Scura, Rise & Partners, LLC

SRP Advises TheNextRound, Inc. In Acquisition by SS&C Technologies, Inc.

New York, NY – November, 20, 2009 – SS&C Technologies, Inc. (www.ssctech.com), a global provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, today announced it has acquired TheNextRound, Inc. (“TNR”), a leading provider of software solutions for the private equity and alternative investment communities.  The acquisition extends and complements SS&C's private equity software and services offering for the alternative investment management market.

With more than 225 clients in 25 countries and 45 skilled professionals, TNR is a privately-held company and is a recognized leader in software for the private equity, family office, real estate partnership and alternative management space. TNR's flagship product, TNR Solutionâ„¢, is an enterprise solution that supports the full breadth of front to back office capabilities, including partnership accounting, investor relations, CRM, fundraising, deal, fund and portfolio management, GL and reporting for fund managers, investors, and fund investors.

Scura, Rise & Partners Securities, LLC (“SRP”) acted as financial advisor to TNR.  SRP initiated the transaction, managed a competitive process and assisted in the structuring and the negotiation of the terms.

“This is the second enterprise software provider to the private equity industry that we have represented in a sale process to a larger software conglomerate”, stated Paul Scura, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of SRP.  “In 2004, we represented Financial Technologies/Investran in its sale to SunGard, Inc.”

For more information regarding this transaction, please view SS&C’s press release:   http://www.ssctech.com/about/press.asp?N=307 .

Scura, Rise & Partners Securities, LLC  (www.scurarise.com) is a private investment bank and registered broker dealer regulated by FINRA, located in Rockefeller Center in New York City that specializes in providing financial advice and assists companies in raising capital.