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Successful “Date Certain M&A” of Raydiance, Inc., its Assets and Intellectual Property -Gerbsman Partners

Posted in "Date Certain M&A Process", Blog of Intellectual Capital, Board Of Intellectual Capital, Date Certain M&A, Distressed Intellectual Property, Distressed IP, Inetellectual Property, Intellectual capital, Investments, Steven R. Gerbsman, Technology, tagged , , , , on July 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »

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San Francisco, July, 2015
Successful “Date Certain M&A” of Raydiance, Inc., its Assets and Intellectual Property
Steven R. Gerbsman, Principal of Gerbsman Partners, Kenneth Hardesty and James Skelton, members of Gerbsman Partners Board of Intellectual Capital, announced today their success in maximizing stakeholder value for a venture capital and venture lending backed manufacturer of precision solutions enabled by femtosecond laser technology.

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, the board of directors 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.  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 ability to Communicate with the Board of Directors, senior management, senior lender, creditors, vendors and all stakeholders in 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 89 Technology, Medical Device, Life Science, Solar; Digital Marketing and Social Commerce and Fuel Cell 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, restructuring and M&A transactions.

Gerbsman Partners has offices and strategic alliances in San Francisco, Boston, New York, Orange County, Washington, DC, McLean, VA, Europe and Israel.

GERBSMAN PARTNERS
Email: steve@gerbsmanpartners.com
Web: www.gerbsmanpartners.com
BLOG of Intellectual Capital: blog.gerbsmanpartners.com

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The Bidding Process, Procedures for the Sale of certain Assets and Intellectual Property of Raydiance, Inc. – Gerbsman Partners

Posted in "Date Certain M&A Process", Date Certain M&A, Distressed Intellectual Property, Distressed IP, Inetellectual Property, Kenneth Hardesty, Raydiance, Technology, Venture Capital, tagged , , , , , , on June 15, 2015| Leave a Comment »

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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Successful “Date Certain M&A” of AxioMed Spine Corp. it Assets and Intellectual Property – Gerbsman Partners

Posted in "Date Certain M&A Process", AxioMed Spine Corp, Blog of Intellectual Capital, Board Of Intellectual Capital, Crisis Management, Date Certain M&A, Distressed Intellectual Property, Distressed IP, Gerbsman Partners, Inetellectual Property, Intellectual capital, Medical Device, Motti Abramovitz, Steven R. Gerbsman, Uncategorized, Venture Capital, tagged , , , , on November 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »

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San Francisco, November, 2014
Successful “Date Certain M&A” of AxioMed Spine Corp. it Assets and Intellectual Property
Steven R. Gerbsman, Principal of Gerbsman Partners, Kenneth Hardesty and James Skelton, members of Gerbsman Partners Board of Intellectual Capital, announced today their success in maximizing stakeholder value for a venture capital and senior lender backed spine medical device company.

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, the board of directors and 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 medical device 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, Advisors and the Receiver;
4.  Communicate with the Board of Directors, senior management, senior lender, creditors, vendors and all stakeholders in 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 87 Technology, Life Science, Medical Device, Solar, Fuel Cell and Digital Marketing/Social Commerce 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 San Francisco, Boston, New York, Washington, DC, McLean, VA, Europe and Israel.

 

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GERBSMAN PARTNERS
Cell: +1 415 505 4991
Email: steve@gerbsmanpartners.com
Web: www.gerbsmanpartners.com
BLOG of Intellectual Capital: blog.gerbsmanpartners.com

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Update to The Bidding Process, Procedures for the Sale of certain Assets and Intellectual Property of AxioMed Spine Corp. – Gerbsman Partners

Posted in "Date Certain M&A Process", AxioMed Spine Corp, Blog of Intellectual Capital, Distressed Intellectual Property, Distressed IP, Gerbsman Partners, Inetellectual Property, Intellectual capital, Steven R. Gerbsman, tagged , , , on October 20, 2014| Leave a Comment »

 

The Bidding Process, Procedures for the Sale of certain Assets and Intellectual Property of AxioMed Spine Corp.

Further to Gerbsman Partners previous e-mail sales letter and bidding process of October 10, 2014 and October 2, 2014, regarding the sale of certain assets of AxioMed Spine Corp., (AxioMed), I attach the form of agreement (“APA”) that we will be requesting the bidders for certain Assets and Intellectual Property of AxioMed execute and deliver in connection with such transaction and wire transfer information for the refundable deposit required with bids The AxioMed Assets have been previously supplied, as outlined in AxioMed sales letter. Ken, Jim and I are available to follow up and review the Bidding Process.

Gerbsman Partners (http://www.gerbsmanpartners.com) has been retained by Venture Lending & Leasing VI, Inc. and Venture Lending & Leasing VII, Inc. (together “WTI”), the senior secured lender to AxioMed Spine Corp., (“AxioMed”), (http://www.axiomed.com) to solicit interest for the acquisition of all or substantially all of AxioMed’s assets, including its Intellectual Property (“IP”), in whole or in part (collectively, the “AxioMed Assets”). Please be advised that the AxioMed Assets are being offered for sale pursuant to Section 9-610 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Purchasers of the AxioMed Assets will receive all of AxioMed’s right, title, and interest in the purchased portion of WTI’s collateral, which consists of substantially all of AxioMed’s assets, as provided in the Uniform Commercial Code.

A portion of the fixed asset list is subject to a secured lien by the Ohio Department of Development- Innovation Loan Fund. Please review the fixed asset list regarding this equipment and bid for this equipment separately. There is no guarantee that the Ohio Department of Development – Innovation Loan Fund will accept any bid.

