Epic Financial Funding, LLC




                                June 2012




Funding Green Energy Projects               1
Managing Partners of Epic Financial Funding, LLC




 James Mizelle, Managing Partner graduated from the New York University Stern School of Business with
 an M.A. Degree in International Business and graduated from Georgetown University McDonough School of
 Business with a B.A. Degree in International Business and graduated from Georgetown University McDonough
 School of Business with a B.A. Degree. He began his professional career with AT&T as a Project Manager with
 the conversion software development system to convert the yellow pages from a manual system to a fully
 mechanized system. This project was first developed in California and was implemented through all other Bell
 Operating Companies. James also worked as an International Program Manager in Mexico, Ireland and South
 Africa. He was responsible for troubleshooting for international projects that were missing deadlines and in
 danger of contract failure. The main responsibility was to put in place procedures, deadlines, escalation
 processes and subcontractor performance metrics so projects would be on time and within budget. James was
 also responsible for the implementation of the first DSL project to go live at Verizon.

 After a career in telecommunications, James owned and was the managing broker for a real estate company
 that provided real estate services both locally and internationally. The firm grew from a small real estate firm
 to a firm processing multi-million dollar transactions. The business grew to the international arena by
 partnering with several real estate development firms in Panama. The company worked with international
 clients to help facilitate contracts for the purchase of various real estate transactions throughout the country
 of Panama.

 For the past several years James has been working in the financial sector to help provide funding for green
 energy, real estate and bio-fuel projects. He has many national and international contacts for funding projects
 both within the United States and internationally.




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Managing Partners of Epic Financial Funding, LLC



 Phillip (Randy) Carson, Managing Partner studied at the University of Cincinnati on the GI Bill to obtain an AD in
 Police administration in conjunction with the Ohio state highway patrol academy in Columbus Ohio, graduating in
 December of 1969. After three years as a law enforcement officer in Ohio, enrolled at Xavier University and studied
 Finance and Stock Market Analysis. In 1977 received a professional designation of (Certified Insurance Counselor) in
 Risk Management.

 Randy has 30 years experience in financial services and lending and began his career in 1974 as Founder and President
 of Clermont Insurance and Financial Services. In 1993 Mr. Carson founded Midwest National Mortgage Bank, where his
 company was nationally rated in the top 100 privately owned mortgage banks in the United States.

 From 1973-1998 Randy was active in Ohio Republican politics in several capacities. He was elected to public office twice
 and served eight years as an elected official. Randy was a statewide delegate to the Ohio Republican Party and served
 as Finance Chairman of his county. He was the youngest ever in Ohio to be appointed to Chairman of the Board of
 Elections. Randy worked and managed two congressional district positions for Ronald Reagan and James A. Rhodes,
 Governor of Ohio. Randy worked throughout Ohio for Senator Robert A Taft's re-election to the U.S. Senate. In 1999 he
 served in an official position for Governor Robert A. Taft II as a small group of statewide host committee members and
 served as one of his chief fund raisers. Randy was nominated to President Gerald Ford's National Education Committee
 in 1974, and was invited to the White House on two occasions. In addition, Randy was elected as a life member of the
 national registry of Who's Who in Business in 1999.

 Phillip is a Managing Partner of Epic Financial Funding, LLC located in greater Cincinnati, Ohio. The company represents
 traditional lending and banking conduits, with an emphasis on land development, debt/equity projects, public financing
 & alternative energy worldwide. Since 2004 Randy has added various national and international money conduits from
 global banks, hedge funds, insurance institutions and private equity firms. The top 10 firms that provide joint ventures,
 commercial lending, and trade financing will do transaction amounts from $10 Million USD and upwards of two billion
 on a single deal over the required time, public or private.


