Akin Bay has advised on over 60 separate assignments and transactions over the last 17 years. Below is a summary list of selected transactions and financial advisory assignments.
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Company Name: Monarchia International, Inc.
Business Description: Leading East coast wine distributor.
Transaction Type: Financial advisory & restructuring.
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Bluefire Wireless
Business Description: Mobile Virtual Network Operator providing customized company branded Subscriber Identity Module (“SIM”) cards.
Transaction Type: Financial advisory and private placement of debt securities.
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Tyree Holdings, Inc.
Business Description: 77 year old, leading East coast based service, maintenance, construction and environmental remediation provider for the oil and gas industry.
Transaction Type: Financial advisory, restructuring, private placement of: equity, subordinated notes and senior debt securities.
Private/ Public: Private
Financing: MA |
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Company Name: BVI Precision Materials, Inc.
Business Description: US based leading metal fabricator to the cement and mining industry.
Transaction Type: Financial and restructuring advisory services.
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Lindsay Foods International
Business Description: US based processor of high quality California frozen foods for the retail, food service and industrial sectors.
Transaction Type: Financial advisory and valuation services.
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Wham-O, Inc.
Business Description: Leading US outdoor recreational product designer and manufacturer
Transaction Type: Identified, negotiated, and advised on the acquisition of Wham-O for our client. This transaction was completed within 11 days of signing the LOI.
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
| Cornerstone |
Company Name: Cornerstone Overseas Investments Limited
Business Description: Hong Kong based international holding company focused on licensing, manufacturing of toys, paper and printing, packaging and franchising of major US companies, including Marvel Entertainment, McDonalds & Coca-Cola
Transaction Type: Financing advisory
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: Advised on raising over $340 million in debt and equity and several acquisitions |
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Company Name: Zizzle LLC
Business Description: Leading US toy company
Transaction Type: Financial advisor on valuation, structuring and placement
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: $20 million convertible prefered shares |
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Company Name: Hua Yang Printing Holdings, Ltd
Business Description: Premier diversified Chinese based printing and packaging manufacturer
Transaction Type: Advised on the acquisition of Hua Yang Printing Holdings, Ltd. from Zindart, Ltd.
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Dean and Deluca
Business Description: Gourmet food and kitchen equipment retailer
Transaction Type: Financial advisory
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Terrace Food Group, Inc.
Business Description: Specialty commercial food distributor.
Transaction Type: Financial advisory on restructuring services to a well known mezzanine fund in their investment in Terrace
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: VitalChek Network Inc.
Business Description: Official source for government-issued vital records, including birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates
Transaction Type: Advised VitalChek Network, Inc. sale to ChoicePoint Inc. (NYSE: “CPS”).
Private/ Public: Public
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: Cash and earn-out transaction totaling $240 million |
| Ceres Capital |
Company Name: Ceres Capital LLC
Business Description: Akin Bay sponsored CBO fund
Transaction Type: Equity sponsor and financial advisor
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: $1.0 billion under management |
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Company Name: Verticity.com
Business Description: Web based, auction-oriented vendor of outsourced IT professional services
Transaction Type: Consulting services in raising start-up equity capital from institutional and private investors
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Strike Holdings, LLC
Business Description: Operator of recreation/restaurant facilities across the country
Transaction Type: Raised senior and subordinated debt from an institutional lender
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Grand Toys International Inc.
Business Description: Diversified toy manufacturer and distributor
Transaction Type: Refinanced and rescheduled senior revolving credit facilities
Private/ Public: Public
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Grand Toys International Inc.
Business Description: Diversified toy manufacturer and distributor
Transaction Type: Restructured senior revolving credit facility
Private/ Public: Public
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Grand Toys International Inc.
Business Description: Diversified toy manufacturer and distributor
Transaction Type: Placed new senior revolving credit facility
Private/ Public: Public
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Grand Toys International Inc.
Business Description: Diversified toy manufacturer and distributor
Transaction Type: Financial advisory in connection with acquisition of the business of Sababa Toys Inc.
Private/ Public: Public
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
| Ark Foundation |
Company Name: Grand Toys International Inc.
Business Description: Diversified toy manufacturer and distributor
Transaction Type: Financial advisory in connection with acquisition of the business of Ark Foundation, LLC
Private/ Public: Public
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Grand Toys International Inc.
Business Description: Diversified toy manufacturer and distributor.
Transaction Type: Advised on the acquisition of 100% of the capital stock of international playthings Inc.
Private/ Public: Public
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
 NetCube™ Corp. |
Company Name: Think New Ideas, Inc.
Business Description: Media- oriented information technology provider
Transaction Type: Advised on the divestiture of its subsidiary, NETCUBE Corp., a developer of Online Analytical Processing (“OLAP”) software
Private/ Public: Public
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Toymax Inc.
