DGAP-News: Sharewell Capital Group Announces Option to Acquire Strategic Minority Stake in C&K Capital Corporation

Sharewell Capital Group, Inc.

28.02.2012 18:11
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CARLSBAD, Calif., 2012-02-28 18:11 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
Sharewell Capital Group, Inc. (OTCQB:SHCG) (–Sharewell or the –Company–)
announced today that it has acquired an option, and exercised a portion of the
option to purchase a strategic minority interest in C&K Capital Corporation.
The terms of the option allow Sharewell to invest up to $3,000,000 over a
twelve-month period at a fixed price per share. In the event the entire option
is exercised, including associated stock purchase warrants, Sharewell would
hold a 30% equity position in C&K Capital Corporation. There are certain
conditions to Sharewell–s ability to fully exercise associated warrants, namely
regulatory approval.

C&K Capital Corporation is a financial services holding company with two
primary operating subsidiaries, Paladin Capital Partners, Inc., a registered
investment advisor, and C. K. Cooper&Company, Inc., a registered
broker/dealer. Over the past fifteen years, C. K. Cooper&Company has
developed its full-service brokerage activities to include equity research,
corporate finance, institutional sales and trading and private wealth
management and brokerage. Some notable events achieved by C. K. Cooper&Company over the past several years include:

— Nearly $2 billion in closed investment banking transactions.
— Recognized industry leadership in the Energy, Healthcare and Aerospace
industries.
— Recognition in the Wall Street Journal as –Best on the Street– Oil Analyst,
the second time the firm had been honored with this recognition.
— Active Market Maker in listed and un-listed securities

Commenting on this transaction, Oso Neal, CEO, stated, –Part of our stated
strategy is to develop a portfolio of financial service investments that
position us to benefit from niche penetration within the sector. We believe
that this position in C&K Capital Corporation and indirectly, C. K. Cooper&Company provides us with a strategic position to accomplish one of our goals.
We look forward to working with management of C&K Capital Corporation to help
further build their business franchises through a combination of organic growth
and further acquisitions.–

Background on Sharewell Capital Group, Inc.

Sharewell Capital Group, Inc. (–Sharewell–) is a publicly-traded holding
company focused on acquiring controlling interests and making strategic
investments in undervalued assets with significant growth potential. Sharewell
is headquartered in San Diego, California, and is publicly-traded under the
symbol SHCG. Sharewell was organized in December of 2010, and is embarking on
an aggressive business plan to raise permanent capital, conduct extensive
diligence and sign letters of intent with initial target acquisitions, in order
to build a portfolio of companies and assets with the potential to create
significant shareholder equity over time. Our aim is to maximize the growth and
profitability of our portfolio companies and strategic investments, and hold or
exit as deemed prudent for our shareholders.

Email: info@sharewellcapital.com
News Source: NASDAQ OMX

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Company: Sharewell Capital Group, Inc.

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