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Phillip Carson’s Political Background




  Gov. Bob Taft, Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Carson and George Bush Jr.
                                                                 4
Recommendations for Phillip Carson


  “I have known Randy for 12 years and worked for him very early in my career. While at Midwest National I
  watched the company successfully transform from a single branch operation to a nationally recognized lender
  in the mortgage industry. Randy's leadership skill, and "no non-sense" direct approach was a factor in his
  success. I have a great deal of respect for his years of knowledge, professionalism, integrity and would
  highly recommend him.” April 9, 2009
  Julie Dietz, Director of Training, Bear Stearns
  worked directly with Phillip(Randy) at Midwest National Mortgage, Banc

  “It is my distinct pleasure to write a recommendation for Phillip. I have had the pleasure of working with him
  for more than 4 years and I think the world of Phillip. Phillip Carson is a highly talented professional and an
  incredibly giving individual. He treats his clients and colleagues with the utmost respect and will jump
  through fires to help someone in need. I would highly recommend him for any professional organization and
  firmly believe that he could make a very significant contribution to an organization.”
  May 6, 2009
  Noelle Kim, Investment Advisor representative, Investment Advisors International
  worked directly with Phillip(Randy) at World Financial Group

  “Randy Carson is a great center of influence and a leader in the financial services industry. He led the
  Cincinnati team he built to success with quality and a commitment to excellence. We created an amazing
  amount of synergy which led to record setting performance. Randy reached SVP as fast as it could be
  achieved and was fun to work with. I highly recommend him.” April 20, 2009
  Tom Mathews, National Sales Director, A.L. Williams
  managed Phillip(Randy) at A.L. Williams/Priamerica Corp.
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Why Choose Epic Financial?


Epic is aligned with 5-10 major manufacturers.

Our wind turbine manufacturers:
Develop high efficiency wind turbines
• ISO-9001 certified
• Maintain an integrated design for key wind turbine components such
   as blades, gearbox and controls
• 20+ Years in design, manufacturing and installation of wind turbines
• Offer multiple wind turbine models


Our solar panel manufacturers:
•   Work with brand manufacturers and research institutes
•   Provide ongoing performance testing backed by certification
•   Offer latest available products with a high level of efficiency
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Funding Partners
                 Partial List


HUD/FHA                      GE Capital
Rabo Bank                    Goldman Sachs
ING Investment Management    Citibank
John Hancock Life            Morgan Stanley
Wells Fargo                  JP Morgan
Metropolitan Life            KeyBank
New York Life                Axa SA
U.S Bank                     AEGON NV
Vasari Energy                Allianz
Ming Yang/China              Zurich Financial Services
Bank of Montreal             Bank of America
Compass Capital Management   BNP Paribus
Krannich Solar               Samsung
Deutsche Bank                Mitsubishi
                                                         7
How We Help Finance Wind & Solar Projects



   •   Epic Financial Funding, LLC helps finance large scale
       projects with their main focus and expertise in viable
       renewable energy projects.
   •   The company is able to offset the higher initial capital
       costs associated with renewable generation by
       strategically aligning itself with key financial partners
       and by utilizing sophisticated financing structures to
       raise capital required to develop a project.
   •   We know that purchasing, installing and maintaining
       green energy systems such as wind and solar can
       require a significant outlay of both capital and resources.
   •   Epic’s founders have combined decades of corporate
       experience with innovative and entrepreneurial problem
       solving to truly understand today’s developers.



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Brooke-Alvinston Wind Project
        Funded in April, 2012




Ho- cheol Chang of Samsung with John Cobb at Brooke-AlvinstonTownship, Ontario, a
project owned by Zephyr Farms Limited. This is one of four of Samsungs 2.5MW turbines
located in southwest Ontario.

Epic Financial Funding, LLC worked on this wind project since September 2009. For
additional information go to: www.qtww.com/press-releases?view=91 or call 859-534-5781




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EPIC VISITING SOLAR PLANT IN BULGARIA




 James Mizelle inspecting a solar   Dinner with partners ,clients and
 plant in Bulgaria.                 Korean officials from industrial
                                    companies.




