James Kissane Joins Stone Key Partners as a Partner

GREENWICH, Conn., Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Stone Key Partners, an independent strategic and financial advisory services firm focused on the Government and Commercial Technology sectors, today announced that James Kissane has joined the firm as a Partner.  Mr. Kissane will work closely with the firm's partners and professionals to expand Stone Key's domain knowledge and strategic advisory capabilities in the Data, Transaction Processing, Information Technology and Business Services sectors, including Payment, Fin-Tech, HR, Database, and Commercial and Government IT and Business Process Outsourcing Services.  

Mr. Kissane has over 24 years of experience in the Technology Services arena, most recently as a Managing Director and Head of the Data, Processing and IT Services research team at Credit Suisse. Prior to that, he led the Computer Services research teams at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns and Salomon Brothers. Mr. Kissane's leadership has been recognized by Institutional Investor magazine with more than 20 separate rankings over his career.  Mr. Kissane has also been recognized by Greenwich Associates, Bloomberg Markets, Reuters and TheStreet.com for the quality of his research and/or the performance of his stock recommendations. 

Michael Urfirer, Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Stone Key Group said, "Jim has been directly involved in many of the most notable transactions in the Technology Services industry.  He is widely respected by both technology company senior executives and institutional investors as one of the pre-eminent research analysts focused on the Information and Technology Services sector." 

Denis Bovin, Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Stone Key Group said, "We are very pleased Jim is joining us to enhance our capability to provide independent strategic advice to Commercial Technology companies. Jim's deep domain knowledge, extensive experience and relationships in this industry will complement our existing team and further enhance our capabilities."

"I am excited to join the highly regarded advisory team at Stone Key," said Mr. Kissane. "I look forward to working closely with, and providing independent strategic and capital markets advice to the many clients that I have developed strong relationships with over the years."

About Stone Key Group

Stone Key Group is a private, merchant banking firm focused on utilizing its deep domain knowledge, expansive relationship network and extensive transaction expertise in the Government and Commercial Technology sectors to provide its clients with independent, value added strategic financial advisory services through Stone Key Partners and to make attractive proprietary investments through Stone Key Capital.

Stone Key Partners, in conjunction with the firm's clients, designs, develops and implements creative and customized strategies that enhance its clients' competitive positioning and shareholder value. Stone Key's advisory services cover a broad range of strategic initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions, exclusive sale transactions and divestitures, special committee and fairness opinion assignments, and capital markets advisory services.

Stone Key was founded in May 2008 by Denis A. Bovin and Michael J. Urfirer, two senior Wall Street executives who together advised on in excess of $250 billion of transactions prior to the firm's inception. The members of the Stone Key team have decades of experience in advising companies in the Aerospace and Defense, Homeland Security, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Information Technology and Communications Technology industries. Collectively, the Stone Key team has advised virtually all of the major participants in the consolidation of the Aerospace and Defense and Homeland Security industries and has been involved in many of the most significant strategic transactions in the Commercial Technology sectors. For more information about Stone Key please visit the Company's website at: www.stonekey.com

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