COSTA MESA, Calif. – (October 31, 2008) – Alexandria Extrusion Company has acquired M&M Metals.  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

McGladrey Capital Markets LLC initiated the transaction, led the negotiations and acted as exclusive financial advisor to M&M Metals.

"Alexandria Extrusion Company's acquisition of M&M Metals not only will significantly expand AEC's geographic presences into the Southwestern U.S., but it will also allow the combined company to provide customers with the highest level of complementary heat-sink engineering and machining expertise," said John Dorey, senior managing director, McGladrey Capital Markets.

A team of McGladrey Capital Markets professionals contributed to the successful close of this transaction.  Dorey, Michael Sims, vice president, and Richard Rhyu, associate vice president, led the deal team.

About McGladrey Capital Markets

McGladrey Capital Markets LLC (www.mcgladreycm.com) is a global provider of investment banking services to private and public companies with annual revenues of up to $1 billion.  The firm’s services include mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, capital raising, fairness opinions and restructurings.  McGladrey Capital Markets, which offers in-depth expertise in 13 distinct industry sectors, brings together companies, capital and creativity on a national and international scale to help clients achieve their personal and strategic objectives.

McGladrey Capital Markets is affiliated with RSM McGladrey Inc., a professional services firm providing accounting, tax and business consulting.  Both firms are indirect subsidiaries of H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB), the world’s preeminent tax services provider.

McGladrey Capital Markets’ international headquarters are located in Costa Mesa, Calif.  It also has offices in Chicago, Boston, Dallas, New York and London.  The firm is a member of FINRA and SIPC.

About M&M Metals

M&M Metals (www.mmmetals.com), based in Carrollton, Texas, is a manufacturer of heat sinks and custom-fabricated aluminum extrusions and a provider of precision machining services.  The company started in 1974 as an overflow shop for Thermalloy (a major heat-sink manufacturer that later merged to become AavidThermalloy) and subsequently began manufacturing heat sinks for other companies in the mid 1980s.  M&M Metals specializes in machining aluminum extrusions, which are the most cost-effective solution for cooling a majority of electronic devices.  The company’s extruded heat sinks provide a greater range of natural convection solutions for higher power components and systems.

About Alexandria Extrusion Company

Alexandria Extrusion Company (www.alex-extrusion.com) is a privately held, ISO 9001:2000-certified manufacturer of tight tolerance aluminum extrusions offering design assistance, prototype development and a full spectrum of value-added services, including:  fabrication and machining of aluminum extrusions; stretch forming and bending; mechanical finishing; anodizing; powder coating; and specialty punching.  AEC’s customers include manufacturers of parts and equipment within the medical, automotive, recreational and power tool industries. AEC is based in Alexandria, Minn.