and former Vice Chairman of Reed
Elsevier Inc.5 billion in committed capital and is the largest fund of its kind
ever raised. Hughes will be responsible for the
strategy, execution and measurement of marketing programs to support merchant
business growth.

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The firm has raised in excess of $32
billion for alternative asset investing since its formation, including
over $14 billion for private equity investing. For more information, visit: http://www.

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"I'm fully confident that he will do an
outstanding job driving our merchant partners' growth.

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The
relationship between Krakoff, through his Blantyre Partners firm, and
Blackstone combines Krakoff's outstanding expertise in building and
operating business-to -business media platforms with Blackstone's
successful track record as a leading media and communications
investor. The capital for
investments will be provided by Blackstone Communications Partners I
L. This business provides flexible,
customized credit card solutions for the world's premier retailers and
manufacturers and has over 60 active merchant relationships, including Best
Buy, Levitz Furniture and Saks Fifth Avenue.hsbcusa.

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5 billion fund and the largest institutional
private equity fund ever raised, and Blackstone Communications
Partners I, a $2. During his tenure with Reed, he also
held the position of Chief Executive of Reed Exhibition Companies and
Reed Reference Publishing. He earned an
MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

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Robert Krakoff and Blackstone to Pursue Opportunities in Business-to-Business Communications

Business Editors

NEW YORK----Robert Krakoff, former
Chairman and CEO of Advanstar, Inc. Controlled by Robert Krakoff, Blantyre will
identify and evaluate investments and then manage and support
companies in the business -to-business communications area. In addition to Private Equity Investing, Blackstone's
core businesses include Private Real Estate Investing, Corporate Debt
Investing, Marketable Alternative Asset Management , Corporate Advisory
and Restructuring and Reorganization Advisory services.hsbcretailservices.

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From 1996 through 2003
Krakoff was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Advanstar, Inc.
Blackstone , with its unique skills and substantial resources and
relationships, is the ideal partner for this project. Krakoff is a past Chairman and a past Director of the
Association of American Business Media (ABM), and the 2002 recipient
of the ABM's McAllister Top Management Fellowship award for career
leadership in business-to-business media.

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, and The Blackstone Group announced today that they have
entered into a formal collaboration to pursue investment opportunities
in the business-to-business communications and media industry. Advanstar is one of the
world's leading business-to-business media companies.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050601/CGW016 )
Before joining HSBC Retail Services in 2004 as group director of
marketing, Hughes worked for 10 years, primarily in strategy consulting, and
was a principal with Booz Allen Hamilton's Chicago office.

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He also is a Trustee of the
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston.

About HSBC Retail Services
HSBC Retail Services is a leading issuer of private label (merchant
branded) credit cards in the United States.

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Education for formal education opportunities.

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The capital for investments will be provided by Blackstone
Capital Partners IV, a $6., of
Irvine, CA, and chairman of its Audit Committee; a prior Director of
three mutual funds of the Aquila Management Corporation (Capital Cash
Management Trust, Narragansett Insured Tax Free Income Fund, and
Trinity Liquid Assets Trust); and he was a member of the Board of
Governors of the Harvard Business School Association of Boston. As a consultant ,
Hughes developed marketing and growth strategies for clients in the consumer
goods, retail, high tech, biotech, health care, and manufacturing industries.

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Krakoff built
Advanstar through organic growth and acquisitions to form a company
that publishes 97 business magazines and professional journals; as
well as produces and manages 94 expositions and conferences throughout
the world.P.newscom .

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At the time of his retirement he was Vice Chairman of Reed
Elsevier Inc.

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For more information, visit
http://www.

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We believe there are
attractive opportunities to create value in this industry and look
forward to working closely with an executive who has such a
distinguished track record.

HSBC Retail Services Appoints Brian Hughes National Director of Marketing

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Hughes received his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the
University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Chicago, both with
high honors.

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,
and continued as Chairman through July 2004. Prior to Advanstar, Krakoff had a 23 year career at Reed
Elsevier plc, a major international publisher and information
provider. "Bob brings to us a unique combination of
operating expertise, financial acumen and deep relationships in the
business-to-business communications area ., which represents
$6.
"Brian is an outstanding marketer with a broad knowledge base that
includes marketing experience in a wide variety of industries," said Joseph
Hoff, CEO of HSBC Retail Services. and Canadian businesses,
including the former Household businesses, and has more than $300 billion in
assets.

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, a director of Reed Elsevier plc, and Chairman and CEO
of Cahners Publishing Company.
Mr., HSBC North America
announced today that Brian Hughes has been appointed national director of
marketing for its retail services business.
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Krakoff graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a
Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration .

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"Blackstone is the leading private equity firm in the world and
has a long history of investing successfully in the media and
telecommunications markets," said Krakoff."

About Robert Krakoff and Blantyre Partners

Formed in 2004, Blantyre Partners is a strategic management and
investment company.
He is a member of the Board of Freedom Communications, Inc.

About HSBC - North America
HSBC - North America includes all of HSBC's U.

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Krakoff brings more than 30 years of experience in
business-to-business communications and media.
"Bob Krakoff is an extraordinarily talented and successful media
executive who has long been an industry leader in the
business-to -business communications sector," said Mark Gallogly,
Senior Managing Director at Blackstone and Head of Blackstone's
Private Equity Group. PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Ill.com . The company's businesses in North America serve more than 60 million
customers in five key areas: personal financial services , consumer finance,
commercial banking, private banking and corporate investment banking and
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"The business-to-business
communications industry offers a large variety of acquisition
opportunities to build and grow a major business-to-business company. Financial products and services are offered under the HSBC, HFC and
Beneficial brands.

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0 billion fund focused on investments in the media
and communications industries.
Mr.

About Blackstone

The Blackstone Group, a leading global investment and advisory
firm, was founded in 1985.0 billion in committed capital and is among
the world's largest funds dedicated to media and communications
investing and Blackstone Capital Partners IV L.

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He will report directly to Joseph Hoff, CEO of HSBC Retail
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