Corporate Finance Associates Worldwide Expands Global Presence With New Offices in Europe Frankfurt One of Three New CFAW Locations

Corporate Finance Associates Worldwide (CFAW), a global middle-market investment banking firm, is pleased to announce its continued global expansion with the opening of three new offices in Europe including Frankfurt, Germany.

Dr. Patrick Schmidl and Michael Dirkes, the founders of Deutsche Mittelstandsfinanz GmbH (DMF) are pleased to have DMF become CFAW Frankfurt. DMF/CFAW Frankfurt provides management consulting services, mergers and acquisitions advisory services and equity and debt financing to business owners in a broad range of industry sectors. Dr. Schmidl and Mr. Dirkes have assembled a strong team of advisors with 50+ years collective experience working with domestic and international clients on advisory and M&A projects.

"CFAW's new offices in Europe further expand our global footprint, allowing us to provide our clients local representation with global reach, " said Jim Zipursky, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CFAW. "Patrick and Michael have a world class team with a wealth of M&A experience. We are very pleased to have them join CFAW."

About Corporate Finance Associates Worldwide
Founded in 1956, CFAW is a leading investment banking firm, with offices in the USA, Mexico, India, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland and the United Kingdom providing middle-market companies with a wide range of M&A, financial advisory services and access to capital resources. More information is available at www.cfaw.com.