Seven Hills Appoints Kathryn E. Coffey as Head of its Corporate Finance Group

San Francisco, California July 13, 2004—Seven Hills Group LLC announced today that Kathryn E. Coffey has joined the firm as a Partner and Head of its Corporate Finance Group. In this capacity, Ms. Coffey will oversee private placements, registered direct placements, and PIPE offerings managed by Seven Hills on behalf of its clients.

“Seven Hills represents a unique opportunity to contribute my 20 years of financing and M&A experience to a terrific platform,” Coffey said. “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to join this exceptional group of bankers. I very much look forward to working with our public and private company clients in helping them raise capital to fuel their growth and acquisition activities.”

Ms. Coffey comes to Seven Hills from FT Ventures, where she was Managing Director of Business Development. Prior to joining FT Ventures, Kathy spent five years heading the Equity Private Placement Group in San Francisco for Deutsche Bank, where she oversaw private equity transactions for private and public clients in the technology, health care, media, and consumer sectors. Previously, she worked in the Merger & Acquisition groups of Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch & Co. Kathy received a BA in Economics from Wellesley College and an MBA from The Darden School at the University of Virginia.

In addition to Ms. Coffey, Seven Hills also announced the hiring of two corporate finance analysts, Nate Hennings and Peter Stosich, as it continues to expand its business.

About Seven Hills
Seven Hills (www.sevenhills.com) is a leading provider of financial advisory and corporate finance services to emerging and mid-capitalization companies. The Firm concentrates its efforts in growth sectors of the economy in which its senior bankers have advised hundreds of companies and established a broad network of corporate and institutional investor relationships. Seven Hills has particular expertise in technology, healthcare, and business services. Seven Hills is an independent firm owned by its Partners, Principals, and a select group of private investors.