Rothstein Kass Approved to Issue Audit Opinions Regarding Irish Stock Exchange Entities

Top Accounting Services Provider Joins a Select Group of Firms as Only U.S.-Based Accounting Firms Granted Transitional Registration as Third-Party Audit Entities by Irish Auditing & Accounting Supervisory Authority

NEW YORK, March 22, 2010 - International accounting, audit and advisory services firm Rothstein Kass
(www.rkco.com) today announced that the firm's application for
Registration of Third-Country Audit Entities in Accordance with European
Commission Decision 2008/627/EC ("Application") has been approved by the
Irish Auditing & Accounting Supervisory Authority ("IAASA"). This
transitional registration status allows Rothstein Kass to issue audit
opinions regarding the financial statements of issuers incorporated outside
the European Union/European Economic Area ("EU/EEA") whose transferable
securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market in Ireland, for
fiscal years commencing on or before June 30, 2010. This transitional
registration is the only status currently available to CPA firms based
outside of the EU/EEA. For future periods, a separate application process
will be required by the EU/EEA.

Rothstein Kass and the "Big Four" are the only U.S.-based auditing firms
who have obtained transitional registration status in Ireland. The five
applications were all approved by the IAASA on March 12, 2010.

"With over 3,300 listed funds, the ISE represents an important
affiliation for our firm as we continue to expand our services to
international markets," said Howard Altman, Co-Managing Principal and Head of
the Financial Services Group at Rothstein Kass. "Since we opened our doors as
a single, small office in New Jersey over 50 years ago, our reputation for
providing superior client service through dedicated, knowledgeable and
experienced account teams has been a hallmark of the Rothstein Kass brand.
Now a leading national firm, our collaborative culture remains central to our
success, enhancing our standing among the sophisticated businesses we serve,
including hedge funds, fund-of-funds, private equity and venture capital
funds, broker-dealers, registered investment advisors and public and private
companies across the globe."

Rothstein Kass was recently rated the top accounting service provider to
the hedge fund community in separate rankings by Institutional Investor
Magazine and HedgeWeek.

About Rothstein Kass:

Rothstein Kass is a premier public accounting and advisory services firm
that has served privately held and publicly traded companies, individuals,
and families for more than 50 years. Rothstein Kass is consistently ranked as
a top CPA firm to the alternative investment industry in independent,
third-party surveys. The Rothstein Kass Financial Services Group provides
services to many high-profile and respected clients including hedge funds and
fund of funds. Our Commercial Services Group provides services to private
equity and venture capital funds, broker-dealers and registered investment
advisors as well as individuals and families, with essential and
complementary professional services.

Media, Rob Solomon, Rothstein Kass, +1-917-438-3918, rsolomon at rkco.com