Neil Midler Joins Cook M&A Advisory Services

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Cook Associates Announces New Addition
to M&A Advisory Services division
Chicago, June 2009 The M&A Advisory Services division at Chicago-based Cook Associates, Inc., is excited to announce the expansion of its talented and experienced team with the addition of Neil Midler, Managing Director.

Arnis Kins, President of Cook Associates, comments on the recent team addition, Neil is a tremendous asset to our team. His skill-set and experience will lend new perspectives to our process and allow us to build out our suite of products as we aim to grow our service offering to private equity. Additionally, Neil has worked under a few different models, which will be an advantage as we continue to scale.

Over the past seven years, Mr. Midler has worked with many of the nation's leading private equity firms sourcing proprietary investment opportunities, developing acquisition search strategies, and successfully managing targeted search programs. He has led search efforts for both new platforms and add-on companies in a diverse group of industries including business services, technology, consumer products, healthcare and financial services.

Prior to Cook Associates, Mr. Midler executed acquisition search strategies for leading financial and corporate buyers of middle-market businesses. He began his career as a management consultant with Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting). Mr. Midler received a B.S. degree in Finance from Arizona State University and earned an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with concentrations in finance and entrepreneurship.

About Cook Associates
Cook Associates, Inc. (www.CookAssociates.com 312/329-0900; 212 West Kinzie Street, Chicago, IL) is a retained Executive Search and M&A Advisory Services firm. Our core business is creating value at the intersection where talent and opportunity connect, and we are uniquely positioned to help our clients capitalize on the brightest talent and best performing companies in the marketplace. Out client base ranges from multinational corporations to early stage entrepreneurial companies, private equity and venue capital firms. Brand name clients include American Express, The Blackstone Group, Dover Corporation, GTCR, Heinz, Juniper Networking, Levi Strauss & Co., Pitney Bowes, and SiriusXM Satellite Radio. For Additional Information, please visit www.CookAssociates.com.