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Canberra Partners LLC, Raises $500 Thousand in Private Placement
D. Robert Black, Esq. Leads First Round Fund Raising Effort

Palm Beach Gardens, FL, June 28, 2002 - D. Robert Black, Esq., Managing Director of Brisbane Capital LLC ('Brisbane'), lead the fund raising efforts of Canberra Partners LLC, a privately held jet aviation services company. The first round private placement funding totaled $500 thousand. Proceeds will be used to acquire and refurbish jet engines.

Brisbane is a boutique investment banking firm providing Merger & Acquisition and Corporate Finance services from offices in Palm Beach Gardens and Miami, Florida. The firm's focus is the middle market company with sales generally between $10 and $100 million. The Principals have represented sell-side clients headquartered in Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Texas, California and Washington State, in transactions with acquirers from Australia, Canada, the UK and the US. Buy-side client targets have included companies in North America, Europe and Latin America. Principals of the firm have managed over 100 separate transactions (involving business combinations or capital raising activities) creating value for our clients in excess of $1.0 billion. In addition to representing companies in Merger & Acquisition transactions and Access to Debt & Equity Capital, the firm provides ancillary services such as business valuations and fairness opinions. Brisbane's website is
www.brisbanecapital.com.


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Warren Blanchard, Managing Director
Brisbane Capital LLC
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