Valley Business Network

Special Announcement

Delaware Valley Business Network, LLC and Calder Associates have merged, see www.calderassociates.com.

For more information, please read the announcement below.

Two Area M&A Firms Join Forces (March 17, 2008)
Calder Associates, Inc. of Tinton Falls, NJ and Delaware Valley Business Network (DVBN), LLC of Bryn Mawr, PA have joined forces to create one of the region's leading mergers and acquisitions firm specializing in closely held businesses with revenues from $1,000,000 to $60,000,000.

DVBN's Bill Hyland joins Calder's Pennsylvania division as a Director of Sales for the Delaware Valley. Bill will focus on businesses on businesses in the Philadelphia Metropolitan area. In 2002, Bill founded DVBN, an M&A firm from Bryn Mawr, PA focused on business brokerage and mergers and acquisition of privately held business. Bill applied his broad based business knowledge to successful complete transactions in manufacturing, services and distribution sectors.

Bill has a 22 year history of consulting with public and privately held companies. A graduate of Harvard, Bill began his career with Accenture. During his 17 years at Accenture, Bill provided mission critical consulting to Fortune 100 companies as a Financial & Health Services partner.

Bill and DVBN have been professional colleagues and network partners of the Calder Associates leadership team: Steve Wain and Susan Rosner. Like Steve and Susan, Bill is a founding member of MABBA, the Mid-Atlantic Business Broker Association. "I am is pleased to join Calder where I can bring my business consulting and M&A experience to such a fine and well respected firm" said Bill Hyland.

"Bill's breath of experience in consulting, finance and merges and acquisition will be of enormous value to our clients and the Calder team. Bill's unique combination of expertise, experience and leadership is critical to meeting the needs of our clients and the success of an M&A engagement ", said Susan Rosner, Calder's Pennsylvania managing partner.

Stephen Wain, President of Calder Associates, stated "This partnership results in a strong regional operation and continues our growth to offer both business owners and buyers a personal approach which has met unqualified success over the past years. Bill's qualifications and experience in M&A transactions are a perfect fit for Calder and help grow our specialized process which focuses on providing for critical needs and long-term transaction success."

Susan Rosner (formerly Rosner Resource Group, LLC), Managing Partner of Calder Associates' Pennsylvania Division added, "The process of selling and or buying a business is very complex. By joining forces, we have brought together a world-class team that will provide our clients with the highest level of professionalism, expertise and service in this region"

Calder Associates mission is to help all qualified individuals and business owners achieve their goals of either buying or selling a company in the quickest and most profitable manner. Calder Associates' dedicated staff and network of over 450 highly qualified M&A and Business Broker professionals worldwide work confidentially with our clients to develop exit planning approaches, obtain qualified buyers and sellers, lead negotiations and manage the entire process to a successful closing, and provide guidance for continued corporate growth and financial planning.

Calder Associates currently has offices located throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Calder is headquartered in Monmouth County, NJ. Calder Associates PA division is managed by Susan Rosner, and headquartered in Newtown, PA.

About Calder Associates, Inc.
Calder Associates provides services including Sell-Side Services, Buy-Side Services, Business Valuations, Equipment and Machinery Valuation, Acquisition Financing Services, and Business Advisory Services (Board and Management Advisory Services, Marketing and Operations Consulting, and Interim Executive Services for companies planning on or requiring a current or future exit strategy). Calder Associates operates in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.