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CFI Infrastructure Opportunities Fund Acquires N-Viro Systems Canada Inc.

February 11, 2008

Acquisition to help Municipalities meet their Infrastructure Requirements

TORONTO, ON - February 11, 2008 - Corpfinance International Limited (The CFI Group), a provider of equity and debt financings for the project finance industry, today announced that the CFI Infrastructure Opportunities Fund (The Fund) has acquired N-Viro Systems Canada Inc. for $15 million.

N-Viro is a leader in the bio-organic waste management industry and currently operates facilities in Leamington, Sarnia, Niagara, Halifax and Summerside. These are certified bio-solids management facilities and the post treatment products they produce are marketed under the Federal Fertilizers Act and Regulations.

N-Viro employs a patented process for the treatment and recycling of bio-organic wastes utilizing alkaline byproducts. The N-Viro process stabilizes and pasteurizes the wastewater sludge, reduces odours to acceptable levels, neutralizes or immobilizes heavy metals and generates a product that has an appearance similar to soil and which offers multiple commercial uses.

“We are excited by this acquisition as The Fund is now in a position to offer an innovative and cost effective solution to the bio-solids waste management challenge facing many municipalities across Canada” said Kevin Andrews, President and CEO of the CFI Group. “N-Viro now has the support to build, own and operate a bio-solids treatment plant that conforms to all municipal requirements ensuring that even the smallest municipalities can have access to this environmentally friendly technology without placing additional stress on their already limited capital budgets. We plan to expand across Canada using a “Hub” type system whereby multiple small municipalities can share one bio-solids treatment facility.”

“At CFI we’ve always believed that private participation in financing and ownership is vital to the renewal of Canada’s infrastructure. Through this acquisition the CFI Infrastructure Opportunities Fund is helping to address the infrastructure deficit facing Canada today” said Mr. Andrews.

The acquisition of N-Viro further diversifies the assets in the CFI Infrastructure Opportunities Fund which currently include alternate sources of renewable power generation, cogeneration and now bio solids. Investments through the first round of financing of The Fund now support over $750 million in new infrastructure developments across Canada.

About CFI Group

With over 20 years of experience and $5 billion of transactions, CFI Group is a comprehensive, personalized financial services company able to satisfy a full range of capital needs, from equity to sub-debt and senior debt. CFI specializes in providing customized medium and long-term project finance and infrastructure debt and equity financing solutions for private and public corporations. The Company is based in Toronto, Ontario with offices in Quebec and British Columbia.

In addition to its substantial lending capabilities CFI offers a wide range of capital solutions through its subsidiary CFI Capital. CFI Capital manages the CFI Infrastructure Opportunities Fund. The Fund, launched in 2004 is designed to meet the increased demand for financing for Canadian infrastructure projects and Public Sector-Private Sector Partnerships

For more information on CFI Group, visit http://www.corpfinance.ca

For more information, please contact:

David Bell
Managing Director
CFI Capital/CFI Infrastructure Opportunities Fund
416-673-2370
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or

Rae Wallin
President
N-Viro Systems Canada Inc.
613-348-3302
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