Here is the news Collectible Concepts Group Announces Private Placement
           Business Editors       DOYLESTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 31, 1999--Collectible Concepts Group Inc. (CCGR) (OTC BB:CCGR) Tuesday announced that the company plans to raise additional capital through a "best efforts" offering of private equity placement of common stock.     The "best efforts" offering is targeted to raise $250,000 in funds, with CCGR reserving the right to raise the offering to $500,000.     Proceeds of the offering are intended to be used for working capital, the purchase of additional key licenses and acquisitions.     Commenting on the planned transaction, Jeffrey Andrews, CFO at CCGR said, "The offering will greatly enhance expansion of the company, as we continue to pursue strategies that will enable CCGR to grow both internally and through acquisitions."     The private placement is being managed and executed by Bryn Mawr Investment Group Inc. (BMIG), an independent investment firm based in Bryn Mawr, Pa. BMIG provides a full range of investment banking services and products to individuals, corporations, trusts, endowments and public funds and enjoys a vast range of strategic alliances with private placement specialists, corporate financial agents, banking officers, leading money managers and venture capitalists.     Based in Doylestown, Collectible Concepts Group Inc. develops and markets licensed collectible merchandise in the entertainment and sports markets. The principals of CCGR have been trend-setters in the collectibles industry since 1982, and are nationally recognized in direct response marketing, replica design and mass market distribution. CCGR is a publicly owned company that trades under the stock symbol, CCGR (OTC-BB).       Statements about the company's future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other statements in this press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private-Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Since these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the company's actual results could differ materially from expected results.      For more information, contact Collectible Concepts Group Inc., 1600 Lower State Road, Doylestown, Pa. 18901, Phone: 215/491-1075, Fax: 215/491-1079, e-mail: info@collectibleconcepts.com, or visit the company's Web site at www.collectibleconcepts.com.        --30--pp/mi*        CONTACT:  Hoffman Resources Inc.                Stephanie Hoffman, 908/431-1660                shoffman@hoffmanresources.net        KEYWORD:  PENNSYLVANIA      INDUSTRY KEYWORD:  ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS   Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet                           with Hyperlinks to your home page.                           URL: businesswire.com      
  Aug-31-1999 08:51 GMT Symbols:   US;CCGR Source BW Business Wire |