Hyde Park Acquisition Corp. - (HYDQ.OB)

Hyde Park Acquisition Corp., a development stage company, was incorporated in August 2006 and completed a $100 million initial public offering in early 2007.

On October 31, 2008, Hyde Park Acquisition Corp. completed its acquisition of privately held Essex Holdings LLC and its operating subsidiary, Essex Crane Rental Corp.  Essex Crane Rental Corp owns the largest specialized fleet of lattice-boom crawler cranes and attachments in North America.  Chicago-based Essex operates an industry-leading fleet of approximately 400 high-lift capacity crawler cranes which has been assembled throughout its 48 years of operation.  The Company's primary end markets serviced include bridge and road construction, power, water treatment, refineries, alternative energy and other infrastructure related projects.   All of these end markets are experiencing strong growth trends due to investment in transportation infrastructure, energy infrastructure, municipal utilities and chemical/petrochemical facilities.