Business Description: Diversified toy manufacturer and distributor
Transaction Type: Advised on the acquisition of Go Fly A Kite, Inc.
Private/ Public: Public
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Toymax Inc.
Business Description: Diversified toy manufacturer and distributor
Transaction Type: Advised on the acquisition of Monogram International, Inc.
Private/ Public: Public
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
| brandBeacon, Inc. |
Company Name: brandBeacon, Inc.
Business Description: Internet based marketing services
Transaction Type: Financial advisory services
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Stumpworld Systems Inc.
Business Description: Provider of internet services, proprietary software tools and e-commerce solutions.
Transaction Type: Financial and strategic advisory
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Tower Air, Inc.
Business Description: International charter air carrier
Transaction Type: Advisory services on raising additional equity and restructuring of existing lending facilities
Private/ Public: Public
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Quantum Information Resources Ltd.
Business Description: Second largest diversified IT service and software development company in Canada
Transaction Type: Advised on the sale of 100% of the shares to MASTECH Inc. (now I-GATE Capital Corporation).
Private/ Public: Public
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Riverside Software Incorporated
Business Description: Developer and vendor of specialty software for charitable grant-making institutions
Transaction Type: Advised on sale of all of 100% of the shares to Blackbaud, Inc. (BLKB).
Private/ Public: Public
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: RCS EXPERIENCE
Business Description: Diversified computer and consumer electronics retailer
Transaction Type: Advised on raising private equity from strategic investors
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Prismaplast Canada Ltd.
Business Description: Custom color ink provider for plastic packaging manufacturers
Transaction Type: Advised and placed a new senior revolving credit and term loan facility
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Realmont Ltd.
Business Description: Canadian distributor of cosmetics and personal care products to mass market retailers
Transaction Type: Advised on restructuring the senior debt
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Winterland Productions Inc.
Business Description: Legendary music –oriented apparel screen printer and concert merchandise vendor
Transaction Type: Financial advisory to leading apparel screen-printer in the acquisition and financing of Winterland from MCA
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Dynatec Technologies Inc.
Business Description: Designer and manufacturer of telecommunications accessories
Transaction Type: Advised on restructuring and placing new senior debt facility
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: SOHO Beverages, Inc.
Business Description: Boutique bottler and marketer of branded sodas
Transaction Type: Advised on restructuring the company and raising venture capital to acquire the company from Seagram Inc.
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
Gulf Chemical Petroleum Marketing Inc.  |
Company Name: Gulf Chemical Petroleum Marketing Inc.
Business Description: Oil and gas exploration and production company with facilities in Louisiana
Transaction Type: Advised on the acquisition of LL&E Petroleum Marketing Inc. products refinery subsidiary from Louisiana land & exploration company and related acquisition financing
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Halstead Energy Corp.
Business Description: Retail distributor of LPG Gas, home heating oil and other petroleum products in suburban New York City markets
Transaction Type: Finacial advisory on restructuring a new senior term loan
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: mPhase Technologies Inc.
Business Description: Developer and manufacturer of digital subscriber line (DSL) telecommunications products
Transaction Type: Financial advisory equity investment
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Salerno Transparent Bags, Ltd.
Business Description: Specialty plastic packaging manufacturer
Transaction Type: Advised on the sale of the company to Pegasus L.P. a private equity firm
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Salerno Transparent Bags, Ltd.
Business Description: Specialty plastic packaging manufacturer
Transaction Type: Advised on restructuring and refinancing of the company’s debt through several transactions
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: $C74 million of debt. |
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Company Name: Salerno Transparent Bags, Ltd.
Business Description: Specialty plastic packaging manufacturer
Transaction Type: Placed subordinated debt with detachable warrants from Barclays Mezzanine Investors L.P. and later Canterbury Mezzanine Investors L.P.
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Salerno Transparent Bags, Ltd.
Business Description: Specialty plastic packaging manufacturer
Transaction Type: Placed senior revolving credit and term loan with ABN AMRO Bank Canada Ltd.
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Salerno Transparent Bags, Ltd.
Business Description: Specialty plastic packaging manufacturer
Transaction Type: Placed secured revolving credit facility with LaSalle Business Credit Inc.
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Salerno Transparent Bags, Ltd.
Business Description: Specialty plastic packaging manufacturer
Transaction Type: Placed lease financing with The CIT Group/ Equipment Financing Inc.
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
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Company Name: Salerno Transparent Bags, Ltd.
Business Description: Specialty plastic packaging manufacturer
Transaction Type: Placed taxable industrial revenue bond financing with Marine Midland Bank, N.A.
Private/ Public: Private
Financing/ M&A Sale Amount: NA |
