Corey Ribotsky of N.I.R. Group, Interviewed in July Issue of 'Entrepreneur Magazine'

Shares Insight in an Article on Booming Private Investment in
Public Equity
NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Corey Ribotsky, founder and managing member of the N.I.R. Group,
is featured in "Entrepreneur Magazine's" July 2008 Issue. In an
article focusing on the surge in activity that private investments in
public equities (PIPES) are enjoying in an otherwise sluggish economy,
Ribotsky stresses due diligence as essential in considering deals.

According to the piece, titled "Terms of Endearment," PIPE deals
have entered the mainstream due to a slow market for secondary
offerings and increasingly difficult to obtain forms of traditional
financing. It observes that PIPE's offer public companies swift and
discreet distribution of securities, but cautions readers that the
terms of deals must be closely scrutinized. This means meticulous
research on the investment firm and each investor: looking into past
deals, how stocks perform post-deals, and following up on references.

"The company has to know who they're getting into bed with," says
Ribotsky in "Entrepreneur." "You want someone who's going to be a
financial partner as opposed to someone who's just looking for a
trading play."

Actively investing in public companies for over ten years, Corey
Ribotsky has structured hundreds of transactions for his investors. He
regularly represents influential investors and is frequently sought
after as an expert on direct investments in pubic companies for
industry conferences and symposia. A recent Bloomberg radio interview
with him can be accessed on Yahoo.

About N.I.R. Group

The N.I.R. Group, LLC is an alternative investment firm focusing
on strategies that are structured to mitigate risk and produce returns
in all market environments.

Founded in 1998, NIR initially focused its investment strategy on
direct investments in small/micro-cap public companies that are
emerging growth, distressed, and developmental stage businesses. NIR
has emerged as one of the most active investment fund managers in this
financing sector and has since expanded its investment strategies to
include investments in commodities, real estate and structured finance
instruments. The company looks at more than 1,500 companies seeking
PIPE financing each year.

Cultural Communications
Shannon Wilkinson, 212-505-1253
Mobile: 917-340-6538
contact@culturalcommunications.info

Copyright Business Wire 2008