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CTPartners Executive Search (CTP) $30mm IPO with a market cap of $88mm at the price range mid-point of $13
Scheduled for Wed Dec 8 2010

SUMMARY

Retained personal service executive search company priced at 10x earnings, annualized for the nine months ended September 2010

Competes with large very well established firms.

annualizing Sept 9 mos

Cap (mm)

Sales

Earnings

BookValue

TangibleBV

CTPrtnrs Exc Srch CTP

$88

0.7

10

4.3

4.3

Heidrick & Struggles (HSII)

$408

0.8

153

0.4

0.5

Korn/Ferry (KFY)

$833

1.2

22

1.7

2.8

Small IPO which may not get much interest next week.

BUSINESS

. A leading provider of retained executive search services to clients on a global basis.
. Provide services through 15 offices in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, as well as through our six associated offices in Latin America.
. Help clients build stronger leadership teams by facilitating the recruitment and hiring of "C-level" executives, other senior executives and board members.

COMPETITION

Most direct competition comes from the following five global retained executive search firms: Egon Zehnder International, Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ: HSII), Korn/Ferry International (NYSE: KFY), Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. and Spencer Stuart.

USE OF PROCEEDS

$22.6mm from sale of 1.9mm company shares. Shareholders intend to sell .4mm shares
. $4.5 million to cash out the value of performance units granted to consultants
. $4.3 million in tax costs resulting from conversion from a limited liability company to a "C" corporation
. $1.9mm to prepay in full a promissory note issued by CTP to the former chief executive officer and his family trust
. $1.6mm to prepay $1.6 million executive search consultants
. To hire executive search consultants and for general corporate purposes.

CTPartners Ex Search

CTP, C+, 6

Post IPO shares: 6.8mm

Exec Search

New York, NY

2007

2008

2009

Sept9mos09

Sept9mos10

IPO Mkt

Revenues ($mm)

$121

$111

$76

$52

$89

Cap (mm)

Comp & Benefits % of revenue

72%

75%

63%

63%

70%

$88

Net income

$1.3

-$1.2

$4.8

$2.4

$6.8

@$13

Net income % of rev

1%

-1%

6%

5%

8%

Valuation Ratios

IPO Mrkt

Price /

Price /

Price /

Price /

% offered

annualizing Sept 9 mos

Cap (mm)

Sales

Earnings

BookValue

TangibleBV

in IPO

CTPrtnrs Exc Srch CTP

$88

0.7

10

4.3

4.3

34%

SCORECARD

Mgt

Market

Market Do-

Proprie-

Total

1-5, 5 is high

Growth

mination

tary

rating

20 is perfect

2

1

2

1

6

COMPARE & CONTRAST

Valuation Ratios

IPO Mrkt

Price /

Price /

Price /

Price /

annualizing Sept 9 mos

Cap (mm)

Sales

Earnings

BookValue

TangibleBV

CTPrtnrs Exc Srch CTP

$88

0.7

10

4.3

4.3

Heidrick & Struggles (HSII)

$408

0.8

153

0.4

0.5

Korn/Ferry (KFY)

$833

1.2

22

1.7

2.8