Gateway Energy Corporation's Special Committee - Engages Growth Capital Partners, L.P. as Independent Financial Advisor to Explore Strategic Alternatives

HOUSTON, April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gateway Energy Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GNRG) ("Gateway") today announced that its Special Committee, established to consider strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value, has engaged as its independent financial advisor Growth Capital Partners, L.P.  Strategic alternatives may include, but are not limited to, a sale of the corporation, merger or other business combination, a sale of a material portion of Gateway's assets, or an acquisition, among other alternatives.

Gateway does not intend to disclose developments with respect to the strategic review process until its Board of Directors has approved a definitive transaction or strategic option, unless otherwise determined by law.

About Gateway Energy

Gateway Energy Corporation owns and operates natural gas gathering, transportation and distribution systems in Texas, Texas state waters and in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas and Louisiana coasts. Gateway gathers offshore wellhead natural gas production and liquid hydrocarbons from producers, and then aggregates this production for processing and transportation to other pipelines. Gateway also transports gas through its onshore systems for non-affiliated shippers and through its affiliated distribution system and makes sales of natural gas to end users.

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SOURCE Gateway Energy Corporation