Any and all the assets of AxioMed 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 October 31, 2014., I would encourage all interested parties to have their counsel speak with Jeffrey Klugman of Greene Radovsky Maloney Share & Hennigh LLP, counsel to WTI. (phone 415 248 1533 or 415 981 1400; email jklugman@greeneradovsky.com). He is available to discuss any questions or comments of a legal nature relating to the transactions contemplated by the APA.

I have also attached wire transfer information for the refundable deposit of $250,000.00 that is required for interested parties when they submit a bid. The wire transfer information is for the trust account of Greene Radovsky Maloney Share & Hennigh LLP, counsel to WTI. All refundable deposits will be held in trust by Greene Radovsky Maloney Share & Hennigh LLP and the deposits will be sent back to non-successful bidders.

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 AxioMed 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 WTI, Gerbsman Partners, or AxioMed, 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 WTI, AxioMed, 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 AxioMed Assets. Sealed bids must be submitted so that they are actually received by Gerbsman Partners no later than Friday, October 31, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time (the “Bid Deadline”) at AxioMed’s office, located at 5350 Transportation Blvd., # 18, Garfield Heights, Ohio 44125. Please also email steve@gerbsmanpartners.com with any bid. Please bid on the fixed assets that are secured by the Ohio Department of Development- Innovation Loan Fund separately. Detail information is available in the due diligence room.

Bids should identify those assets being tendered for in a specific and identifiable way. A portion of the fixed asset list is subject to a secured lien by the Ohio Department of Development- Innovation Loan Fund. Please review the fixed asset list regarding this equipment and bid for this equipment separately.

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 in the amount of $250,000 (the refundable deposit should be sent by wire transfer to the trust account of Greene Radovsky Maloney Share & Hennigh LLP, counsel to WTI). 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.

WTI 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.

WTI will require the successful bidder to close within a 7 day period; WTI currently anticipates any transaction will close on or around November 11, 2014. Any or all of the assets of AxioMed 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 AxioMed Assets shall be the sole responsibility of the successful bidder and shall be paid to WTI 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

(415) 456-0628

steve@gerbsmanpartners.com
Kenneth Hardesty

(408) 591-7528

ken@gerbsmanpartners.com

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Date Certain M&A Bidding Process for AxioMed Spine Corp., its Assets and Intellectual Property – Gerbsman Partners

Posted in "Date Certain M&A Process", AxioMed Spine Corp, Board Of Intellectual Capital, Distressed Intellectual Property, Distressed IP, Gerbsman Partners, Inetellectual Property, Steven R. Gerbsman, tagged , , , , on October 8, 2014| Leave a Comment »

The Bidding Process, Procedures for the Sale of certain Assets and Intellectual Property of AxioMed Spine Corp.

Further to Gerbsman Partners previous e-mail and sales letter of October 2, 2014, regarding the sale of certain assets of AxioMed Spine Corp., (AxioMed), I attach the form of agreement (“APA”) that we will be requesting the bidders for certain Assets and Intellectual Property of AxioMed execute and deliver in connection with such transaction. The AxioMed Assets have been previously supplied, as outlined in AxioMed sales letter. Ken, Jim and I will be following up to review the Bidding Process.

Gerbsman Partners (http://www.gerbsmanpartners.com) has been retained by Venture Lending & Leasing VI, Inc. and Venture Lending & Leasing VII, Inc. (together “WTI”), the senior secured lender to AxioMed Spine Corp., (“AxioMed”), (http://www.axiomed.com) to solicit interest for the acquisition of all or substantially all of AxioMed’s assets, including its Intellectual Property (“IP”), in whole or in part (collectively, the “AxioMed Assets”). Please be advised that the AxioMed Assets are being offered for sale pursuant to Section 9-610 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Purchasers of the AxioMed Assets will receive all of AxioMed’s right, title, and interest in the purchased portion of WTI’s collateral, which consists of substantially all of AxioMed’s assets, as provided in the Uniform Commercial Code.

A portion of the fixed asset list is subject to a secured lien by the Ohio Department of Development- Innovation Loan Fund. Please review the fixed asset list regarding this equipment and bid for this equipment separately. There is no guarantee that the Ohio Department of Development – Innovation Loan Fund will accept any bid.

Any and all the assets of AxioMed 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 October 31, 2014., I would encourage all interested parties to have their counsel speak with Jeffry Klugman of Greene Radovsky Maloney Share & Hennigh LLP, counsel to WTI. (phone 415 505 9651 or 415 981 1400; email jklugman@greeneradovsky.com). He is available to discuss any questions or comments of a legal nature relating to the transactions contemplated by the APA.

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 AxioMed 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 WTI, Gerbsman Partners, or AxioMed, 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 WTI, AxioMed, 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 AxioMed Assets. Sealed bids must be submitted so that they are actually received by Gerbsman Partners no later than Friday, October 31, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time (the “Bid Deadline”) at AxioMed’s office, located at 5350 Transportation Blvd., # 18, Garfield Heights, Ohio 44125. Please also email steve@gerbsmanpartners.com with any bid. Please bid on the fixed assets that are secured by the Ohio Department of Development- Innovation Loan Fund separately. Detail information is available in the due diligence room.

Bids should identify those assets being tendered for in a specific and identifiable way. A portion of the fixed asset list is subject to a secured lien by the Ohio Department of Development- Innovation Loan Fund. Please review the fixed asset list regarding this equipment and bid for this equipment separately.

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 (payable to Venture Lending & Leasing VII, Inc. or such other payee as WTI may advise). 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.

WTI 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.
WTI will require the successful bidder to close within a 7 day period. Any or all of the assets of AxioMed 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 AxioMed Assets shall be the sole responsibility of the successful bidder and shall be paid to WTI 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

(415) 456-0628

steve@gerbsmanpartners.com

Kenneth Hardesty

(408) 591-7528

ken@gerbsmanpartners.com

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