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Epic’s Expectation of the Client


•   Shovel-Ready or as close as possible - This is vital to financing a transaction. There are hundreds
    of transactions out there, and lenders want to move as quickly as possible on transactions. This
    means any deal we take to our sources we expect to be as close to having pre development
    completed as possible without having a back end financer. This includes all feasibility studies, wind
    studies, environmental impact studies, final or preliminary PPAs, final building permits, grid
    connection approval, etc
•   Strong Management/ Development team - With the number of deals and the size of
    transactions, lenders will want to see experienced and capable management/ development teams in
    place. If we perceive that this is lacking, we can recommend large partners for many projects who
    will help make financing their project viable as well as adding a strong strategic partner to the
    project.
•   Size and Scope of Business - Projects must be of ample size to warrant our contacts' interest and
    time. This means we do not work on energy projects smaller than 5MW and prefer them to be
    20MW+. .Our long term goal is to develop relationships with clients who can provide a pipeline of
    businesses that will grow due to our contacts and their expertise over years to come
•   Professionalism and Flexibility - Our relationships are with very serious institutions and will not
    be risked by working with those who do not share our expectation of high work ethics and
    professionalism. In addition, we work only with flexible developers, as this industry calls for creativity
    and ingenuity. No deal is quite the same and very rarely do they close with the same terms and
    structure that was initially conceptualized by the developer. This is simply the reality of large scale
    projects.

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Typical Loan Terms

• High LTC ratio-Up to 80%
• Low interest rates-between 5.95% and 7.25%
• Wide uses
• Repayment and amortization-up to 40 years
• Flexible draw down schedules-18,24,and 36 months
• Non recourse-no personal guarantees
• Credit-no minimum credit requirements
• Experience-no minimum experience requirements
• Collateral- flexible collateral requirements-e.g. shares or
  receivables
• No upfront fees-fees only charged after term sheet issued
• Limits-can be stacked in capital structure or off balance sheet
• Loan size preference-between $10mm and $250mm
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Contact

        Phillip R. Carson
      Managing Principal
  Epic Financial Funding, LLC
   Phone:+1 859.534.5781
     Skype: r.carsonskype
    rcarson@pmfohio.com
         James Mizelle
       Managing Partner
  Epic Financial Funding, LLC
James@TandC-Investments.com



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2012 Epic Power Point Presentation

