Essex Capital Arranges $1,500,000 Recapitalization

Tampa, Florida – May 1, 2012 - Essex Capital Group, Inc. (“Essex”), announced today that the firm recently arranged $1,500,000 in new working capital financing for RLE Holdings, Inc. (d/b/a Custom Logistics), a North Carolina-based freight management company.

The funding was provided in the form of an asset-based working capital line of credit from a private specialty finance company, allowing the business to leverage its accounts receivable and finance its ongoing growth.

Essex Capital President, Robert D. Swain, stated, “It has been a pleasure working with the professional management team at Custom Logistics. We were pleased to arrange the company’s required growth capital within 45 days, start to finish, and we’re looking forward to a long term advisory relationship with management, assisting them in financing their continued success.”

Ron Ezell, Jr., President of RLE Holdings, added, “Custom Logistics needed a solution to enable new growth, and Essex offered solutions to fit our capital requirement needs. Essex was the partner we had been looking for to help us move forward in growing a solid, successful business.”

Essex Capital acted as RLE Holdings’ exclusive advisor in this transaction.

About Essex Capital Group

Essex Capital Group, Inc. is a Tampa, Florida-based corporate finance advisory firm serving small and middle market privately-held companies located throughout the United States. With extensive capital markets experience, Essex provides creative solutions to businesses in need of financial restructuring. Typical advisory services include balance sheet recapitalizations with senior and subordinated debt, as well as introductions to institutional private equity investors. Since inception in 2003, Essex has successfully raised over $325 million in 60+ financing transactions.

Contact Information

Robert Swain

President

Essex Capital Group, Inc.

(1) 813-837-3500

rob@essexcapitalgroup.com