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Jerry Oldham, CEO of 1stWEST Financial Corporation, will be speaking at a special MasterClass™ of the Capital Roundtable in New York, Tuesday, October 30th, on a workshop panel dealing with the subject of "Mastering Due-Diligence." The workshop focuses on concerns faced by buyers seeking to acquire a company, including how to reveal hidden impediments and expose much that may be wrong with a company, as well as unearthing a company's hidden value and upside potential.

1stWEST is a worldwide leader in providing financial background investigations, asset searches and fraud investigations for the corporate finance industry and other professionals in need of satisfying background due-diligence requirements on prospect companies, management teams and principals. 1stWEST's premier product is a financial background investigation report, the Risk Profile Report. This Report is critical to the due-diligence process by assisting in assessing the possible contingent liability risk that might otherwise reside in an investment decision because of undisclosed financial or character issues of the prospect company, its managers or owners.

Jerry Oldham has a broad senior management background in commercial banking and corporate and real estate finance and often acts as a consulting team leader to manage the overall due-diligence process on investment decisions for 1stWEST clients. Additionally, he also serves as a consultant or expert witness in litigation and settlement negotiations involving complex corporate finance, real estate, banking and lending practice issues, having assisted in the settlement of hundreds of lawsuits over the years. Mr. Oldham received his B.S. Degree in Finance and Real Estate from The Pennsylvania State University and his M.S. Degree in Banking and Finance from Colorado State University. He is recognized for his banking research and publications in the areas of commercial loan pricing and profitability analysis and due-diligence. Jerry also serves on the Board of Governors of the Education Foundation of the Commercial Finance Association.

For more information about this special topic program, visit the Capital Roundtable website for this event at http://capitalroundtable.com/masterclass/mc_2007-10-30.html. 1stWEST customers may take advantage of a 10% registration discount by registering online at http://capitalroundtable.com/orders/packages.asp?event_id=1591 and entering the discount code VIP$125 in the Use a Coupon option.

More information about 1stWEST can be obtained at www.1stWEST.com.

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