For Immediate Release
March 12, 2010

THE MCLEAN GROUP OPENS NEW U.S. OFFICE
Washington, DC Based Private Investment Bank Expands To Tallahassee

McLean, VA, March 12, 2010 - The McLean Group, LLC, a national independent investment bank, providing merger and acquisition, business valuation, capital formation, market intelligence, litigation support and exit planning services, is further expanding its reach in the Southeast with the opening of a new office located in Tallahassee, Florida. The McLean Group currently has 30 offices nationwide.
 
The McLean Group's new Tallahassee office, managed by David S. Wimberly, will focus on providing business owners and stakeholders with merger and acquisition, investment banking and ownership transitional services. Wimberly, who has more than 35 years of experience in public accounting and business consulting is joining the firm as a managing director.
 
"The new Tallahassee office is located in a critical geographic area and its addition to the firm is one of the many steps that The McLean Group has taken over the years to expand its reach in the merger and acquisition market," said Dennis Roberts, chairman and founder of the firm." David Wimberly's analytical expertise, credentials and industry knowledge are significant assets for the firm to capture middle-market M&A opportunities in this region."
 
Wimberly also is the founder, CEO and managing director of Blackthorne Group LLC, a multi-faceted consulting firm that offers business valuation, valuation enhancement, exit planning, risk management, and asset protection services to a wide range of clients in the northern Florida region. "Affiliation with a top middle market investment bank like the McLean Group is the perfect next step for us," Wimberly said. "Their incredible research capabilities, vast and varied expertise and worldwide buyer network coupled with our extensive transaction experience and knowledge of the market make us a very powerful and exciting team," he added. In addition to its Tallahassee office, Blackthorne Group maintains offices in Jacksonville, Florida and Park City, Utah.
 
Wimberly's transaction expertise focuses on mergers and acquisitions of privately held companies in the high technology and service industries. He is a CPA, a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), a Certified Merger and Acquisition Professional (CMAP), a Certified Merger and Acquisition Advisor (CM&AA) and is recognized by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants as a Personal Financial Specialist (PFS). Wimberly is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, the Middle Market Investment Bankers Association, and the Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors. The new office may be reached by phone at (850) 219-5750 or at www.mcleanllc.com.
 
 
About The McLean Group
The McLean Group, LLC, is a national independent investment bank headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area that provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital formation, business valuation, litigation support, exit planning and market intelligence services. The McLean Group serves middle-market businesses generating up to $500 million in annual revenues. The McLean Group has 30 offices nationwide, serving domestic and international clients with a broad resume of successfully consummated financial transactions. Securities transactions are cleared through The McLean Group's affiliate, McLean Securities, LLC, a FINRA Registered Broker Dealer and Member FINRA/SIPC.

If you would like more information, or to contact David Wimberly,
please call (850)219-5750 or email David at dwimberly@mcleanllc.com.
www.mcleanllc.com