(September 30, 2008) Compass Capital Partners, publishers of the Compass Report since 1987, announces a national survey to determine the M&A, bankruptcy and shut downs among smaller companies over the past five years.

Harris DeWese, Compass Capital CEO, said, "Many transactions occur "under the radar" in local print markets.  We track the larger well-publicized transactions in our annual Compass Report.  The smaller company deals tend to go un-noticed since no press releases are made and the result is that the national trade press cannot report them.  We want to track the history of smaller M&A deals, as well as bankruptcies and plant closings (liquidations) to help the industry understand more about the consolidation that is occurring."

You may visit www.comcapltd.com and respond to the survey by clicking on the "Survey" link.  If you wish a copy of the report, you may provide your name and address information or you may remain anonymous and simply request a copy of the report when it is published.