Melville, NY, June 15, 2010 – The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN), a leading natural and organic products company providing consumers with A Healthy Way of Life™, today announced the acquisition of the assets and business of World Gourmet Marketing, L.L.C., including its Sensible Portions® brand of Garden Veggie Straws™, Pita Bites® and other snack products. Sensible Portions’ products are sold in the club, mass and supermarket channels. The transaction is expected to be accretive to Hain Celestial’s earnings during the first quarter of its fiscal year 2011.
NEW YORK, May 21, 2010 – Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. ("Clearlake"), a private investment firm, today announced that its portfolio company, Buy.com, a leading U.S. online retail marketplace, has been sold to Rakuten, Inc.
TOKYO and ALISO VIEJO, May 20, 2010 – In a move signaling an acceleration of its global expansion plans, Japan’s leading internet company, Rakuten, announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Buy.com, a leading U.S. retail marketplace. Combined, the two companies represent one of the world’s largest online retail marketplaces, offering consumers more than 60 million products from close to 35,000 merchants around the globe. The acquisition, valued at approximately $250 million (USD), will be carried out by Rakuten’s U.S. subsidiary, Rakuten USA.
NEW YORK, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Sensible Portions®, a line of unique and great tasting all natural snacks announces its partnership with AEG, one of the world's leading sports and entertainment presenters, to offer a variety of products in select AEG-affiliated venues including STAPLES Center, Club Nokia, El Rey Theatre, The Home Depot Center, Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE and the San Diego Sports Arena. Starting March 15, fans will be able to purchase healthier snack options when attending sporting events, concerts, special events and shows. Sensible Portions will offer lower calorie, single serve bags of some of Sensible Portions most popular offerings including BBQ Potato Straws, Salt & Pepper Potato Straws, Lightly Salted Veggie Straws and White Cheddar Miner's Gold Puffs at the refreshment stands of each venue.
NEW YORK, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Sensible Portions® announces the release of three innovative guilt-free snacks designed to satisfy every craving, without sacrificing great taste. Sensible Portions®, the next generation in unique, better-for-you snacks is introducing new, flavorful products such as Miner's Gold, Potato Straws and Apple Straws. Each is designed for the lifestyle demands of those who want to snack sensibly, anytime, anywhere.
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., March 4, 2010/PRNewswire/ -- Buy.com®, the Internet Superstore™, today reported 146 percent year-over-year sales growth for its retail Marketplace, which currently has more than 11.5 million product listings from thousands of qualified third-party retailers.
Instead of feeding the fad-diet frenzy, this food manufacturer is developing great tasting, healthy snacks and has big plans for future offerings. Most grocery shoppers today are looking for products that are lower in price and healthy yet still taste good. Finding the right fit for each family can be a challenge, but Jason Cohen and Jerry Bello seem to have found the right mix with their brand of better-for-you snacks called Sensible Portions.
NEW YORK, NY – January 20, 2010 – Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. ("Clearlake" or "CCG") announced today the closing of its second private equity fund, Clearlake Capital Partners II, L.P. ("CCP II" or the "Fund"), with more than $410 million in equity commitments. CCP II was oversubscribed and exceeded its cap.
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., December 1, 2009 – Leading online retailer Buy.com® today reported that Cyber Monday - the Monday after Thanksgiving that marks the kickoff of online holiday shopping - was the biggest sales day in company history, surpassing its Cyber Monday record set in 2008.
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., October 21, 2009 – Buy.com®, The Internet Superstore™, today announced its international expansion with dedicated e-commerce sites for customers in Canada, France, Germany and the United Kingdom, giving shoppers access to the best deals online and free shipping on today's hottest consumer electronics and technology products.
Cranford, NJ- October 21, 2009 - Triax Pharmaceuticals, LLC announced today the approval of new labeling for Locoid Lipocream (hydrocortisone butyrate, 0.1%), the leading mid-potency corticosteroid brand indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses in adults. The new labeling now includes an indication for topical treatment of mild to moderate atopic dermatitis in pediatric patients 3 months of age to 18 years of age.
May 20, 2009 — PLEASANTON, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE) The City of Houston Police Department, which includes 5,200 officers and 1,900 civilian personnel who serve 2.2 million people within the City of Houston, has signed a contract with Tiburon, Inc., a leading provider of mission-critical technology solutions for public safety officials, for its records management system. Tiburon's records management system will provide the Department with the latest and most efficient law enforcement records management functionality.
