New Haven, Connecticut – July 8, 2009 – Woodbridge Group, LLC., an innovative mergers and acquisition firm serving middle market companies, is pleased to announce the opening of its new Chicago office. The office is headed up by Thomas McGee, an experienced dealmaker who has focused on the strategic growth, financing and transaction needs of companies with $5-$350 million in annual revenue. Tom will be managing Woodbridge mandates throughout the Midwest.

The Midwest region is an active market for Woodbridge, and the firm has closed a number of deals there in recent years.

“I’m delighted to be part of the Woodbridge team, and in particular to be leading its expansion in the Midwest,” said Mr. McGee. “This region is home to large numbers of middle-market companies that can benefit from Woodbridge’s targeted M&A services.”

In addition to structuring and negotiating acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures, Tom has worked with new ventures to raise venture capital and produced valuations. He has previously served as head of M&A for multinational firms such as TriMas Corporation (NYSE: TRS) and CNH Global N.V. (NYSE: CNH). Tom holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago, an M.Sc. in Economic History from the London School of Economics, and a BA in Economics from UMass Amherst.

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 12 offices: Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, California, Massachusetts, Illinois, Georgia, Texas, Washington, D.C., the Netherlands, Canada and Brazil.

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