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Steven R. Gerbsman, Principal of Gerbsman Partners and Kenneth Hardesty, a member of Gerbsman Partners Board of Intellectual Capital, are pleased to announce their success in maximizing stakeholder value for a technology company that provided comprehensive standards-based solutions for role-based access control (RBAC) across enterprise networks and a medical device company that focused on the development of innovative cardiac reshaping devices to treat functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, both of which are significant in the progression of congestive heart failure (CHF).

Gerbsman Partners provided Crisis Management and Investment Banking services, focused on the control, preservation and forecasting of CASH, stabilized the creditors, provided leadership to management and the Board of Directors and facilitated the sale of associated Intellectual Property and assets. Due to market conditions, these venture capital-backed companies and their senior lenders made the strategic decision to maximize the value of the business unit and Intellectual Property.

Gerbsman Partners provided leadership to the company with:

  • Technology and Medical Device experience in developing the strategic action plans for maximizing value of the business unit, Intellectual Property and assets;
  • Proven domain expertise in maximizing the value of the business unit and Intellectual Property through a targeted and proprietary Gerbsman Partners “Date Certain M&A” plan;
  • The ability to “Manage the Process” among potential Acquirers, Lawyers, Creditors, Management, Board of Directors and Advisors;
  • 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. In the past 60 months, Gerbsman Partners has been involved in maximizing value for 50 Technology, Life Science and Medical Device 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 Boston, New York, Washington, DC, San Francisco, Europe and Israel.

Gerbsman Partners
211 Laurel Grove Avenue, Kentfield, CA 94904
Phone: +1.415.456.0628, Fax: +1.415.459.2278
Email: Steve@GerbsmanPartners.com
Web: www.gerbsmanpartners.com

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Erick Schonfeld at Techcrunch recently posted a good article on the state of venture financing.

There were no venture-backed IPOs in the second quarter, and M&A deals are down. The last time there were no VC-backed IPOs in a quarter was in 1978. The liquidity drought for venture-backed startups is so bleak that the National Venture Capital Association is calling it a “crisis.” Last quarter there were only 5 IPOs that brought in a piddling $283 million. That compares to 43 IPOs during the first half of 2007 that brought in $6.3 billion.

Click here to read the full article on Techcrunch.

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Steven R. Gerbsman, Principal of Gerbsman Partners and James McHugh, a member of Gerbsman Partners Board of Intellectual Capital, announced today their success in maximizing stakeholder value for a medical device company that focuses on flexible endoscopic technologies that enable surgical procedures through the body’s natural openings.

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Gerbsman Partners Update

Since inception in 1980, Gerbsman Partners has been involved in over $ 2.2 billion of restructurings, M&A and financing transactions. Since 2001, Gerbsman Partners has been involved in maximizing enterprise and intellectual property value in 41 technology and life science companies. Gerbsman Partners has also restructured or terminated over $730 million of prohibitive real estate leases and equipment leases, as well as sub-debt and creditor issues.

Gerbsman Partners’ International Crisis Turnaround Management Consulting and Investment Banking practice focuses on maximizing enterprise value for high-tech companies and their Intellectual Property, including life science, medical device and healthcare companies. Gerbsman Partners also assists Web 2.0 and Mobile 2.0 companies with strategic alliance development, M&A activities, licensing and distribution of content.

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