US Capital Partners Expands Its Business Lending Team US Capital Partners, LLC welcomes Mark Hill as Senior Vice

President and Jonatha n Zucker as Vice President, following fourth consecutive year of growth. San Francisco, CA, October 17, 2012 -- US Capital Partners, LLC ( US Capital Partner s ), a leading private investment bank for small to lower middle market businesses, is proud to announce the recent addition of two new bankers to its team. Mark D. Hill has joined US Capital Partners as Senior Vice President, and Jonathan Zuck er has joined the team as Vice President. Mark D. Hill (Senior Vice President) brings over 24 years of investment banking, private equity, and financial advisory experience to US Capital Partners. He is responsible at US Capital Partners for all aspects of debt and equity business development, advisory services, client negotiations, and structuring of financin g solutions and in-house underwriting. Prior to joining the firm, Mark served as Director of a private equity managemen t group where he led the San Francisco office and sourced, advised, and structur ed mezzanine financings for the multi-billion dollar firm. He also spent nine ye ars as a Vice President of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, advising institutional, corporate, and select individual clients in the US, Asian, and European markets . Mark also co-founded and served as a principal of Regency Capital Partners, a financial advisory firm focused on serving small and mid-cap businesses. Jonathan Zucker (Vice President) brings over 14 years experience in capital markets , strategic advisory, and business development. Prior to joining US Capital Part ners, Jonathan was founder and CEO of a small-cap advisory firm, facilitating ca pital raises and providing management strategy across a variety of industries. J onathan began his professional career as an institutional equity trader with Cre dit Suisse in New York, where he eventually ran a division responsible for over $20 million in annual revenues. He later served as Vice President of Institution al Equity Trading at FBR Capital Markets. About US Capital Partners, LLC: Since 1998, US Capital Partners (www.uscapitalpartners.net) has been providing p rompt, innovative, and reliable financing solutions including lending, corporate financing, and debt re-structuring to businesses across the United States and a broad. US Capital Partners is a private investment bank that specializes in asse t-based debt and equity financing for small to middle market private and public companies. The company s innovative approach allows it to provide the best financing available, not only for companies in excellent financial condition, but also fo r companies that may have been refused credit by traditional lenders. 14390-USCapital If you would like to know more about how your business can secure the financing it needs, email Jeffrey Sweeney, CEO and Managing Director, at jsweeney@uscapita lpartners.net or call (415) 889-1010. Contact: Simmi Kaur US Capital Partners, LLC 555 Montgomery Street Suite 1501 San Francisco, CA 94111 415-889-1034 simmi@uscapitalpartners.net http://www.uscapitalpartners.net