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Quest Capital Corp. (QCC) Peter Grosskopf to Be Appointed President and CEO

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – 07/14/10) – Quest Capital Corp. (TSX:QCNews)(AMEX:QCCNews) (“Quest” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Peter Grosskopf has agreed to join the Company as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Grosskopf will assume these positions on closing of the previously announced letter of intent (June 10, 2010) whereby Quest will be rebranded “Sprott Resource Lending Corp.”.

Mr. Grosskopf will be responsible for developing and implementing the Company’s overall strategy, overseeing the Company’s growth and ensuring that shareholder value is enhanced and maximized. Mr. Grosskopf remarked, “As a natural resource lender, this will bring Quest back to its roots. We are excited at the prospect of capitalizing and managing an organization which provides bridge and mezzanine loans to mining and oil & gas companies. By combining Quest’s asset base and lending expertise together with the deal flow, contacts and execution abilities of the Sprott organization, Sprott Resource Lending is expected to be a significant player in the business of natural resource lending.”

Mr. Grosskopf has over 23 years of experience in the Canadian financial services industry. He has a proven track record of building and growing businesses. Most recently, he was President of Cormark Securities Inc. (“Cormark”). Prior to joining Cormark, Mr. Grosskopf was one of the co-founders of Newcrest Capital Inc., which was acquired by the TD Bank Financial Group in 2000. Mr. Grosskopf has extensive experience as an advisor and underwriter to companies in a wide variety of sectors.

In assuming these positions, Mr. Grosskopf will replace Mr. Brian Bayley who was appointed CEO and President in the spring of 2009, to help Quest manage through the financial crisis. The Board would like to express their gratitude to Mr. Bayley for stepping into the position at such a difficult time. As part of the change to natural resource lending, Mr. Bayley and Mr. A. Murray Sinclair, Chairman, will remain as directors of Sprott Resource Lending and continue on as consultants providing their loan origination and remediation expertise.

The following are certain significant upcoming dates with respect to the Sprott transaction and the previously announced substantial issuer bid which requires shareholder and any applicable regulatory approvals:

Expected Timetable

 

Mailing of substantial issuer bid and management       Mid July 2010
proxy circulars

Second quarter financial results                       August 5th, 2010

Shareholders meeting                                   August 17th, 2010

Substantial issuer bid completion, private             Early September 2010
placement, and return to resource lending

About Quest

Quest Capital Corp. is a publicly traded mortgage investment corporation. As a natural resource lender, Quest will ultimately cease to be a mortgage investment corporation. Accordingly, Quest expects to provide further guidance in due course as to its status as a mortgage investment corporation.

For more information about Quest, please visit our website (www.questcapcorp.com) or SEDAR (www.sedar.com).

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