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DANVILLE, Calif., Nov 8, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- S3Investment
Company, Inc. (Pink Sheets:SIVC) today announced the hiring of two new analysts
by the company's Re dwood Capital subsidiary operating in China. The two new
analysts, Wade Li Cui and Ekaterina Terskin, will perform a variety of tasks
including managing and performing due diligence on client firms and drafting
business plans and prospectuses for institutional investors.

Redwood Capital assists private Chinese companies through the process of
accessing capital markets through Alternative Public Offerings (APO)
transactions. The company has worked with clients that are now publicly traded
in the United States and Canada and has several clients under contract that are
being prepared for similar transactions, as well as maintaining a pipeline of
potential clients operating in China and Mongolia. The new analysts are
currently working with Redwood Capital clients to prepare them for potential
future reverse merger and financing transactions.

"We are very pleased to have Wade Li Cui and Ekaterina Terskin on the Redwood
Capital team," said S3 Investment Company Chairman and CEO Jim Bickel. "Both
come to Redwood with valuable experience in China as well as in finance,
financial analysis and related fields. As part of the ongoing expansion of
Redwood subsidiary operations in and around China, the addition of these highly
qualified analysts will help to expedite the process of preparing clients for
APO transactions. We welcome them aboard and look forward to their contributions
for many years to come."

Mr. Bickel is currently in Asia to oversee the activities of the company's
Redwood subsidiaries, including the expected close of a Redwood Capital client
transaction. Mr. Bickel will visit Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong as well as
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and the Philippines during his trip.

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About S3 Investment Company, Inc.

S3 Investment Company, Inc. (http://www.s3investments.com) and its Redwood Group
International subsidiary are focused on facilitating the success of several
subsidiaries operating in the China market. Redwood Capital, Inc. assists
private Chinese companies in accessing the North American capital markets by
utilizing a network of investment banking relationships to achieve reverse
merger transactions. For more information, please visit
http://www.redwoodcapinc.com. Redwood Medical, Inc. assists companies seeking to
import and distribute Western medical technologies and products into the China
market.

Any statements contained herein related to future events are forward-looking
statements and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue relia nce on forward-looking statements. S3 Investment Company, Inc.
undertakes no obligation to update any such statements to reflect actual events.

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SOURCE: S3 Investment Company, Inc.


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