San Francisco, CA – March 6, 2009 – Intendis, Inc., and Triax Pharmaceuticals, LLC announce the Co-Promotion of Locoid Lipocream® (hydrocortisone butyrate) 0.1% cream and Locoid® Lotion (hydrocortisone butyrate) 0.1% lotion at the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology. Under the co-promotion agreement, the Intendis Sales Force will promote the Locoid® products, in tandem with the Triax sales force, to dermatologists in the USA.
NOVATO, CA – February 12, 2009 – GoAmerica®, Inc., one of the nation's leading providers of text and video relay and on-site interpreting services today announced that it has changed its name to Purple™ Communications™, Inc. The Company's stock ticker has changed from NASDAQ: GOAM to NASDAQ: PRPL.
[NOVATO, CA], November 14, 2008 — GoAmerica, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOAM), a provider of relay and wireless communications and professional interpreter services for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and speech-impaired persons, today announced unaudited results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and the filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
HACKENSACK, N.J., August 15, 2008 — GoAmerica, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOAM), a provider of relay and wireless communications and professional interpreter services for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and speech-impaired persons, today announced unaudited results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and the filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
Locoid Lotion was recently introduced at the Summer American Academy of Dermatology Meeting, in Chicago, Illinois, for the treatment of mild-to-moderate atopic dermatitis in pediatric to adult patients. Triax Pharmaceuticals, LLC, the marketers of Locoid Lipocream (hydrocortisone butyrate 0.1%) a leading mid-potency brand in corticosteroids, recently launched the new product to cover larger and hairy affected areas with an elegant, non-greasy application to treat atopic dermatitis.
WASHINGTON, DC July 1, 2008 – GoAmerica, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOAM), a provider of relay and wireless communications and professional interpreter services for deaf, hard-ofhearing, and speech-disabled persons, today announced a merger with two of the nation’s premier sign language interpreting services firms: Sign Language Associates (SLA) and Visual Language Interpreting (VLI), both of which are based in the Washington, D.C. metro area.
HACKENSACK, N.J., May 15, 2008 -- GoAmerica, Inc. (Nasdaq:GOAM) , a provider of relay and wireless communications and professional interpreter services for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and speech-disabled persons, today announced unaudited results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
HACKENSACK, N.J., March 20, 2008 – GoAmerica, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOAM), a provider of communications services for people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speechdisabled, today announced the appointment of Chris Gibbons to its Board of Directors.
NEW YORK, NY – January 21, 2008 – Clearlake Capital Group (together with its affiliates, “Clearlake”), an investment firm that integrates private equity, leveraged finance and special-situations investing, today announced that it led $125 million in financing for GoAmerica, Inc.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CompuDyne Corporation (Nasdaq: CDCY) announced today the completion of the merger of the Company with Patriot Acquisition Corp., an affiliate of The Gores Group, LLC.
HACKENSACK, N.J., September 12, 2007 – GoAmerica, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOAM), a provider of communications services for people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speech-disabled, today announced the execution of a definitive merger agreement with Hands On Video Relay Services, Inc. for $35.0 million in cash and 6.7 million shares of GoAmerica common stock.
ANNAPOLIS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2007--CompuDyne Corporation (NASDAQ:CDCY), an industry leader in sophisticated security products, integration and technology for the public security markets, announced that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement to be acquired by an investor group consisting of affiliates of The Gores Group, LLC and industry executive Stuart Mackiernan. Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. has committed to provide debt and equity financing to the investor group in the transaction.
HACKENSACK, N.J., August 2, 2007 – GoAmerica, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOAM) today announced the execution of a definitive agreement under which it will acquire the assets of Verizon’s Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) division for $50 million in cash and up to an additional $8 million in contingent cash consideration. This acquisition will be financed by the issuances of new GoAmerica preferred stock and debt totaling $65 million to Clearlake Capital Group, pursuant to agreements and a commitment letter executed concurrently with the Verizon agreement.
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., May 31, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Buy.com(r), the Internet Superstore(tm), today reported revenues of $462 million for 2006, an increase of 34% from 2005. Gross profit increased 68% to $59.9 million. At the end of December 2006, the company reported in excess of 10 million cumulative customer accounts.
