Posted in Board Of Intellectual Capital, Gerbsman Partners, Intellectual capital, Technology, tagged boic, exports, Gerbsman Partners, stagnation in economy on September 16, 2008| Leave a Comment »
The economy pulled out of a dangerous rough patch in the spring, thanks largely to strong exports, but the rebound isn’t expected to last. Economic slowdowns overseas could make exports tail off just as Americans are hunkering down after the bracing impact of rebate checks wanes, plunging the country into another rut later this year.
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Posted in Board Of Intellectual Capital, Gerbsman Partners, Intellectual capital, Investments, tagged boic, Gerbs, Gerbsman Partners, m&a, Steven Gerbsman, steven r gerbsman on September 11, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Steven R. Gerbsman, Principal of Gerbsman Partners and Kenneth Hardesty, a member of Gerbsman Partners Board of Intellectual Capital, announced today their success in maximizing stakeholder value for a technology company that was a provider and distributor of high-value, rights managed high definition imagery for high definition televisions . Gerbsman Partners facilitated the sale of the business unit and associated Intellectual Property and assets. Due to market conditions, the venture capital-backed company made the strategic decision to maximize the value of the business unit and Intellectual Property.
Gerbsman Partners provided leadership to the company with:
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. In the past 60 months, Gerbsman Partners has been involved in maximizing value for 46 Technology and Life Science companies and their Intellectual Property and has restructured/terminated over $750 million of real estate executory contracts and equipment lease/sub-debt obligations. Since inception, Gerbsman Partners has been involved in over $2.2 billion of financings, restructurings and M&A transactions.
Gerbsman Partners has offices and strategic alliances in North America, Europe and Israel.
For more information, please contact Steven Gerbsman at steve@gerbsmanpartners.com
Posted in Board Of Intellectual Capital, Gerbsman Partners, Intellectual capital, Technology, tagged boic, Economy, Gerbsman Partners, Robert Tillman, silicon valley, Venture Capital, venture financing on September 9, 2008| Leave a Comment »
The Valley’s latest extreme sport is feigning nonchalance about the economy. Living in an earthquake zone requires developing a habit of stoic flinchiness. The economy’s seismic shifts are slower, but just as unpredictable; all one can do it shrug one’s shoulders, stock the emergency kit, and keep on living. “We’re watching the economy crater all around us, but … well, we’re not really seeing any direct impact,” writes Tech Ticker anchor Sarah Lacy. “Making things more uneasy for those here in 2000: We didn’t cause this one.” Lacy’s right to reach back in history for examples, but her timing is off. This is 1998 all over again.
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Posted in Board Of Intellectual Capital, Business models, Economy, Gerbsman Partners, Intellectual capital, Investments, Market research on August 30, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Consumer prices shot up in July at twice the expected rate, pushed higher by surging energy and food costs. The latest surge left inflation running at the fastest pace in 17 years.
The Labor Department reported Thursday that consumer prices rose by 0.8 percent last month, twice the 0.4 percent gain that economists had been expecting.
It marked the third straight month of oversized inflation increases following jumps of 0.6 percent in May and 1.1 percent in June. And it leaves inflation rising by 5.6 percent over the past year, the biggest 12-month gain since January 1991.
Posted in Board Of Intellectual Capital, Gerbsman Partners, Technology, tagged apple, boic, cellphones, iphone, Robert Tillman, Technology on August 29, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Widespread complaints about the iPhone 3G’s reception have spread across the Internet in the month since Apple and AT&T released the successor to the original iPhone. The companies insist that nothing is wrong, but the complaints have been mounting through e-mails, water-cooler discussions, and message boards on Apple’s own Web site: iPhone 3G users are having trouble connecting, and staying connected, to the 3G networks in their areas.
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