The Bidding Process, Procedures for the Sale of certain Assets and Intellectual Property of Raydiance, Inc..
Further to Gerbsman Partners previous e-mail and sales letter of June, 2015, regarding the sale of certain assets of Raydiance, Inc., (Raydiance), I attach the form of agreement (“APA”) that we will be requesting the bidders for certain Assets and Intellectual Property of Raydiance execute and deliver in connection with such transaction. The Raydiance Assets have been previously supplied, as outlined in the Raydiance sales letter. Also attached is Exhibit B, an updated Patent list. Ken, Jim and I will be following up to review the Bidding Process.
Gerbsman Partners (http://www.gerbsmanpartners.com) has been retained by Raydiance, Inc. (http://raydiance.com) to solicit interest for the acquisition of all or substantially all of Raydiance’s assets, including its Intellectual Property (“IP”), in whole or in part (collectively, the “Raydiance Assets”).
Any and all the assets of Raydiance will be sold on an “as is, where is” basis and will be subject to “The Bidding Process for Interested Buyers”, outlined below.
Prior to the bid date of July 9, 2015., I would encourage all interested parties to have their counsel speak with Cecily Dumas, Esq. of Pillsbury Winthrop, counsel to Raydiance. She is available to discuss any questions or comments of a legal nature relating to the transactions contemplated by the APA. 415 983 1641 office, 415 542 8730 cell cecily.dumas@pillsburylaw.com
The Bidding Process for Interested Buyers
Interested and qualified parties will be expected to sign a nondisclosure agreement (attached hereto as Exhibit A) to have access to key members of the management and intellectual capital teams and the due diligence “war room” documentation (the “Due Diligence Access”). Each interested party, as a consequence of the Due Diligence Access granted to it, shall be deemed to acknowledge and represent (i) that it is bound by the bidding procedures described herein; (ii) that it has an opportunity to inspect and examine the Raydiance Assets and to review all pertinent documents and information with respect thereto; (iii) that it is not relying upon any written or oral statements, representations, or warranties of Gerbsman Partners or Raydiance, or their respective staff, agents, or attorneys; and (iv) all such documents and reports have been provided solely for the convenience of the interested party, and Raydiance and Gerbsman Partners (and their respective, staff, agents, or attorneys) do not make any representations as to the accuracy or completeness of the same.
Following an initial round of due diligence, interested parties will be invited to participate with a sealed bid, for the acquisition of the Raydiance Assets. Sealed bids must be submitted so that they are actually received by Gerbsman Partners no later than Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time (the “Bid Deadline”) at Raydiance office, located at 1450 North McDowell Blvd., Petaluma, CA 94594. Please also email steve@gerbsmanpartners.com with any bid.
Bids should identify those assets being tendered for in a specific and identifiable way.
Any person or other entity making a bid must be prepared to provide independent confirmation that they possess the financial resources to complete the purchase where applicable. All bids must be accompanied by a refundable deposit check in the amount of $250,000 (the refundable deposit will be held in Raydiance’s legal counsel trust account.). The winning bidder will be notified within 3 business days of the Bid Deadline. Unsuccessful bidders will have their deposits returned to them within 3 business days of notification that they are an unsuccessful bidder.
Raydiance reserves the right to, in its sole discretion, accept or reject any bid, or withdraw any or all of the assets from sale. Interested parties should understand that it is expected that the highest and best bid submitted will be chosen as the winning bidder and bidders may not have the opportunity to improve their bids after submission.
Raydiance will require the successful bidder to close within a 7 day period. Any or all of the assets of Raydiance will be sold on an “as is, where is” basis, with no representation or warranties whatsoever.
All sales, transfer, and recording taxes, stamp taxes, or similar taxes, if any, relating to the sale of the Raydiance Assets shall be the sole responsibility of the successful bidder and shall be paid Raydiance at the closing of each transaction. For additional information, please see below and/or contact:
For additional information, please see below and/or contact:
Steven R. Gerbsman
Gerbsman Partners
(415) 456- 0628
steve@gerbsmanpartners.com
Kenneth Hardesty
Gerbsman Partners
(408) 591-7528
ken@gerbsmanpartners.com
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