  • 1.
    Epic Financial Funding,LLC June 2012 Funding Green Energy Projects 1
  • 2.
    Managing Partners ofEpic Financial Funding, LLC James Mizelle, Managing Partner graduated from the New York University Stern School of Business with an M.A. Degree in International Business and graduated from Georgetown University McDonough School of Business with a B.A. Degree in International Business and graduated from Georgetown University McDonough School of Business with a B.A. Degree. He began his professional career with AT&T as a Project Manager with the conversion software development system to convert the yellow pages from a manual system to a fully mechanized system. This project was first developed in California and was implemented through all other Bell Operating Companies. James also worked as an International Program Manager in Mexico, Ireland and South Africa. He was responsible for troubleshooting for international projects that were missing deadlines and in danger of contract failure. The main responsibility was to put in place procedures, deadlines, escalation processes and subcontractor performance metrics so projects would be on time and within budget. James was also responsible for the implementation of the first DSL project to go live at Verizon. After a career in telecommunications, James owned and was the managing broker for a real estate company that provided real estate services both locally and internationally. The firm grew from a small real estate firm to a firm processing multi-million dollar transactions. The business grew to the international arena by partnering with several real estate development firms in Panama. The company worked with international clients to help facilitate contracts for the purchase of various real estate transactions throughout the country of Panama. For the past several years James has been working in the financial sector to help provide funding for green energy, real estate and bio-fuel projects. He has many national and international contacts for funding projects both within the United States and internationally. 2
  • 3.
    Managing Partners ofEpic Financial Funding, LLC Phillip (Randy) Carson, Managing Partner studied at the University of Cincinnati on the GI Bill to obtain an AD in Police administration in conjunction with the Ohio state highway patrol academy in Columbus Ohio, graduating in December of 1969. After three years as a law enforcement officer in Ohio, enrolled at Xavier University and studied Finance and Stock Market Analysis. In 1977 received a professional designation of (Certified Insurance Counselor) in Risk Management. Randy has 30 years experience in financial services and lending and began his career in 1974 as Founder and President of Clermont Insurance and Financial Services. In 1993 Mr. Carson founded Midwest National Mortgage Bank, where his company was nationally rated in the top 100 privately owned mortgage banks in the United States. From 1973-1998 Randy was active in Ohio Republican politics in several capacities. He was elected to public office twice and served eight years as an elected official. Randy was a statewide delegate to the Ohio Republican Party and served as Finance Chairman of his county. He was the youngest ever in Ohio to be appointed to Chairman of the Board of Elections. Randy worked and managed two congressional district positions for Ronald Reagan and James A. Rhodes, Governor of Ohio. Randy worked throughout Ohio for Senator Robert A Taft's re-election to the U.S. Senate. In 1999 he served in an official position for Governor Robert A. Taft II as a small group of statewide host committee members and served as one of his chief fund raisers. Randy was nominated to President Gerald Ford's National Education Committee in 1974, and was invited to the White House on two occasions. In addition, Randy was elected as a life member of the national registry of Who's Who in Business in 1999. Phillip is a Managing Partner of Epic Financial Funding, LLC located in greater Cincinnati, Ohio. The company represents traditional lending and banking conduits, with an emphasis on land development, debt/equity projects, public financing & alternative energy worldwide. Since 2004 Randy has added various national and international money conduits from global banks, hedge funds, insurance institutions and private equity firms. The top 10 firms that provide joint ventures, commercial lending, and trade financing will do transaction amounts from $10 Million USD and upwards of two billion on a single deal over the required time, public or private. 3
  • 4.
    Phillip Carson’s PoliticalBackground Gov. Bob Taft, Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Carson and George Bush Jr. 4
  • 5.
    Recommendations for PhillipCarson “I have known Randy for 12 years and worked for him very early in my career. While at Midwest National I watched the company successfully transform from a single branch operation to a nationally recognized lender in the mortgage industry. Randy's leadership skill, and "no non-sense" direct approach was a factor in his success. I have a great deal of respect for his years of knowledge, professionalism, integrity and would highly recommend him.” April 9, 2009 Julie Dietz, Director of Training, Bear Stearns worked directly with Phillip(Randy) at Midwest National Mortgage, Banc “It is my distinct pleasure to write a recommendation for Phillip. I have had the pleasure of working with him for more than 4 years and I think the world of Phillip. Phillip Carson is a highly talented professional and an incredibly giving individual. He treats his clients and colleagues with the utmost respect and will jump through fires to help someone in need. I would highly recommend him for any professional organization and firmly believe that he could make a very significant contribution to an organization.” May 6, 2009 Noelle Kim, Investment Advisor representative, Investment Advisors International worked directly with Phillip(Randy) at World Financial Group “Randy Carson is a great center of influence and a leader in the financial services industry. He led the Cincinnati team he built to success with quality and a commitment to excellence. We created an amazing amount of synergy which led to record setting performance. Randy reached SVP as fast as it could be achieved and was fun to work with. I highly recommend him.” April 20, 2009 Tom Mathews, National Sales Director, A.L. Williams managed Phillip(Randy) at A.L. Williams/Priamerica Corp. 5
