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NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IAN H. FAY ANNOUNCED AS WINNER OF THE M&A ADVISOR’S 40 UNDER 40

RECOGNITION AWARDS

New York, New York – July 15, 2010 – Ian H. Fay of Odin Advisors LLC was announced as a winner

of the 40 Under 40 M&A Advisor Recognition Awards on Monday, July 26 at the Inaugural 40 Under 40

Awards Gala at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.

The M&A Advisor, renowned globally for its recognition of leading M&A, financing and turnaround

professionals, created this event to promote mentorship and professional development amongst the

emerging business leaders.

Ian has been chosen for his accomplishments and expertise from a pool of international nominees by an

independent judging panel of distinguished business leaders.

―We’ve been recognizing transactions and teams for their achievements over the past decade. This is the

first time we will be recognizing individuals — the up and coming leaders still under the age of 40 —

who’ve been handling the M&A, financing and turnaround transactions behind the scenes. I am pleased

to recognize Ian H. Fay as a winner of our inaugural awards and bestow upon him The M&A Advisor’s

highest individual achievement,‖ says Roger Aguinaldo, CEO and founder of The M&A Advisor.

On Monday July 26th, The M&A Advisor will host a televised black tie Awards Gala at The Hollywood

Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles to introduce the 40 Under 40 Award winners to the business community

and celebrate their achievements.

A complete list of the winners and finalists can be found at www.maadvisor.com.

Ian H. Fay offers clients extensive experience in the Energy & Natural Resources sectors, combining an

in-depth understanding of the industry with over 16 years of mergers and acquisitions expertise within the

corporate finance groups of several global investment banks. Over the course of his career, Mr. Fay has

advised over 130 companies and contributed to transactions totaling over $3.5 Billion in value.

Ian is currently a Founding Partner of Odin Advisors LLC, a full service mergers and acquisitions

advisory boutique based in New York City which has advised leading companies and strategic and

financial investors in the Energy & Natural Resources sectors since its inception in January 2009. Other

notable positions Mr. Fay has held over his extensive career in investment banking include Managing

Director and Head of the Energy & Natural Resources Group | Americas for BNP Paribas. He served as

Managing Director of mergers and acquisitions for RBC Capital Markets, concentrating on North

American Upstream, MLP and Oil Field Services companies. Mr. Fay also advised multi-national public

and private clients across multiple sectors as Director of mergers and acquisitions for UBS Investment

Bank. Prior to UBS, Ian was a Vice President in the mergers and acquisitions group at Prudential

Securities, Inc., and an Associate at Rothschild Inc., where he focused on cross-border mergers,

acquisitions and restructurings.

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In addition, Ian’s invaluable experience encompasses a variety of transaction types, including exclusive

sales, acquisitions, mergers, divestitures, restructurings, valuations, fairness opinions and other general

advisory work for public and private clients in the Energy, Natural Resources, Power & Utility,

Consumer Products, Retail, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Media, Technology and General Industrial

sectors.

A recipient of the prestigious Morehead-Cain Scholarship, Ian is a graduate of the University of North

Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mr. Fay currently lives in New York City with his wife and two children.

Since 1998, The M&A Advisor has been connecting professionals in the mergers and acquisitions,

distressed investing and related financial industries through its leading conferences and awards galas,

M&A Alerts newsletter and online community.

For more information on The M&A Advisor please call +1 718 997 7900 or visit www.maadvisor.com.

For more information on Odin Advisors LLC please call +1 212 513 1174 or visit the firm’s website at

www.odinadvisors.com.