NSI Positioning for Aggressive Growth

Online, January 19, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Washington, D.C., January 19, 2010 - National Strategies LLC (NSI), a Washington-based government consulting firm that grew 300 percent the past 18 months, is creating two new companies, Interpoint Group and Kratos Global Strategies (Kratos), to spearhead its aggressive plans for expansion, NSI chief executive officer Al Gordon announced today.
"The launch of these new firms builds upon the addition of Paul Johnson to our team," said Gordon. "NSI's tremendous growth in a challenging business climate is a testament to the measurable value we provide clients. With the expanded capabilities offered by Interpoint Group and Kratos, we're counting on significant sustained growth throughout 2010."
Interpoint Group will serve as a management company platform for building an expanded array of services beyond NSI's signature government markets consulting. NSI's current management team - CEO Al Gordon, president Tim Onoff, and chief operating officer Donna Harris - will serve as Interpoint Group's leadership team as vice chairs, along with Paul Johnson, the former Fleishman-Hillard executive who recently joined NSI, and who will now serve as CEO of Kratos. Additionally, Tim Onoff will become CEO of NSI Government Relations and Donna Harris will become CEO of NSI.
Kratos will be Interpoint Group's first venture, a strategic business consultancy that offers clients expertise in public affairs, strategic communications, grassroots, ally development, coalition building, and other disciplines. Kratos has offices in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Ga, Tallahassee, Fla., Albany, N.Y., New York City, and Brussels, as well as San Francisco and St. Louis, bringing two cities to NSI's network. Kratos also boasts an industry-leading network of more than 2,000 bipartisan consultants located in every state capital and in major markets throughout the U.S.
Interpoint Group and Kratos are underwritten by NSI's financial partner, Pegasus Capital Advisors L.P., a private equity firm with $1.8 billion in assets that owns a majority position in NSI. "Kratos is well positioned to meet clients' needs in a new economy and we're confident the company will generate a new model for doing business," said Craig Cogut, Pegasus founder and co-managing partner.
"NSI has created measurable 'return on investment' for its customers - that same philosophy will be at the heart of all Interpoint Group offerings, beginning with Kratos," Johnson said. "We're committed to earning our clients' trust and becoming their long-term business partner. In our view, communications is an offensive weapon that will strengthen reputations, generate new revenue streams, and expand business opportunities."
Johnson noted that Kratos, like its sister company, NSI, will offer eight practice groups that thread across all divisions of the company: Healthcare and Human Services, Sustainability, Energy, Financial Services, Homeland Security and Public Safety, Infrastructure, Education, and Technology and Telecom.

About Interpoint Group
Interpoint Group provides the experience to impact clients' business, brand and overall standing with stakeholders by serving as valued partners and advisors. The firm's expert counsel and strategic, integrated approach consistently produces extraordinary results across the federal, state and local government landscape. Interpoint Group also provides senior business and government executives with strategic insight and guidance on federal, state and local government. The firm offers an integrated suite of services through three companies that specialize in government market sales, public affairs and regulatory affairs, executing as strategic partners with clients to deliver results. Companies can leverage services across the Interpoint Group platform of companies or work with one group - as each operates independently - to achieve their strategic business objectives. Learn more at www.interpointgroup.com.

About Kratos
Kratos is a global business consultancy that uses communications and advocacy strategies to help clients grow and prosper. Kratos executes through strategic communications, grassroots advocacy, ally development, reputation and crisis management, public and media relations, and digital communications. Launched in 2010, Kratos is headquartered in Washington, DC and is part of the InterPoint Group of family companies. For more information, visit: www.kratosglobal.com

About NSI
NSI is a nationally recognized consulting firm providing companies with the strategy and insight to navigate complex procurement, public affairs, legislative and regulatory processes of federal, state and local government. NSI's vast network of expertise and external relationships spans the globe, and includes over 2,000 bipartisan consultants in every state capital, major city and county across the U.S. The leadership team carries unparalleled experience at the intersection of business strategy, market development, policy formation, legislation and regulation. Established in 1996, NSI has generated over $7.3 billion in new revenue and passed or blocked dozens of legislative bills for its clients. NSI is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and has offices in Florida, New York, Georgia and California. For more information, please visit the company website at www.nationalstrategies.com.

About NSI Government Relations
NSI's Government Relations practice focuses on creating opportunities and solving problems through policy work within the federal, state and local government markets. The government relations practice operates through NSI owned offices in Washington, D.C. and across the country, as well as though its flexible national network of over 2,000 on-the-ground nonpartisan government relations consultants, covering all 50 states and the largest 100 cities and counties. NSI Government Relations creates integrated, unified, strategic lobbying efforts resulting in improved coordination and communication, greater efficiency and synergistic effects that maximize clients' ROI in utilizing government relations at the federal, state or local levels.
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