San Francisco, January, 2013
Successful “Date Certain M&A” of Materials Science company, its Assets and Intellectual Property
Steven R. Gerbsman, Principal of Gerbsman Partners (http://gerbsmanpartners.com)and James McHugh, a member of Gerbsman Partners Board of Intellectual Capital, announced today their success in maximizing stakeholder value for a materials science company. The company designed, developed and manufactured high performance turnkey equipment for Atomic Layer Deposition (“ALD”).
Gerbsman Partners provided Crisis Management and Investment Banking leadership, facilitated the sale of the business unit’s assets and its associated Intellectual Property. Due to market conditions, Board of Directors and the Senior Lender made the strategic decision to maximize the value of the business unit and Intellectual Property.
Gerbsman Partners provided leadership to the company with:
1. Crisis Management and technology domain expertise in developing the strategic action plans for maximizing value of the business unit, Intellectual Property and assets;
2. Proven domain expertise in maximizing the value of the business unit and Intellectual Property through a Gerbsman Partners targeted and proprietary “Date Certain M&A Process”;
3. The ability to “Manage the Process” among potential Acquirers, Lawyers, Creditors Management and Advisors;
4. The proven ability to “Drive” toward successful closure for all parties at interest.
About Gerbsman Partners
Gerbsman Partners focuses on maximizing enterprise value for stakeholders and shareholders in under-performing, under-capitalized and under-valued companies and their Intellectual Property. Since 2001, Gerbsman Partners has been involved in maximizing value for 75 Technology, Life Science and Medical Device companies and their Intellectual Property and has restructured/terminated over $810 million of real estate executory contracts and equipment lease/sub-debt obligations. Since inception in 1980, Gerbsman Partners has been involved in over $2.3 billion of financings, restructurings and M&A transactions.
Gerbsman Partners has offices and strategic alliances in Boston, New York, Washington, DC, San Francisco, Orange County, Europe and Israel. For additional information please visit http://www.gerbsmanpartners.com or Gerbsman Partners blog.
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