CAPITAL RESOURCE PARTNERS ANNOUNCES TWO NEW HIRES,
JESSICA A. DRISLANE AND ADAM T. MARCUS

Boston, MA, July 25, 2001 - Capital Resource Partners ("CRP"), a $900 million private capital investment group providing both mezzanine and equity capital announced two additions to its professional staff, Jessica A. Drislane as Investment Manager and Adam T. Marcus as Associate.

Prior to joining Capital Resource Partners, Jessica Drislane was an Associate at Advent International, a global private equity fund with over $3 billion under management.

Before entering the private equity field, she worked in consulting as a telecommunications strategy consultant for Cambridge Strategic Management Group, as well as an operations consultant for Gemini Consulting in its European telecommunications group, based in London. Jessica's educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts from Colby College and an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Prior to joining Capital Resource Partners, Adam Marcus was an Associate in the technology mergers and acquisitions group of Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown. In addition to focusing on mergers and acquisitions, he also gained experience in debt and equity offerings. Adam's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He graduated with highest distinction.

CRP's Partners include Robert Ammerman, Fred Danforth, Sandy McGrath, Steve Jenks, and Bill Holm. The firm has an investment staff of 14 professionals.

Capital Resource Partners provides mezzanine and equity capital for growth, leveraged buyouts, and recapitalizations. Through its $425 million fund, Capital Resource Partners IV, CRP invests $5 million to $30 million in a wide range of industries including business and information services, manufacturing, consumer products and services, software, telecom, and healthcare services.