Akin Bay Transactions

• Cornerstone

  Company Name: Cornerstone

  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

  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 Toys 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

• Cornerstone

  Company Name: Cornerstone

  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 LLC

  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, Inc.

  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