New Haven, Connecticut – June 12, 2009 – Woodbridge Group, LLC., an innovative mergers and acquisition firm serving middle market companies, is pleased to announce the opening of its first Canadian office in Toronto, Ontario. The new location will enable Woodbridge to better service clients based in Canada.

Woodbridge's Toronto office is led by two senior dealmakers, Tony Settle and John Barth, who will manage sell-side and buy-side mandates from Canadian companies.

Mr. Settle has held management and executive roles in heavy industry, industrial parts distribution, international automotive parts manufacturing and the construction sectors. As a private consultant he has directed projects involving the start up of a number of industrial enterprises and the turn-around of many small, mid sized and large companies.

With over 30 years of executive-level corporate experience, John Barth has overseen the sale and acquisition of medium-sized companies and the integration of smaller companies within larger companies in the same field. He has worked for several international companies and is familiar with both the U.S. and Canadian marketplaces.

Mr. Settle and Mr. Barth can be reached in Toronto at (905) 536-6325.

Woodbridge Group provides sell-side, buy-side, financing and distressed company mergers and acquisitions services to businesses with $5 million-$50 million in sales. The firm operates out of 11 offices: Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, California, Massachusetts, Georgia, Texas, Washington, D.C., Toronto, the Netherlands and Brazil.

 Woodbridge Group, LLC., an international M&A firm, was founded in 1993 to provide divestiture and acquisition services to middle market companies.