For Immediate Release
May 10, 2006

Cross Border Role-Up of Three Medical Device Companies
RF Medical Devices, Mercury Medical Products (d/b/a Precision Medical Engineering), both U.S. based companies,  and Neurotherm, LTD, a UK based company. The three companies sell medical devices and consumables primarily utilized in radiofrequency ablation of spinal nerves that are the cause of back pain.

Both LockeBridge, LLC and Scott Waxler, Managing Partner of LockeBridge, were recognized  for executing the M&A industry’s  HealthCare Transaction of the Year.  Each year, the M&A Advisor, one of the Merger & Acquisition (M&A) industry’s leading publications, recognizes the  top advisors and transactions in the middle market M&A industry. The event is recognized as the Academy Awards of the M&A industry attracting the industry’s most prestigious advisors.

Roger Aguinaldo, Publisher and CEO of The M&A Advisor comments, “We have been truly amazed at the volume of nominations for these awards and the obvious enthusiasm behind them. The response demonstrates the importance of the middle market industry to the overall health of the economy.”

The M&A Advisor is a newsletter, website, and conference publisher delivering services that provide executives, M&A professionals, and others information about the intricate world of buying and selling middle market companies. For more information on the M&A Advisor go to: www.maadvisor.com.