PLEASANTON, Calif., Aug. 2, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Silverado Financial, Inc. (OTCBB:SLVO), a mortgage banking company focused on non-prime borrowers, today announced it has signed an advisory and investment banking agreement with Instream Partners headquartered in San Francisco. Instream will assist Silverado in gaining institutional market awareness and its on-going acquisition strategy by providing acquisition funding and merger/acquisition consulting.
"Silverado is extremely pleased to be working with a top tier advisory firm such as Instream," said John Hartman, Silverado's president and CEO. Chris Allick, managing director at Instream Partners said, "We are pleased to work with management to help them achieve their strategic and financial goals." He further stated, "We expect the mortgage banking industry to experience rapid consolidation and believe Silverado is positioned to be an active participant in this process."
About Instream Partners
Instream Partners is a San Francisco-based investment bank committed to providing expert corporate finance and M&A advisory services. The company recognizes that although corporations' needs remain unchanged, recent events have fundamentally changed the ways in which investment banks can work with its clients. In light of this new environment, the company remains committed to providing the highest level of traditional investment banking services to exceptional companies that have fallen "below the radar" of traditional Wall Street firms. Services include:
-- Mergers and Acquisitions -- Corporate Finance -- Capital Markets Advisory
For more information, visit www.instreampartners.com.
About Silverado Financial
Silverado Financial Inc. is a mortgage banking company focused on providing non-prime borrowers, individuals who generally do not satisfy the credit, documentation or other underwriting standards set by more traditional sources of mortgage credit, with access to capital for the purchase and refinancing of one- to four-family residential properties. The company originates mortgage loans, which include fixed and adjustable-rate loans, for purposes, such as debt consolidation, refinancing, education, home improvement and real estate purchase. Silverado originates loans through large retail hubs. The company has two retail hubs in California, one of which is dedicated to the Hispanic/Latino community in the western United States, and one retail hub in Arizona. Silverado plans to create a total of eight retail hubs across the United States by the end of 2006.
For more information, visit www.silveradofinancial.com.
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