Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (?KSF?) and Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr. announce the commencement of an investigation into J. Crew Group, Inc. ("J. Crew" or the "Company") (NYSE: JCG) and its acquisition by TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners. The new owners plan to work with J. Crew CEO Millard Drexler, who will continue to head the company and will retain a ?significant equity investment.?

KSF's investigation will revolve around whether the J. Crew board has undertaken a fair process in obtaining fair consideration for J. Crew shareholders.

If you have information that would assist KSF in its investigation, or would like to discuss your legal rights, you may, without obligation or cost to you, e-mail or call KSF Managing Partner, Lewis Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), toll free at 877-515-1850, after hours via cell phone 504-301-7900, or KSF Director of Client Relations, Neil Rothstein, Esq. (neil.rothstein@ksfcounsel.com), toll free at 877-694-9510, or after hours via cell phone 330-860-4092.

About Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC

KSF, whose partners include the Former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is a law firm focused on securities class action and shareholder derivative litigation with offices in New York and Louisiana. KSF's lawyers have significant experience litigating complex securities class actions nationwide on behalf of both institutional and individual shareholders. Recent cases include In re Virgin Mobile USA IPO Litigation, 2:07-cv-05619-SDW-MCA (D. N.J.), Co-Lead Counsel, $19.5 Million Settlement Preliminarily Approved; In re BigBand Networks, Inc Securities Litigation, 3:07-CV-05101-SBA (C.D. Cal.), Co-Lead Counsel, $11 million settlement; In re U.S. Auto Parts Networks, Inc. Securities Litigation, 2:07-cv-02030-GW-JC (C.D. Cal.),Lead Counsel, $10 million settlement. KSF is also federally court-appointed Co-Lead Counsel in THE shareholder derivative cases against AIG and Bank of America (Merrill Lynch merger) emanating from their recent multi-billion dollar economic declines.

To learn more about KSF, you may visit www.ksfcounsel.com.

Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
Lewis Kahn, Esq., 877-515-1850
Cell: 504-301-7900