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Agora Marketing Solutions, Inc. Acquires Assets of USAPubs, Inc.

Largo, FL March 18, 2009 – Agora Marketing Solutions, Inc. (“AMS”), purchased substantially all of the assets of USAPubs, Inc., in a UCC Article IX asset sale. USAPubs, Inc. was the leading marketer of products and services (mainly magazines) via inbound calls that are generated from direct mail.  Blackstreet Capital, a Bethesda, MD based private equity fund with $175 million under management provides certain management services to AMS.

AMS’s National Magazine Exchange is the one of the nation’s largest providers of customer acquisition services for publishers, affinity clubs and consumer product companies.  AMS’s National Publishers Exchange is a clearinghouse for a wide variety of magazine subscription agencies.

"The talented and experienced team at AMS allows us to continue to build and grow the leading direct marketer of magazines and other products in the direct mail industry,” said Dennis Cahill, Chairman and CEO of Agora Marketing Solutions, Inc. 

“Agora Marketing Solutions, is a very strong addition to our portfolio” said Murry N. Gunty, Managing Partner of Blackstreet Capital.  “The exceptional value offered by AMS products are especially valuable in these difficult economic times.”

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About Agora Marketing Solutions, Inc.

Agora Marketing Solutions (“AMS”, or the “Company”, www.agoramarketingsolutions.com), based in Largo, FL, is an $81 million independent direct marketer of consumer products and services. Through its National Magazine Exchange division AMS sells products and services (mainly magazines) via inbound calls that are generated from direct mail. Company’s National Publisher’s Exchange division facilitates and executes magazine orders on behalf of smaller magazine agents by leveraging the Company’s existing infrastructure and relationship with publishers. The Company has over 900 employees.

About Blackstreet Capital

Blackstreet Capital (www.blackstreetcapital.com) is a Bethesda, MD based private equity firm with over $175 million of capital under management. Blackstreet focuses on control buyouts of companies that are either underperforming, in out-of-favor industries or are undergoing some form of transition. Blackstreet seeks investments in a range of industries, including manufacturing/distribution, restaurants, specialty retail, business services and health care.