Liquent Announces Strategic Partnership with eSA, Inc.

New Alliance Strengthens Liquent's Presence in Japanese Market

HORSHAM, Pennsylvania, October 18, 2010 - Liquent, Inc. today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership
with eSA, Inc., a leading solutions provider for regulatory information
management and regulatory services within Asia. Through an exclusive
agreement, eSA will now have the commercial and technical support
responsibilities for Liquent's strategic offerings, Liquent InSight and
Liquent SmartDesk.

"Liquent's continued goal of being the global leaders in regulatory
management and submission publishing solutions is strengthened by our
relationship with eSA," stated Rick Riegel, Liquent's Chief Executive
Officer. "Continuing our growth within the Japanese market and throughout
Asia Pacific is a key initiative for Liquent. By partnering with eSA and
capitalizing on their regulatory experience, Liquent further solidifies its
expanding presence in this region of the world."

"We are very pleased with our newly formed strategic partnership with
Liquent," said Kosuke Omoda, eSA's CEO. "The Liquent name and their
comprehensive suite of software products and regulatory solutions are
recognized globally as the leaders in regulatory management and submission
publishing. eSA is extremely excited to be working with such a strong
solutions provider in the life sciences industry."

Together, eSA and Liquent will be hosting a seminar to discuss their
strategic partnership as well as their products and services offerings that
are now available locally to the Japanese market.

    Date: October 20, 2010
    Time: 13:00 - 17:00
    Location:
                       -- Marunouchi Conference Square
                          Marunouchi Bldg. 8F
                          2-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda,
                          Tokyo, JAPAN, 100-6307

    Discussion Topics
                       -- Industry Keynote
                       -- eSA Solutions
                       -- Liquent Global Strategies
                       -- Liquent Product Roadmap

If you would like to join eSA and Liquent for this event please contact
Shosyun Han, Manager of IT R&D, eSA at +81-(0)3-6421-7366 or
uketuke@esaplus.com.

About Liquent

Liquent regulatory solutions provide software and related regulatory and
clinical services for the life sciences industry. These solutions and
services help ensure clients meet the strict standards of regulatory
authorities across the world helping them achieve quality, accuracy, and data
integrity to deliver regulatory reports and submissions reliably and on time.

Liquent is owned by Marlin Equity Partners.

About Marlin Equity Partners

Marlin Equity Partners is a Los Angeles, California-based private
investment firm with over US$1 billion of capital under management. The firm
is focused on providing corporate parents, shareholders and other
stakeholders with tailored solutions that meet their business and liquidity
needs. Marlin invests in businesses across multiple industries that are in
the process of undergoing varying degrees of operational, financial or
market-driven change where its capital base, industry relationships and
extensive network of operational resources significantly strengthens a
company's outlook and enhances value. Since its inception, Marlin, through
its group of funds and related companies, has successfully completed over 35
acquisitions. For more information, please visit www.marlinequity.com.

About eSA, Inc.

eSA is a solution provider for e-regulatory submissions in Asia. In July,
2010, eSA acquired SDPS of Cellec, which had offered the most established
solution of e-regulatory software and services in Japan since 2003. With our
professionals, eSA satisfies our clients in cost reduction, work efficiency,
and core competence.

CONTACT: Rick Riegel, Chief Executive Officer, +1-215-328-4302

Rick Riegel, Chief Executive Officer, +1-215-328-4302