+ Empeiria Capital Partners, LLC

Empeiria Capital Partners, LLC (“ECP") is an independently-owned private equity firm focused on sponsoring private equity investments in small-cap companies primarily in the U.S.

Led by Alan Menkes, James Mills, Keith Oster and Mike Dion, members of ECP’s management team have more than 100 years of combined investing and operating experience with significant overlapping tenures at The Carlyle Group, Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, and Thomas Weisel Partners. The team has been involved in private equity transactions aggregating more than $10 billion in total enterprise value over the past 25 years.

ECP believes there is a sizeable opportunity for outsized returns at the small-cap end of the market. ECP pursues such investments using a variety of investment structures.

ECP is actively seeking potential acquisition targets with a particular focus on the industrial, food and consumer products, energy, and transportation sectors.

Key acquisition criteria include a history of profitability and free cash flow generation, opportunities for growth organically or through add-on acquisitions, a defensible business niche, and a diversified customer and supplier base.

+ Empeiria Acquisition Corp.

Empeiria Acquisition Corp. ("EAC") is a newly-organized special purpose acquisition company (or “SPAC”) formed for the purpose of making an acquisition of an operating business or asset.

On June 21, EAC completed an IPO of 6 million of its units for $60 million, with each unit consisting of one common share and one warrant. EAC’s units are traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol EPAQU. Empeiria Acquisition Corp. can utilize its cash and issue debt or equity securities to consummate a business combination. Therefore, the enterprise value of potential acquisition targets is not limited to the amount of cash raised by the Company in its public offering. EAC seeks a business combination with a company of approximately $75-$300 million in total enterprise size.

Advantages of a Business Combination with EAC

EAC is a fully-capitalized, publicly-traded acquisition vehicle run by members of ECP with substantial investing and operating experience. A partnership with EAC offers attractive advantages to operating businesses:

Insight from seasoned board members to help grow the company
Immediate access to capital
Ability to go public without costly and burdensome IPO process
Flexible deal structure
Streamlined transaction process
Opportunity for existing owners to participate in further upside
Focused attention from deal team

For more information about EAC, please see the final prospectus relating to the Company's initial public offering, which can be obtained from the SEC.

+ Empeiria Capital Partners Management Team
Alan Menkes Managing Partner (212) 887-1126 Email	James Mills Partner (314) 727-1701 Email	Keith Oster Partner (415) 513-2246 Email	Michael Dion Partner (973) 902-4099 Email	Joseph Fong Principal (212) 887-1134 Email