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MEDEX Global Group Acquires ASI Group

Friday, May 16, 2008 General News
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BALTIMORE, May 15 MEDEX Global Group announced today thatit has formally completed the acquisition of ASI Group (formerly Air SecurityInternational). In operation for more than thirty years, MEDEX is the oldestand largest independently owned provider of global travel security and medicalassistance in North America.
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Based in Baltimore, MEDEX provides 24/7/365 support for business andindividual travelers, including pre-trip intelligence, contingency planning,real-time medical case monitoring, and complex emergency evacuations.
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ASI Group, founded in 1989 and based in Houston, is a leading provider ofglobal risk-management services. These services include business intelligenceand investigations; personal and asset protection; global groundtransportation; emergency evacuations; aviation security management; travelsecurity management; and crisis management; as well as response, training andeducation services.

ASI works with eight of the Top 10 Fortune 500 companies and shares thesame diverse range of clients as MEDEX Global Group, including U.S. based,international and multinational corporations, academic institutions,professional associations, insurance companies, NGOs, and humanitarianorganizations. ASI Group has been a security partner of MEDEX for more thanten years.

"As the increase in global travel continues, individual and institutionalconsumers demand comprehensive security intelligence and protection," saidMEDEX CEO Bruce Kirby. "By adding the international security resources andexpertise of ASI Group to MEDEX, we can provide our customers with anenhanced, fully-integrated travel protection solution."

Kirby added, "We have taken two companies with great global reputationsand client retention and created the premier, best-in-class internationalsource for medical, security, and travel assistance services available today."

The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. ASI Group will retain itsname and location under the direction of President Charlie LeBlanc and the ASImanagement team. It will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary and the combinedcompany will total close to 200 employees.

"This is an outstanding fit for ASI both strategically and operationally,"says LeBlanc. "Becoming part of MEDEX Global Group will only strengthen ourposition in the marketplace and provide our clients with a truly robust set ofservices. We can leverage our unique product offerings like our Worldwatch(RM)Intelligence Software with MEDEX 360 m Global Medical Monitor. Our culture andbusiness philosophy has always been closely aligned with MEDEX. We lookforward to a smooth transition and a successful future together."

Since 2000 MEDEX has been under the direction of CEO and President BruceKirby, CPA, FLMI. Under his leadership, MEDEX is on target to more thanquadruple its revenue by the end of 2008. Last year, MEDEX's centralized 24/7Emergency Response Center handled nearly 30,000 cases in over 200 countriesand had a 98% client retention rate.

For more information contact: Josianne W. Pennington, Chief MarketingOfficer of MEDEX Global Group at 410-453-6300, [email protected]

MEDEX Global Group has been assisting travelers with medical and securityemergencies for more than 30 years, providing international travel, securityand medical support for corporations, government and humanitarianorganizations, and leisure travelers. MEDEX services include everything frompre-trip intelligence and contingency planning to real-time medical casemonitoring, complex emergency evacuations and virtually every contingency inbetween. The MEDEX Emergency Response Center handles nearly 30,000 cases ayear in over 200 countries.

ASI Group is a trusted name in global risk management services forcorporations (including eight of the top 10 Fortune 500 companies), majorinternational organizations and governmen
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