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March 31, 2005 - Boston Corporate Finance Advises RFID Solutions Provider Datamars SA in its sale to Iris Capital and Invision

WESTWOOD, MA and BERNE, SWITZERLAND – Boston Corporate Finance, Inc. (BCF), a technology-focused investment banking firm, in collaboration with Switzerland-based Binder Corporate Finance, announced that it has successfully advised Datamars in the sale of a majority ownership stake of the company to a group of private equity investors led by Iris Capital and Invision. BCF and Binder Corporate Finance, which are partners in M&A International, Inc., the world’s leading international M&A network, worked as jointly retained co-advisors for Datamars. Additionally, a third M&A International affiliate, New York and Tokyo-based Morgen, Evan & Company, also assisted in the transaction.

Datamars, based near Lugano, Switzerland, is a worldwide leader in the provision of closed-loop RFID systems. The company provides complete RFID systems that deliver optimized performance in a range of vertical markets, including professional laundries, animal identification and other industries where identification in challenging environments is necessary.

After reviewing a number of offers, existing investors Innovent Capital and Zurmont Capital elected to sell their interest in Datamars to a consortium of investors including Iris Capital (France), Invision (Switzerland), CornerstoneCapital (Germany) and Universal Capital Partners (Belgium). Going forward, Iris Capital and its co-investors intend to actively support the company’s continued drive for further international growth.

According to Datamars founder Parvis Hassan-Zade, "the fact that Datamars could attract such a high-profile and international consortium of investors is a validation of our positioning and strategy. I very much look forward to active collaboration with my new partners in Datamars."

About Boston Corporate Finance, Inc.

Headquartered in Westwood, MA, Boston Corporate Finance, Inc. is a private investment banking firm focused on providing traditional investment banking advisory services to high growth companies primarily in the technology sector. BCF's senior professionals have both global, as well as, regional investment banking experience with firms including KPMG Corporate Finance and Advest, Inc. Additional company information can be obtained on the World Wide Web at www.bostoncf.com or by calling (781) 320-3200.

About Binder Corporate Finance

Headquartered in Berne, Switzerland, Binder Corporate Finance was formed as an independent M&A boutique in 1995. Combined, its two partners have almost 20 years of M&A and corporate finance experience. The firm offers its services to a range of middle-market companies, from family-owned businesses trying to solve succession problems to large companies considering spin-offs or acquisition reviews. The firm offers M&A advisory, capital raising, turnaround and restructuring services, among other corporate finance services.

About Morgen, Evan & Company, Inc.

With offices in New York and Tokyo, Morgen, Evan & Company (MECo) is a private investment banking firm, created in 1992. MECo International is the division of Morgen, Evan which focuses on cross-border business transactions between North America, Europe and Asia. This division’s activities are primarily concentrated in structuring mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and private financing.

About M&A International, Inc.

M&A International, Inc. is the world’s leading international M&A network. The organization operates exclusively in the middle market, working with private and public companies and their subsidiaries, across a wide spectrum of industrial sectors. M&A International, Inc. has 38 specialist corporate finance firms with over 300 professionals with locations in the leading industrial and financial centers around the globe. BCF, Binder Corporate Finance and Morgen, Evan & Company are all members of M&A International. For more information please visit www.mergers.net.

About Datamars SA

Datamars, based near Lugano, Switzerland, was founded in 1986 and today employs over 70 professionals in Europe and the U.S. The company is a worldwide leader in the provision of complete RFID systems and is tuned to deliver optimized performance in a range of vertical segments: professional laundries, animal identification, and other industries where identification in critical environment conditions is necessary. Datamars’ automated, contactless item identification systems afford clients a rapid return on investment by enabling considerable productivity gains. The company has supplied over 50 million transponders and equipped more than 500 industrial laundries worldwide. For more information please visit www.datamars.com.

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