Capricorn Announces Caldera Geothermal Inc.'s Appointment of Zohrab Mawani as Director

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 5, 2011) - Capricorn Business Acquisitions Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CAK.P) ("Capricorn") is pleased to announce that Mr. Zohrab Mawani has been appointed to the board of directors of Caldera Geothermal Inc. ("Caldera"). Capricorn has signed a binding letter of intent to complete a Qualifying Transaction (the "Qualifying Transaction") with Caldera as most recently disclosed in Capricorn's press release dated December 9, 2010. Accordingly, it is now proposed that, on completion of the Qualifying Transaction, Capricorn's board of directors will be comprised of a total of eight directors, being the seven proposed directors disclosed in Capricorn's press release dated December 9, 2010 and Mr. Mawani (subject to the approval of TSX Venture Exchange).

Since 2002, Mr. Mawani has been active in development and M&A for wind, solar, biomass and hydro. He currently leads Canadian business development activities in renewable energy for Samsung C&T (since 2009). His current focus is implementation of the 2,500 MW Green Energy Investment Agreement between the Government of Ontario, Samsung C&T and Korea Electric Power Corporation. Mr. Mawani's role includes strategy, acquisitions, Greenfield development, negotiations (equipment supply, power purchase), as well as government relations.

Mr. Mawani has training and expertise in geology and geographic information systems, both of which complement Caldera's business strategy of exploring for hidden geothermal systems using cutting edge technology. In his previous role at Ventus Energy (now part of GDF SUEZ Energy NA) from 2004 to 2009, Mr. Mawani played a key role in the development of several utility scale wind farms in Canada. Three of these are now in operation and the West Cape Wind Farm (99 MW), in early 2007, became the first Canadian wind energy facility to export power to the United States. Mr. Mawani was instrumental in the growth of Ventus Energy and the subsequent sale of the company in 2007 to GDF SUEZ for approximately $140 Million. Mr. Mawani is a professional geoscientist registered with the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario. Mr. Mawani completed an honours bachelor of science degree at Queen's University in 1994 and studied Geographic Information Systems at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in 1995.

About Caldera Geothermal Inc.

Caldera is a geothermal exploration and development company focused on the Great Basin region of the western United States. The Great Basin is attractive for geothermal development because it possesses proven geothermal resources, it is close to large markets for renewable power, and it benefits from a favourable regulatory environment. Caldera uses an innovative exploration approach to discover new geothermal systems while mitigating technical and financial risk in the early and middle phases of resource identification. Caldera currently controls 19,873 acres of geothermal leases in Nevada including its McGee Mountain project in northwestern Nevada, for which Caldera was awarded a $1.6 million Department of Energy grant to further develop the property, and its Teels Marsh property.

About Capricorn Business Acquisitions Inc.

Capricorn is a TSX Venture Exchange listed company and classified as a Capital Pool Corporation as defined in the TSX Venture Exchange Policy 2.4. Capricorn's principal business is the identification and evaluation of assets or businesses with a view to completing a Qualifying Transaction within the meaning of Exchange policies.

The information disclosed in this press release regarding Caldera was provided by Caldera without review or investigation by Capricorn, and as such, Capricorn does not accept any responsibility for the accuracy of such disclosure.

In accordance with TSX Venture Exchange policies, Capricorn's common shares are currently halted from trading, and it is intended that they will remain halted until completion of the Qualifying Transaction.

Completion of the Qualifying Transaction is subject to a number of conditions including, but not limited to, Exchange acceptance and if applicable pursuant to Exchange Requirements, majority of the minority shareholder approval. Where applicable, the Qualifying Transaction cannot close until the required shareholder approval is obtained. There can be no assurance that the Qualifying Transaction will be completed as proposed, or at all.

Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the filing statement to be prepared in connection with the transaction, any information released or received with respect to the transaction may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of a capital pool company should be considered highly speculative.