Dukas Public Relations Named Agency of Record for JMP Group - Leading Independent Investment Banking and Asset Management Firm

NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dukas Public Relations (DPR) today announced that it has been selected by JMP Group Inc. (NYSE: JMP), a publicly held investment banking and asset management firm, as its agency of record. DPR will focus primarily on securing national top-tier business media coverage, an approach for which the agency is best known.

"While we're already well-regarded by many corporate executives and dealmakers, we want to increase our recognition among institutional investors, corporate board members, and other key members of the business community," said Carter Mack, president of JMP Group Inc. "We chose Dukas because of the firm's track record of generating superior results, its impressive national media contacts, and its high level of client service."

Through strategic and thoughtful media outreach initiatives, DPR will expand and strengthen JMP's already strong reputation in the marketplace. DPR has tremendous experience advising and broadening awareness of leading financial services and asset management firms, including GAMCO, Raymond James and BlueMountain Capital Management.

Headquartered in San Francisco, JMP Group, through its middle-market investment banking arm, JMP Securities, provides equity research, institutional sales and trading, equity and debt underwriting, and M&A advisory services to clients in four broad, high-growth industries: technology, healthcare, financial services and real estate.

"We are extremely pleased that JMP has joined our client roster," said Richard Dukas, DPR president and CEO. "It is a testament to our proactive style, our understanding of the capital markets, and our ability to cultivate relationships with the country's leading financial media."

About JMP Group

JMP Group Inc. (NYSE: JMP) is a full-service investment banking and asset management firm that provides investment banking, sales and trading, and equity research services to corporate and institutional clients and alternative asset management products to institutional and high-net-worth investors. JMP Group operates through three subsidiaries: JMP Securities, Harvest Capital Strategies and JMP Credit Advisors. For more information, visit www.jmpg.com.

Dukas Public Relations is an award-winning public relations agency that excels at developing and implementing high-impact media coverage for financial and professional services firms, as well as a variety of technology companies. DPR has earned a number of awards, including being winning consecutive Bulldog Awards gold medals for best investment banking and financial services campaigns; and consecutively being ranked as one of Inc. Magazine's 5,000 fastest growing, privately owned companies in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

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