RNS Number:7957X
Libertas Capital Group PLC
02 February 2006


For immediate release                                          2nd February 2006

                           LIBERTAS CAPITAL GROUP plc
                     ("Libertas Capital" or "the Company")

                               EXPANSION INTO USA


Libertas Capital Group plc (AIM: LBR), the financial services firm, is pleased
to announce that it is has reached agreement with Cresta Partners LLC ("Cresta")
to open and develop an operation in the USA, based in Los Angeles, California.
The focus of this business will be primarily within Libertas Capital's core
sectors, namely environmental sciences, technology (software and business
services) and medical technology. A wholly owned subsidiary of Libertas Capital
will be established and called Cresta Libertas Capital Inc ("CLC"). CLC will be
led by Cresta's founding members, two experienced principals within investment
banking, Craig Castilla and Gregory French who are currently based in Los
Angeles, California. CLC will offer full corporate finance services for the
North American market as well as a bridgehead into the Asian markets, to
complement those services provided by the Company in London, Stockholm and Hong
Kong.

Craig Castilla has an AB in Economics from Harvard University and an M.Phil in
International Relations from Cambridge University and has over twenty years
experience in investment banking, primarily advising European and North American
clients on mergers and acquisitions and is fluent in French. Craig spent more
than ten years with Rothschild Inc., the US-based investment bank of the
Rothschild Group, as well as having worked with Bear, Stearns & Co, in a private
capacity and latterly with two subsidiaries of Knowledge Universe.

Gregory French has a BA in Finance from Southern Methodist University, Dallas
and a BA in Asian Economics from Kwansei Gakuin University together with an MBA
from City University, London; he has over twenty years experience in strategic
and financial advisory services, specialising in cross border transactions
covering Europe, Asia, US, Africa and Latin America and is fluent in French and
Japanese. Gregory has worked with Nomura Securities, Morgan Stanley
International, Baring Securities and Standard Chartered Bank and latterly with
Hanson Capital.

Commenting on the announcement, Jakob Kinde, Executive Chairman of Libertas
Capital, said: "This is an exciting development for Libertas Capital and we are
delighted that we have attracted two well respected and experienced principals
in Craig Castilla and Gregory French. This expansion into the USA will
complement and enhance our corporate finance services within our core sectors in
the growing and important North American market as well as facilitate
penetration into the markets in Asia."


For further information please contact:

 Libertas Capital Group plc                                  +44 (0)20 7569 9650
 Jakob Kinde, Executive Chairman
 Henry Okereke, Chief Executive

 Shore Capital                                               +44 (0)20 7408 4090
 Guy Peters
 
 Grant Thornton                                              +44(0)20 7383 5100
 Graeme Thom/ Fiona Reid

 Buchanan Communications                                     +44(0)20 7466 5000
 Charles Ryland /Mary-Jane Johnson


Notes to Editors


About Libertas Capital Group plc

Libertas Capital is a UK-based financial services firm offering its clients a
full range of dedicated independent Corporate Finance Advisory, Research and
Distribution services.

Corporate Finance services include advice on M&A, public and private fund
raising, private equity encompassing development capital, MBOs and MBIs,
valuation and exit strategy. In the Securities business Libertas Capital offers
research to corporate and institutional clients, via Equity Growth Research and
Libertas Capital Research, over a global distribution network. Libertas Capital
is focused on the small to mid cap market in the UK, Northern Europe, the Nordic
region, Asia and the US, where the Group has gained widespread experience and
developed strong relationships.

Libertas Capital concentrates primarily on growth companies across a number of
industry sectors with a particular focus on environmental sciences, technology
(software and business services) and medical technology.




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