State-of-the-Industry Solar Cell Manufacturing Equipment to Be Sold via Global Online Auction by Heritage Global Partners June 5-7 from Sydney, Australia

May 14, 2012 09:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time

San Diego, CA and Sydney, AUSTRALIA – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Heritage Global Partners (“HGP”), a global leader in asset advisory and auction services and a wholly owned subsidiary of Counsel RB Capital (OTCQB: CRBN), today announced its upcoming global online auction featuring a wide array of modern solar energy cell manufacturing equipment from OEMs including Roth & Rau, NPC, Centrotherm, BTU, RENA, Komax, Rofin and many more.

Heritage Global’s auction is being conducted on behalf of SilexSolar Pty Ltd, Australia’s only large scale manufacturer of solar panels, serving both the commercial and residential markets.  The sale kicks-off June 5 at 7:00 am PST and ends 7:00 pm PST June 7.

Prospective bidders are encouraged to attend an in-person preview to be held June 4 – from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (local Sydney Time) at 2 Australia Avenue (Sydney Olympic Park), Homebush Bay NSW 2127 AUSTRALIA.

“We expect to generate very strong demand from worldwide bidders for this wealth of high quality, state-of-the-industry solar cell manufacturing equipment,” stated Heritage Global Partners Vice President David Weiss. “Heritage has built a global reputation as the ‘go-to’ auctioneer within the solar technology industry by successfully conducting recent auctions on behalf of several solar energy companies such as Solyndra, BP Solar and Maricopa Solar. We are very pleased that SilexSolar has also selected us to help maximize the value of their assets.”

Led by auction industry pioneers Ross and Kirk Dove, Heritage Global Partners is one of the country’s leading asset advisory and auction services firms, assisting large and small companies with buying and selling assets.  A Counsel RB Capital company (OTCQB: CRBN), HGP specializes in asset brokerage, inspection, and valuations, industrial equipment and real estate auctions, as well as enterprise auctions combining tangible and intangible assets.

For more information, please visit www.hgpauction.com or contact David Weiss, VP of Sales.

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