Exhibit
99.1
ComVest
Capital, LLC Purchases Majority Stake in ClearPoint Business Resources,
Inc.
CHALFONT,
Pa., February 16, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- E-procurement management
company ClearPoint Business Resources, Inc. (CPBR.OB: OTC Bulletin Board)
announced today that ComVest Capital, LLC purchased a 51% interest in the
Company on a fully diluted basis through the exercise of a
warrant. The Company, which owns and operates its iLabor
e-procurement platform, provides temporary staffing companies with
technology-enabled access to the most competitive marketplace for buying and
selling temporary labor. ComVest serves as the Company’s senior
lender under a secured revolving credit facility.
“As the
adoption of iLabor continues to increase, we are excited to have ComVest as a
majority stakeholder”, stated Michael Traina, ClearPoint Chairman and
CEO. Traina continued, “It is a true testament to our company and our
business model that a billion dollar financial institution like ComVest is
willing to invest in the Company and is interested in funding our
growth.”
In
connection with this transaction, directors Brendan Calder, Dennis Cook,
Parker Drew, Harry Glasspiegel, Vahan Kololian and Michael Perrucci resigned
from the Company’s board of directors. Gary E. Jaggard, Chief
Executive Officer of ComVest Capital Advisors, LLC, an
affiliate of ComVest Group Holdings, LLC and the Managing Director of ComVest
Capital, LLC, was appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors to serve on the
Board. The Board also
agreed to appoint Robert O’Sullivan, Vice Chairman of ComVest Group Holdings,
LLC, as a member of the Board of Directors upon the Company’s compliance with
applicable SEC rules. Michael Traina will remain on the
board.
“We consistently review each of our
portfolio investments and we have been impressed by iLabor’s adoption among the
nation’s largest staffing companies;” stated Mr. Jaggard, “ClearPoint’s value
proposition of immediate revenue increase clearly rings true with their staffing
company clients and we look forward to continuing to support the Company and
taking a more active role in its growth.”
The
Company issued the warrant to ComVest in connection with ComVest’s extension of
the secured revolving credit facility to the Company on August 14,
2009. Under the terms of the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit
Agreement with the Company, ComVest received the right, in connection with
certain events of default, to exercise its warrant for 51% of the fully-diluted
common stock of the Company. On February 9, 2010, the Company
received a notice of certain defaults from ComVest under the Amended and
Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, including the Company’s failure to pay
ComVest approximately $168,000, in the aggregate, of accrued interest and a loan
modification fee. The Company is obligated to issue to ComVest
18,670,825 shares of common stock and received approximately $18,671 from
ComVest as the exercise price of the warrant. As a result of this
transaction, ComVest now owns 51% of the Company’s fully diluted common stock
and approximately 56.7% of the outstanding common stock of the
Company. In addition to its majority stockholder position, ComVest
remains the Company’s senior secured lender and has waived existing defaults
under the revolving credit facility.
About
ClearPoint
ClearPoint
Business Resources, Inc. offers services focused on assisting the temporary
staffing industry. ClearPoint, through its web-enabled technology
offering, provides a unique service for the temporary staffing and services
community. Through ClearPoint’s iLabor network,which can be easily
accessed through its web portal, ClearPoint works with the nation’s largest
staffing companies helping them maximize revenue by filling more orders and not
having to turn away open jobs. ClearPoint helps staffing companies
capably respond to more VMS orders and RFPs where they are limited in their
footprint.
About
ComVest Group Holdings, LLC
The
ComVest Group is a leading private investment firm focused on providing debt and
equity solutions to middle-market companies with enterprise values of less than
$350 million. Since 1988, ComVest has invested more than $2 billion
of capital in over 200 public and private companies
worldwide. Through its extensive financial resources and broad
network of industry experts, ComVest offers its portfolio companies financial
sponsorship, critical strategic support, and business development
assistance.