Blue Vault Partners and Blue Springs Capital Launch BDC Review Blue Vault Partners, first with

online performance reporting for nontraded REITs , is expanding its research services by partnering with Blue Springs Capital to launch a new publication focused on nontraded Business Development Companies. Atlanta, GA, August 20, 2013 -- Blue Vault Partners is pleased to announce the f ormation of a strategic alliance with Blue Springs Capital to launch a new repor t that will analyze and monitor the performance of nontraded Business Developmen t Companies (BDC). The report is designed to educate the industry and evaluate t hese relatively new investments in a way that is easy to understand. Founded by Stacy Chitty and Vee Kimbrell in 2009, Blue Vault Partners, LLC was c reated for the purpose of providing education and enhanced transparency for the nontraded REIT industry. Building on its platform of providing financial interme diaries with standardized, unbiased analysis of key performance metrics in a use r friendly format, this new publication will expand upon Blue Vaults research of nontraded investment products. Led by Jared Schneider, Managing Partner, Blue Springs Capital Partners is a pri vate equity, capital advisory and consulting firm based in Orlando, Florida. Com prised of a team of managers and seasoned executives, the firm focuses on acquir ing and advising lower middle market companies of $5 to $50 million in enterpris e value. Additionally the company provides research and advisory services on alt ernative investments and company formation. We are elated to be working with a company like Blue Springs Capital to launch th is new industry report. Because of Jareds professional background and experience analyzing BDCs and nontraded REITs, we believe this partnership is a natural fit for both of our firms, stated Vee Kimbrell, Managing Partner, Blue Vault Partner s. Having advised on and facilitated transactions for retiring business owners seeki ng attractive and flexible exit opportunities, added Stacy Chitty, Managing Partn er, Blue Vault Partners, Schneider will be able to bring an element of real world experience to his analysis that other publications of this type are currently l acking. Nontraded BDCs are public companies whose shares are issued directly by the comp any and are not traded on a stock exchange. Similar to nontraded REITs, the attr action to nontraded BDCs is the lack of stock market volatility and in some case s the access to world-renowned investment management with companies like Blackst one, KKR and Apollo. Compared to traded BDCs that have been around since the late 1990s to early 2000 s, nontraded BDCs are relatively new. The first nontraded BDC was created by FS Investment Corporation and became effective in January 2009. To date, the indust ry consists of over $9.8 billion in total assets and is comprised of eleven comp anies, ten of which are currently raising capital and one that is closed to new investments. The BDC Review is published quarterly and available to financial intermediaries on a subscription basis. For more information on obtaining a copy of this report , please visit www.BlueVaultPartners.com or call 877-256-2304. About Blue Vault Partners, LLC: Atlanta-based Blue Vault Partners, LLC offers quarterly nontraded REIT reports a nd annual research subscriptions for financial advisors, broker/dealers, REIT sp onsors and others serving the industry. BDC Review, LLC is a subsidiary of Blue Vault Partners, LLC. For more information about Blue Vault Partners research and

reporting services, call 877-256-2304 or visit www.bluevaultpartners.com. Contact: Stacy Chitty Blue Vault Partners, LLC 407 E. Maple Street, Suite 305, Cumming, GA 30040 678-802-8716 stacy.chitty@bluevaultpartners.com http://www.BlueVaultPartners.com