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Can you say BUBBLE!!!!! Read all the way through this post. – from Bob Tillman – member Gerbsman Partners Board of Intellectual Capital

August 17, 2015 by Steven R. Gerbsman

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Just got back from China and ready to share my thoughts with you.

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Yours truly,
Captain Hoff (a.k.a. Steve Hoffman)

Running Fast in China

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I just returned from a marathon business trip to China, and here are some thoughts…

▪ Chinese food in America sucks!

▪ Traffic in Beijing makes Hwy 101 look like the Autobahn

▪ Smog is out of control, so the government is making cleantech a top priority

▪ Stock market reacts like a yoyo with each new government policy

▪ Big city Chinese need to own real estate to get into the right school districts

▪ Home prices in major cities are sky high, but if you don’t own property, no mother will let her daughter marry you!

▪ Many Chinese own 3 or more condos, and they don’t even rent them out because rental prices are so low

▪ Real estate prices have peaked and are falling, so owners are cashing out and investing in startups

▪ This has precipitated a startup boom

▪ The government is fueling the boom by laying out big subsidies for startups and incubators

▪ If you want free space for your startup, China has plenty of it

▪ Valuations are sky high, as investors compete to get into the hottest startups

▪ Chinese investors prefer startup founders 30+ years old – they don’t trust the kids with their cash

▪ High tech wages now rival those in the US – the days of cheap labor are gone!

▪ Traditional businesses are on the decline

▪ Factories that were once off-shored to China are moving to Southeast Asia in search of cheaper labor

▪ The buzz word in China is “innovation” and the entire country feels they must move up the value chain to compete

▪ Copying has become a dirty word, as China pushes to develop its own intellectual property

▪ Intellectual property rights will be enforced more strictly moving forward because China needs to reward innovation

▪ The Chinese government is focused on bringing the best technologies from around the world to China

▪ Chinese work harder than anyone I know: even government officials come to work on weekends (imagine that!)

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A Salute to the Marines – a former Marine sent this to me –

August 15, 2015 by Steven R. Gerbsman

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The “Style Bible – What to Wear to Work” by Lauren A. Rothman now available in Czechoslovakia

August 8, 2015 by Steven R. Gerbsman

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The Style Bible – What to Wear to Work by Lauren A. Rothman – Founder Styleauteur

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First impressions (and second ones!) count, whether you are an intern or a CEO. Lauren A. Rothman addresses an age-old dilemma: how to be appropriate and stylish in the workplace. Based on a decade of experience in the fashion industry, she
addresses the basics of fashion and executive presence by offering advice, anecdotes, and style alerts that help readers avoid major fashion faux pas at the office. Style Bible: What to Wear to Work is the must-have resource for the modern professional, male or female, climbing the ladder of success. Lauren identifies the ultimate wardrobe essentials, and reveals shopping strategies and destinations for the everyday person. Style Bible, complete with helpful illustrations,is the go-to manual on how to dress for every professional occasion and a valuable resource for understanding dress codes by industry, city, and gender so that your visual cues will make a strong impact. Make a commitment to being better dressed at work with Style Bible.

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

July 27, 2015 by Steven R. Gerbsman

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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.

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

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“Portfolio Advisory Services for Equity and Senior Lenders” from Gerbsman Partners

July 23, 2015 by Steven R. Gerbsman

 

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San Francisco, July, 2015
“Portfolio Advisory Services for Equity and Senior Lenders” from Gerbsman Partners
I have attached for your information and review an updated presentation Portfolio Advisory Services for Equity and Senior Lenders, from Gerbsman Partners. Also, attached is a video taped  presentation on “Corporate Governance”, “Early Warning Signs” and “Maximizing Value” for under-performing/distressed venture backed Intellectual Property companies at Stanford University. This video will be for used in the Stanford Engineering School via STVP (Stanford Technology Ventures Program) and SCPD (Stanford Center for Professional Devlopme nt).

Aside from Gerbsman Partners core business of maximizing value utilizing its proprietary “Date Certain M&A Process”, Gerbsman Partners has been assisting equity and senior lenders “Identifying the Early Warning Signs & Maximizing Value for Underperforming and Distressed Portfolio companies”.

Gerbsman Partners has been engaged by numerous equity groups and senior lenders to perform a “business audit” and provide observations, recommendations and an action plan for maximizing value. Typically this is a 1-2 day on site review at the portfolio company and a written and in person review with equity or the senior lender. If Gerbsman Partners is retained to perform Crisis Management and/or “Date Certain M&A” services for the portfolio company, Gerbsman Partners will credit 50% of the business audit’s fee’s to any future engagement.

By background, since 2001, Gerbsman Partners has focused and been involved in maximizing enterprise and Intellectual Property value for 89 venture capital/private equity backed and /or senior lender financed, technology (software, mobile, telecom, optical networking, internet, digital commerce, cyber-security, etc.), life science, medical device, solar, fuel cell and low tech companies through Gerbsman Partners proprietary “Date Certain M&A Process”. Gerbsman Partners has also terminated/restructured over $ 810 million of prohibitive real estate and equipment leases, sub-debt and creditor issues. Gerbsman Partners also assists US, European and Israeli technology, digital marketing, and medical device companies with strategic alliance development, M&A and licensing and distribution of proprietary content.

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

Identifying Early Warning Signs & Maximizing Value of Distressed Portfolio Companies – Presentation at Stanford University by Mr. Steven Gerbsman

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Please visit the attached link to view the program. Click here.
I also was the moderator for a panel on the same subject that consisted of Marc Cadieux, Chief Credit Officer of Silicon Valley Bank, Peter Gilhuly, Esq., Partner at Latham & Watkins and Michael Scissions, Entrepreneur/CEO and former head of Facebook Canada.
Please review and hopefully the information will assist in “Identifying the Early Warning Signs” and provide “food for thought”.

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

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