New York, January 19, 2005 – Miller Buckfire Ying & Co., LLC today announced the promotion of Mark Hootnick and Durc Savini to Managing Director.  In addition, the firm has promoted John Bosacco and Jeffrey Finger to Principal.
 
"With these promotions we are pleased to recognize the accomplishments of these senior bankers," said Henry Miller, Chairman of Miller Buckfire Ying.  "Mark, Durc, John and Jeffrey consistently have shown their commitment to the firm and its goal of delivering independent, thoughtful and creative advice to the firm's restructuring and strategic advisory clients."
 
Mark Hootnick, Managing Director, joined the financial restructuring group at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in 1998, which was spun-off in 2002 to form Miller Buckfire Lewis.  Prior to Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, he was an associate at Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel where he represented debtors and creditors in restructuring transactions.  Mark received a J.D. from the New York University Law School and a B.S. in finance from Lehigh University. 
 
Durc Savini, Managing Director, joined the financial restructuring group at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in 1999, after nine years as an investment banker at Bear Stearns & Co. and CIBC Wood Gundy Securities.  Durc received an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a B.A. from Columbia University.  He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Turnaround Management Association and the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors and is a frequent speaker on restructuring topics.
 
John Bosacco, Principal, joined the Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial restructuring group in 2001.  Previously, he was an associate at LC39 Ventures, a venture capital firm, and an investment banking analyst at Merrill Lynch & Co. and Chase Securities.  He received a B.A. from Dartmouth College.  
 
Jeffrey Finger, Principal, joined the Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial restructuring group in 2001.  He began his investment banking career in 1997 as an analyst at Wasserstein Perella, specializing in mergers and acquisitions.  He has an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a B.A. from the University of Michigan.
 
About Miller Buckfire Ying & Co., LLC:
 
Miller Buckfire Ying is a leading independent investment bank providing strategic and financial advisory services focusing on complex restructuring transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and equity and debt financing.  The firm was formed in July 2002 when the financial restructuring group at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein spun off as an independent entity.  Current and recent engagements include: Kmart Corporation, Level (3) Communications, Spiegel, Inc. and Eddie Bauer, Inc., Stolt-Nielsen S.A., Horizon Natural Resources, Grupo TMM S.A., Aurora Foods Inc., Citation Corporation, Interstate Bakeries, Pegasus Satellite Communications and Vulcan Inc. concerning its investment in Charter Communications.  The firm's professionals have successfully restructured more than $180 billion in debt, advised on over 100 M&A transactions valued at more than $15 billion, and advised on financings involving over $20 billion.  The 45-member firm is based in New York.  Additional information about Miller Buckfire Ying can be found at www.mbyco.com.