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To: ArtsCool who wrote (45852)	6/22/1999 4:53:00 PM
From: kendall harmon	Respond to of 120523

MANU makes 1 cent versus -4 cents expected. BTOB also got an upgrade: Tuesday June 22, 4:31 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: EOFFERING EOFFERING Analyst Gary R. Craft, CFA, Initiates Coverage of First Sierra Financial Inc. (BTOB) with a Buy Rating SAN FRANCISCO and NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was released today by EOFFERING, an NASD member; CRD# 36717. EOFFERING managing director and e-financial services analyst Gary Craft today initiated coverage on First Sierra Financial Inc. (Nasdaq: BTOB - news) with a Buy rating. First Sierra is a Houston-based provider of e-commerce technology and services to small businesses. The Company customizes lease financing products and offers servicing, consulting and technology solutions via on-line connections to its e-commerce software system. ''We believe the company is well positioned based on its first mover advantage in the Internet-based leasing space'' said Craft. ''First Sierra is prepared to capture substantial market share in the $200 billion annual lease activity that is rapidly porting to Internet-based merchant and shopping environments.'' EOFFERING, the online investment banking firm funded in part by ETRADE Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGRP - news) and Sandy Robertson, founder and former CEO of Robertson Stephens & Co., provides full service investment research and capital markets capabilities to institutional and individual investors. This report is available at www.eoffering.com. EOFFERING maintains a market in the shares of First Sierra Financial Inc. EOFFERING is a member NASD/SIPC.