  • 6.
    Why Choose EpicFinancial? Epic is aligned with 5-10 major manufacturers. Our wind turbine manufacturers: Develop high efficiency wind turbines • ISO-9001 certified • Maintain an integrated design for key wind turbine components such as blades, gearbox and controls • 20+ Years in design, manufacturing and installation of wind turbines • Offer multiple wind turbine models Our solar panel manufacturers: • Work with brand manufacturers and research institutes • Provide ongoing performance testing backed by certification • Offer latest available products with a high level of efficiency 6
  • 7.
    Funding Partners Partial List HUD/FHA GE Capital Rabo Bank Goldman Sachs ING Investment Management Citibank John Hancock Life Morgan Stanley Wells Fargo JP Morgan Metropolitan Life KeyBank New York Life Axa SA U.S Bank AEGON NV Vasari Energy Allianz Ming Yang/China Zurich Financial Services Bank of Montreal Bank of America Compass Capital Management BNP Paribus Krannich Solar Samsung Deutsche Bank Mitsubishi 7
  • 8.
    How We HelpFinance Wind & Solar Projects • Epic Financial Funding, LLC helps finance large scale projects with their main focus and expertise in viable renewable energy projects. • The company is able to offset the higher initial capital costs associated with renewable generation by strategically aligning itself with key financial partners and by utilizing sophisticated financing structures to raise capital required to develop a project. • We know that purchasing, installing and maintaining green energy systems such as wind and solar can require a significant outlay of both capital and resources. • Epic’s founders have combined decades of corporate experience with innovative and entrepreneurial problem solving to truly understand today’s developers. 8
  • 9.
    Brooke-Alvinston Wind Project Funded in April, 2012 Ho- cheol Chang of Samsung with John Cobb at Brooke-AlvinstonTownship, Ontario, a project owned by Zephyr Farms Limited. This is one of four of Samsungs 2.5MW turbines located in southwest Ontario. Epic Financial Funding, LLC worked on this wind project since September 2009. For additional information go to: www.qtww.com/press-releases?view=91 or call 859-534-5781 9
  • 10.
    EPIC VISITING SOLARPLANT IN BULGARIA James Mizelle inspecting a solar Dinner with partners ,clients and plant in Bulgaria. Korean officials from industrial companies. 10
  • 11.
    Epic’s Expectation ofthe Client • Shovel-Ready or as close as possible - This is vital to financing a transaction. There are hundreds of transactions out there, and lenders want to move as quickly as possible on transactions. This means any deal we take to our sources we expect to be as close to having pre development completed as possible without having a back end financer. This includes all feasibility studies, wind studies, environmental impact studies, final or preliminary PPAs, final building permits, grid connection approval, etc • Strong Management/ Development team - With the number of deals and the size of transactions, lenders will want to see experienced and capable management/ development teams in place. If we perceive that this is lacking, we can recommend large partners for many projects who will help make financing their project viable as well as adding a strong strategic partner to the project. • Size and Scope of Business - Projects must be of ample size to warrant our contacts' interest and time. This means we do not work on energy projects smaller than 5MW and prefer them to be 20MW+. .Our long term goal is to develop relationships with clients who can provide a pipeline of businesses that will grow due to our contacts and their expertise over years to come • Professionalism and Flexibility - Our relationships are with very serious institutions and will not be risked by working with those who do not share our expectation of high work ethics and professionalism. In addition, we work only with flexible developers, as this industry calls for creativity and ingenuity. No deal is quite the same and very rarely do they close with the same terms and structure that was initially conceptualized by the developer. This is simply the reality of large scale projects. 11
  • 12.
    Typical Loan Terms •High LTC ratio-Up to 80% • Low interest rates-between 5.95% and 7.25% • Wide uses • Repayment and amortization-up to 40 years • Flexible draw down schedules-18,24,and 36 months • Non recourse-no personal guarantees • Credit-no minimum credit requirements • Experience-no minimum experience requirements • Collateral- flexible collateral requirements-e.g. shares or receivables • No upfront fees-fees only charged after term sheet issued • Limits-can be stacked in capital structure or off balance sheet • Loan size preference-between $10mm and $250mm 12
  • 13.
    Contact Phillip R. Carson Managing Principal Epic Financial Funding, LLC Phone:+1 859.534.5781 Skype: r.carsonskype rcarson@pmfohio.com James Mizelle Managing Partner Epic Financial Funding, LLC James@TandC-Investments.com 13