NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 02/21/12 -- Gate Technologies, a leading provider of electronic financial transaction systems, announces a new long-term services partnership with Lion Exchange. Under the terms of the agreement, Lion Exchange marketplace will now be powered by GATE Technologies' electronic transaction engine.

Lion Exchange provides a marketing, fulfillment, and distribution infrastructure for buying and selling Direct Public Offerings from early to mid-stage companies seeking funding for growth initiatives.

The GATE Platform offers a complete end to end solution by combining a regulatory compliant transactional platform, settlement and clearing services with global connectivity, enabling qualified investors and institutions to trade the most complex alternative assets with confidence. GATE Technologies gives market participants the transparency, efficiency and liquidity they need to view all market activity, ensure regulatory oversight and lower transaction times.

"As a leader in the development of electronic marketplaces for the trading of illiquid assets, and their advancements in creating an efficient settlement process, GATE allows the Lion Exchange to offer a complete regulatory compliant marketplace for its members and companies executing direct public offerings," Thomas Carter, CEO of Lion Exchange.

In addition to utilizing the GATE engine, Lion Exchange has partnered with GATE Technologies by connecting their Exchange to the GATE US platform.

"This partnership will allow our collective users to access additional liquidity, deal flow and ultimately help to rebuild the capital formation process to private companies and entrepreneurs, create jobs and stimulate economic growth in the US," Vincent Molinari, CEO of GATE Technologies.

For Additional information Please contact GATE at 212-896-3983

About GATE Technologies, LLC
GATE Technologies is an innovative financial technology company creating a new market infrastructure for bringing efficiency and transparency to the unstructured global alternative asset markets. The company offers fully automated, customizable solutions for qualified investors with value-added content and analytics, transparent execution, and dematerialized settlement, clearing, and depository functions. GATE is developing markets that will create the first global common infrastructure for illiquid securities. www.gatetechnologies.com

About Lion Exchange, INC
The Lion Exchange is a new marketplace to buy and sell premium Direct Public Offerings from early to mid-stage companies seeking funding and liquidity without the constraints of the private marketplace. By providing a stable marketplace and utilizing the latest process for Direct Public Offerings, the Company intends to help reenergize the growth of America's small and mid-size companies, and begin a new century of financial & business leadership.
www.lionexchange.com