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Agile Equity Partner Panel Moderator, " Innovative Retooling: New Tactics for a Grueling Economy "

Palo Alto, CA - June 19, 2001

Agile Equity Managing Director and Partner, David J. Cummings, will moderate a panel discussion, "Innovative Retooling: New Tactics for a Grueling Economy" at theDeal.com's "Closing the Deal" conference, June 19, 2001, in Palo Alto California.

Entrepreneurs are continuing to seek capital, venture capital channels are running dry, and corporate dealmakers are prowling for new acquisitions. How can these diverse constituencies work together to develop new strategies that can thrive in the current Deal Economy?

The first event of theDeal.com/'s Corporate Dealmaking Series shows how confronting the need to merge and converge with other players and partners in today/'s turbulent economic environment can help:

Corporations increase their value

VCs leverage their portfolio companies

Entrepreneurs obtain capital and funding to develop their ideas

The panel session, led by Mr. Cummings and featuring retooling experts from Silicon Valley and around the country, will outline what corporations can do when faced with the higher cost of raising capital and reduced expectations of earnings and valuations. Experts will recommend ways to:

Form corporate alliances

Restructure and remove duplicate cost centers

Establish non-traditional lines of credit vs. equity raisings

Use auctions, bridge loans, mezzanine financing and tax-free spin-offs

Moderator:

David J. Cummings

Managing Director, Partner Agile Equity, LLC Speakers: David J. Catricone Vice President, M&A Group Presidio Strategies, LLC

Chuck DeVita President Growth Process Group

Stanton Marcus Executive Vice President Coast Business Credit

Tim Miller President Webmergers.com

The event provides dealmakers with the knowledge and connections necessary to seize creative opportunities to build profits, increase market share and extend their reach in the current Deal Economy. For more information - www.thedeal.com