SureFire Commerce Inc.

Financial Services

SureFire Commerce Inc.

Transaction Summary

McColl Partners, LLC acted as financial advisor to SureFire Commerce Inc. ("SureFire") on its merger with EBS Billing AG ("EBS"), a merchant processor headquartered in Germany. The merger establishes SureFire as an international leader in non face-to-face transaction processing, combining its North American databases, bank relationships, payment gateways, and other management tools with the European resources and presence of EBS.

About SureFire Commerce Inc.

SureFire is a global provider of proprietary services used to process credit card and check payments. SureFire processes credit card payments for Internet, mail-order/telephone-order, and bill payment transactions, as well as processing checks online and by phone. The company is headquartered in Montreal (Quebec), Canada, and is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol FIR.

About McColl Partners, LLC

McColl Partners is an independent investment banking firm specializing in the needs of management and owners of middle-market companies. With significant experience working with private equity groups, entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, public companies, financial institutions, and divisions of large companies, the firm is dedicated to offering strategic advice and assistance to its clients regarding mergers and acquisitions and private capital raising assignments.

For more information about our Financial Services Group, please contact Phil Colaco or Brian Davis at (704) 333-0525. More information about McColl Partners can be found at www.mccollpartners.com.

"McColl Partners’ ongoing commitment to our company is an extremely valuable asset. We continue to benefit significantly from McColl Partners’ M&A expertise, world class access, and tremendous understanding of the banking industry in general and the payments sector in particular."

Mitchell Garber

Chief Executive Officer
SureFire Commerce Inc.

"The SureFire-EBS transaction creates a formidable participant in the transaction processing sector. The combined company’s global reach and financial strength will position SureFire to aggressively take market share and actively consolidate a highly fragmented market. We are very excited about the prospect of advising SureFire CEO Mitch Garber and his team as they continue to execute the company's growth strategy."

Hugh McColl, Jr.

Chairman
McColl Partners, LLC