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San Francisco, February, 2014
Identifying Early Warning Signs & Maximizing Value of Distressed Portfolio Companies – Presentation at Stanford University by Mr. Steven Gerbsman
In, October, 2013, I video taped a 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 Devlopment).

Please visit the attached link to view the program.  Click here

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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, Michael Lyons, Venture Investor and Michael Scissions, Entrepreneur/CEO and former head of Facebook Canada.

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Please click here for video

Please review and hopefully the information will assist in “Identifying the Early Warning Signs” and provide “food for thought”.

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 82 technology, medical device, life science, digital marketing/social commerce and solar 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, 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, New York, Boston, Orange County, VA/DC, Europe and Israel.

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San Francisco, March, 2014
Successful “Date Certain M&A” of Bell & Howell Intellectual Property/Patents
Steven R. Gerbsman, Principal of Gerbsman Partners and Kenneth Hardesty a member of Gerbsman Partners Board of Intellectual Capital, announced today their success in monetizing and maximizing Intellectual Property/Patents value for Bell & Howell. The company’s Intellectual Property/Patents covered the same technology which enables users to select and manage his/her preferences for receiving information from a business.

Gerbsman Partners provided Intellectual Property Investment Banking leadership and facilitated the sale of the Intellectual Property and Patents.  Due to market conditions, Bell & Howell made the strategic decision to monetize and maximize the value of the Intellectual Property/Patents. Gerbsman Partners provided leadership to the company with:

1.  Intellectual Property Investment Banking and technology domain expertise in developing the strategic action plans for monetizing and maximizing value of the Intellectual Property;
2.  Proven domain expertise in maximizing the value of the Intellectual Property/Patents through a Gerbsman Partners targeted and proprietary “Date Certain M&A Process”;
3.  The ability to “Manage the Process” among potential Acquirers, Lawyers, Management and Advisors;
4.  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. Since 2001, Gerbsman Partners has been involved in maximizing value for 81 Technology, Life Science and Medical Device 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 Boston, New York, Washington, DC, San Francisco, Orange County, Europe and Israel. For additional information please visit http://www.gerbsmanpartners.com or Gerbsman Partners blog.

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

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Life Lessons for Turbulent Times

Memoirs of a Crisis Manager
by Steven R. Gerbsman

1.  Have Ethics & Integrity

2.  Be Responsible & Accountable for your actions

3.  the More Things Change – the More they Remain the Same

4.  In order to Lead, you must Do – make a sales call, do a business plan, pencil out go forward financials, communicate with a creditor, make something, negotiate a deal, etc.

5.  Your WORD is your BOND – Your BOND is your WORD

6.  ATTITUDE – always be positive and constructive

7.  Have the DESIRE to do the best you can

8.  Be CONSISTENT in good times and challenging times

9.  Continue to LEARN & LISTEN & LISTEN – and its ok to say “I don’t know” and “I need help”

10.  Take RISKS – don’t be afraid to make mistakes, that is how you learn and grow

11.  Live Life for the Integrity of your Name, the Love of your Family and Hope for the Future

12.  Always focus on #1 above, nothing else matters.

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Update to the Bidding Process, Procedures for the Sale of certain Assets and Intellectual Property of GluMetrics, Inc. 
Further to Gerbsman Partners e-mail/sales letter of January, 30, 2014 and February 5, 2014 regarding the sale of certain assets of GluMetrics, Inc., I attach the draft legal documents  that we will be requesting of bidders for certain Assets and Intellectual Property of GluMetrics, Inc. and GluMetrics Fixed Asset List.  The GluMetrics Fixed Assets are in addition to the information supplied for the GluMetrics Intellectual Property and Assets outlined in the sales letter.  Any and all of the assets of GluMetrics, Inc. will be sold on an ‘as is, where is’ basis and will be subject to “The Bidding Process for Interested Buyers”, outlined below.

I would also encourage all interested parties to have their counsel speak with Timothy O’Brien, Esq., or Bruce Feuchter, Esq. counsel to GluMetrics, Inc.

For additional information please contact:

 Timothy O’Brien  Esq, 949 725 4195            tobrien@sycr.com

Bruce Feuchter, Esq. 949 725 4061            feuchter@sycr.com

The key dates and terms include:

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 GluMetrics 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 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 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 GluMetrics Assets. Sealed bids must be submitted so that it is actually received by Gerbsman Partners no later than Friday, March 7, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (the “Bid Deadline”) at GluMetrics’ office, located at 15375 Barranca Pkwy, Suite I-111, Irvine, CA  92618.  Please also email steve@gerbsmanpartners.com with any bid.

Bids should identify those assets being tendered for in a specific and identifiable way.  The attached GluMetrics fixed asset list may not be complete and Bidders interested in the GluMetrics Assets must submit a separate bid for such assets.  Be specific as to the assets desired.

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 GluMetrics, Inc.).  The winning bidder will be notified within 3 business days after the Bid Deadline.  Non-successful bidders will have their deposit returned to them.

GluMetrics reserves the right to, in its sole discretion, accept or reject any bid, or withdraw any or all assets from sale.  Interested parties should understand that it is expected that the highest bid will be chosen as the winning bidder and bidders may not have the opportunity to improve their bids after submission.

GluMetrics will require the successful bidder to close within 7 business days.  Any or all of the assets of GluMetrics 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 GluMetrics Assets shall be the sole responsibility of the successful bidder and shall be paid to GluMetrics at the closing of each transaction.

For additional information, please see below and/or contact:

Steven R. Gerbsman
steve@gerbsmanpartners.com                         j

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Update to the Bidding Process, Procedures for the Sale of certain Assets and Intellectual Property of GluMetrics, Inc. 
Further to Gerbsman Partners e-mail/sales letter of January, 30, 2014 regarding the sale of certain assets of GluMetrics, Inc., I attach the GluMetrics Fixed Asset List and GluMetrics Company Briefing.  The GluMetrics Fixed Assets are in addition to the information supplied for the GluMetrics Intellectual Property and Assets outlined in the sales letter.  Any and all of the assets of GluMetrics, Inc. will be sold on an ‘as is, where is’ basis and will be subject to “The Bidding Process for Interested Buyers”, outlined below.

The key dates and terms include:

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 GluMetrics 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 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 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 GluMetrics Assets. Sealed bids must be submitted so that it is actually received by Gerbsman Partners no later than Friday, March 7, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (the “Bid Deadline”) at GluMetrics’ office, located at 15375 Barranca Pkwy, Suite I-111, Irvine, CA  92618.  Please also email steve@gerbsmanpartners.com with any bid.

Bids should identify those assets being tendered for in a specific and identifiable way.  The attached GluMetrics fixed asset list may not be complete and Bidders interested in the GluMetrics Assets must submit a separate bid for such assets.  Be specific as to the assets desired.

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 GluMetrics, Inc.).  The winning bidder will be notified within 3 business days after the Bid Deadline.  Non-successful bidders will have their deposit returned to them.

GluMetrics reserves the right to, in its sole discretion, accept or reject any bid, or withdraw any or all assets from sale.  Interested parties should understand that it is expected that the highest bid will be chosen as the winning bidder and bidders may not have the opportunity to improve their bids after submission.

GluMetrics will require the successful bidder to close within 7 business days.  Any or all of the assets of GluMetrics 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 GluMetrics Assets shall be the sole responsibility of the successful bidder and shall be paid to GluMetrics at the closing of each transaction.

For additional information, please see below and/or contact:

Steven R. Gerbsman
steve@gerbsmanpartners.com

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