PARTNERSHIP CAPITAL GROWTH ACTED AS SOLE FINANCIAL ADVISOR ON THE TRANSACTION

Verlinest has invested in Sambazon Inc., the global market leader of branded organic açaí beverages and food products. Partnership Capital Growth served as the exclusive financial advisor in the transaction, which closed in the fourth quarter of 2008.

About Sambazon
Sambazon introduced açaí, a palm berry from the Amazon, to the global markets in 2000 and has become a vertically integrated market leader in consumer branded açaí based products and value added açaí industrial ingredients. Sambazon markets a portfolio of branded açaí based consumer products in nearly 10,000 of North America’s finest juice and coffee bars, supermarkets, cafes and mass merchandisers. The company’s products include organic açai juices, smoothies, smoothie packs, sorbet, and supplements. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in San Clemente, California. For more information, please visit the Sambazon website at: www.sambazon.com.  

About Verlinvest
Verlinvest S.A. is a Belgian private equity firm specializing in diversifying family holdings through equity and debt instruments. The firm typically invests in entrepreneurs defining their expansion strategy, family businesses facing consolidation and succession issues, multinationals confronted to changing sector dynamics. It primarily invests in branded consumer goods and services with a focus on alcoholic (spirits), healthy non-alcoholic beverages, fashion, cosmetics and well being services such as nursing homes and spas. For more information, please visit the Verlinvest website at: www.verlinvest.be

About Partnership Capital Growth
Partnership Capital Growth is a FINRA/SIPC-licensed broker dealer that provides full-service merger and acquisition, financing and capital structure advisory services to middle market companies.  PCGA focuses exclusively on consumer products and services in the areas of healthy, active and sustainable living. PCGA is based in San Francisco, California.
www.pcg-advisors.com

Please feel free to contact Tripp Baird at tripp@pcg-advisors.com or Brent Knudsen at brent@pcg-advisors.com to discuss this transaction.