A New Dimension at EquiLend - EquiLend Introduces Quick Connect To Access Its Securities...

A New Dimension at EquiLend - EquiLend Introduces Quick Connect To Access Its
Securities Lending Services

NEW YORK, April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- EquiLend is pleased to announce the launch
of EquiLend Quick Connect.

EquiLend Quick Connect provides fast, easy, and cost effective access to its
services through a secure internet connection. Now users can upload data
through a browser or file transfer protocol. For comparison services, EquiLend
processes the data for online counterparty reconciliation. EquiLend Quick
Connect allows users to choose from a range of its platform services at a
monthly fee.

"Quick Connect will allow existing clients to compare with a much larger set
of counterparts and it will allow many prospective clients to access EquiLend
post trade functionality efficiently and cheaply. It's a significant paradigm
shift and I am very excited about reaching out to clients who previously may
have had difficulty accessing our robust service offering," adds Brian Lamb,
CEO, EquiLend.

About EquiLend
EquiLend is a leading provider of trading services for the securities finance
industry. With its robust suite of automated trading tools, EquiLend enables
its clients to scale their businesses with great efficiency on a global basis
in all securities finance markets. Used by borrowers and lenders throughout
the world, the EquiLend platform automates formerly manual trading and
post-trade processes. Using EquiLend's complete end-to-end services reduces
the risk of potential errors and eliminates the need to maintain costly
point-to-point connections while allowing firms to drive down unit costs.
Firms can then free more resources to expand their business and grow trading
volumes without increasing costs. This makes the EquiLend platform a
cost-effective choice for all institutions, regardless of their size.

www.equilend.com

EquiLend LLC and EquiLend Europe Limited are subsidiaries of EquiLend Holdings
LLC (collectively, "EquiLend"). EquiLend LLC is a member of the FINRA and
SIPC. EquiLend Europe Limited is authorized and regulated by the Financial
Services Authority. All services offered by EquiLend are offered through
EquiLend LLC and EquiLend Europe Limited. EquiLend and the EquiLend mark are
protected in the United States and in countries throughout the world.

SOURCE EquiLend

Michelle Lindenberger, +1-212-901-2224, michelle.lindenberger@equilend.com