Ironridge Global Partners Featured in Growth Capitalist

Cover story entitled "A New Growth Equity Investor's Solo Approach" in magazine's October 15, 2012 edition

Ironridge Global Partners, LLC, an institutional investor making direct equity investments in small cap public companies, announced that the firm was featured in a cover story in Growth Capitalist entitled "A New Growth Equity Investor's Solo Approach."

The article discusses how Ironridge Global is typically the sole investor in its transactions, which do not involve warrants or control provisions thus better aligning its interests with management and shareholders.

It also describes how Ironridge Global is building a growth equity private placement business, providign direct equity investments to small cap and micro cap public companies. It discusses Ironridge's unique Liability for Equity (LIFE) program, which issuers can use to improve their balance sheet by having Ironridge pay the company's trade creditors and other liabilities in exchange for unregistered shares of the company's common stock.

Growth Capitalist, the journal of emerging growth capital finance, features news and analysis of emerging growth company finance. The full article is available online on the GrowthCapitalist.com website at http://www.growthcapitalist.com/2012/10/a-new-growth-equity-investors-solo-approach.

About Ironridge Global Partners

Ironridge Global Partners is an institutional investor, making direct equity investments in small cap public companies. Ironridge Global has entered into more than forty equity financing transactions since last year, ranging from a quarter million to $10 million each. Ironridge's extensive industry experience includes: life sciences, energy, natural resources, consumer products, media and technology. Ironridge Global's high level of expertise enables it to structure flexible financial solutions appropriate for each individual situation, and to complete transactions quickly and efficiently. For more information on Ironridge Global Partners, please visit www.IronridgeGlobal.com.