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Metro Creative Graphics, Inc., a closely held company based in New York , New York , is a provider of graphics services to newspapers throughout the US . It sought to secure equity capital to convert its graphics library into an electronic version. We determined that a much more attractive solution to securing capital was in financing the acquisition of its only major competitor, SCW, Inc. As it was essentially the purchase of a customer list, a significant increase in profits would accrue to our client from the increased revenues.

SCW, Inc., a West Coast division of The E. W. Scripps Company was engaged in an identical business. Previously SCW, Inc. had approached Metro Creative Graphics, Inc. to purchase its business. We initiated discussions and assisted management in its negotiations with The E. W. Scripps Company, helped the company prepare its financial plan and approached the most likely lenders.

OEM Capital’s presentation of the acquisition’s attractiveness to a number of lenders secured the required funding in a timely manner from the New York Graphics Arts Lending practice of Marine Midland Bank. The investment allowed Metro Creative Graphics, Inc. to implement its transition to an electronic version of its graphics library and launch its software subscription services and provide it with additional revenues and cash flow.

Our success with Metro Creative Graphics, Inc. illustrates that, whether a business is healthy or distressed, superior results can be realized for the shareholders by a well executed approach by merger and acquisition professionals who are knowledgeable about the state of the financial markets and the intentions of its participants.

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Metro Creative Graphics

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Metro Creative Graphics

Metro Creative Graphics, Inc., a closely held company based in New York , New York , is a provider of graphics services to newspapers throughout the US .

OEM Capital was asked to assist Metro Creative Graphics, Inc. in securing financing to complete its contemplated acquisition of SCW, Inc., a West Coast division of The E. W. Scripps Company, which was engaged in a similar business. The loan also would provide for additional working capital to execute Metro Creative Graphics, Inc.’s software services build-out. We initiated discussions and assisted management in its negotiations with The E. W. Scripps Company, helped the company prepare its financial plan and approached the most likely lenders.

OEM Capital’s presentation of the acquisition’s attractiveness to a number of lenders secured the required funding in a timely manner from the New York Graphics Arts Lending practice of Marine Midland Bank. The investment allowed Metro Creative Graphics, Inc. to launch its software services and provide it with additional revenues and cash flow.

Our success with Metro Creative Graphics, Inc. illustrates that, whether a business is healthy or distressed, superior results can be realized for the shareholders by a well executed approach by merger and acquisition professionals who are knowledgeable about the state of the financial markets and the intentions of its participants.

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Max Q Technologies

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Max Q Technologies

Max Q Technologies, Inc., a privately held company based in Norwalk , Connecticut , was formed to provide total business software solutions and implementation services for middle market companies. The company is in the forefront of developing advanced supply chain management, data warehousing and financial applications. It plans to develop a national network of value added resellers to provide businesses a cost-effective solution with the quality control assurances of a national brand.

CEP Systems, Inc., a private company headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut and Beacon Productivity Group, Inc., a private company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan are software developers and value added resellers of third-party software. EBIZ USA Inc. was the predecessor company to Max Q Technologies, Inc.

OEM Capital was asked by the CEO and founder of Max Q Technologies to assist him in merger and acquisition negotiations and to secure the necessary investment to conclude the contemplated transactions .

OEM Capital worked closely with the founder to prepare a financing memorandum and investor presentations while developing a marketing program aimed at soliciting interest from interested equity groups. Using our network of institutional and individual private equity sources, this program elicited several interested investors and a selected group met with management and received a detailed presentation of the business plan.

As a result of our involvement, Max Q Technologies, Inc. was able to conclude a transaction with an investor group that is prepared to fund additional acquisitions.

Our success with Max Q Technologies, Inc. illustrates that superior results can be realized for a company by a well-executed sales approach by merger and acquisition professionals who are knowledgeable about the industry and the intentions of its participants.

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CENATEK, Inc.

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CENATEK, Inc.

CENATEK, Inc., headquartered in Redding, California, is a manufacturer and developer of Rocket Drive, a solid state disk (SSD) storage device for transaction-intensive applications in enterprise computing systems. The company’s high-speed, data-access products are designed to remove the hard disk input/output bottleneck that throttles the speed of major applications such as databases and e-mail servers. Products are sold to multiple industries.

Dataram Corporation, a publicly traded company (NasdaqNM:DRAM), engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of large capacity memory products primarily used in high performance network servers and workstations worldwide. It provides customized memory solutions for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and compatible memory for computers manufactured by various companies. Dataram Corporation sells its memory products to OEMs, distributors, value-added resellers, and end-users. The company was founded in 1967 and is based in Princeton, New Jersey.

OEM Capital is a technology investment banking firm with its primary focus on US electronics, communications, software and information technology companies. Its professionals have extensive experience in the industries that they cover. As a member firm in the International Network of M&A Partners, (IMAP), OEM Capital is able to make its clients’ intentions known in every major technology center throughout the world.

OEM Capital was engaged to assist Dataram Corporation in developing acquisition candidates as part of its role as strategic financial adviser to the company.

OEM Capital’s success with Dataram Corporation illustrates that superior results can be realized by a well-executed approach to acquisitions by investment banking professionals who are knowledgeable about the industry and the intentions of its participants.

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Allenbach Industries

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Allenbach Industries

Allenbach Industries, Inc., a closely held company headquartered in Carlsbad , California with manufacturing facilities located in San Jose , California and Bloomington , Minnesota , is a software duplication and fulfillment company whose services are used by software publishers.

Omni Multimedia Group, Inc., an American Stock Exchange listed company is headquartered in Millbury , Massachusetts . It offers software publishers complete, turnkey software manufacturing and distribution services, which include CD-ROM mastering and replication, magnetic diskette duplication services, document printing, packaging and fulfillment.

OEM Capital was asked to assist Allenbach Industries, Inc. in finding a purchaser for its business and advise it on techniques that would maximize short-term cash accumulation. The software industry had been undergoing a media transition in the distribution its products from magnetic diskette to CD-ROM and on-line downloads.

Due to declining sales and operating losses, Allenbach Industries, Inc was not able to secure the necessary amount of capital to purchase CD-ROM mastering and replication equipment and reposition its business.

OEM Capital’s presentation of the company’s value to an acquirer and our knowledge of the industry quickly secured a serious acquirer. Because time was of the essence, the transaction was closed quickly.

Our success with Allenbach Industries, Inc. illustrates that, whether a business is healthy, under performing or distressed, superior valuations can be realized for the selling shareholders by a well-executed approach to a sale or divestiture by merger and acquisition professionals who are knowledgeable about the industry and the intentions of its participants.

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