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Avalon represented Tempur-Pedic International in $390 mm sale.

Avalon arranged $15.5mm private placement for Tempur-Pedic.

Avalon arranged $115mm Senior Credit Facility for Tempur-Pedic.

Avalon assisted with the merger of Tempur-Pedic Inc. the U.S. distributor and Dan-Foam, the Danish manufacturer.



Ariel Imas - Co-President Capital Markets - email: aimas@avalongroupltd.com Tel 212.624.9292

Ariel Imas joined Avalon Group Ltd. in April 2009 as Co-President of the Capital Markets Division. He provides public mid-size and micro-cap companies strategic assistance including the access to alternative equity and debt financing.

Mr. Imas was previously Senior Vice President at Spencer Clarke LLC where he co-managed the Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE’s) / Regulation D Division, focusing on small and micro-cap companies. Prior to joining Spencer Clarke, Mr. Imas was part of a three-person investment banking team at Midtown Partners & Co., specializing in structuring and raising capital through private placements. During his tenure at Spencer Clarke and Midtown Partners, Mr. Imas and team closed over 25 PIPE transactions in a variety of industries and while at Midtown Partners the firm’s ranking increased to #4 in Placement Tracker's league tables for most active PIPE / Regulation D financings placement agents. Prior to joining Midtown, Mr. Imas was the Vice President of Corporate Communications at the Kellogg Specialist Group and was part a dynamic group that focused on internal analysis and coverage of equities and closed-end funds.

Mr. Imas received a B.B.A. in Finance from Pace University, where he served as president of The Finance Club. He holds Series 7 and 63 FINRA licenses. Mr. Imas is a member of FAMMS (Financial Analyst Money Management Society), the Harvard Investor Group and QWAFAFEW (Quantitative Work Alliance for Applied Finance, Education and Wisdom).



Lynda Davey - Chief Executive Officer
Braden Ferrari - Co-President Capital Markets
Ariel Imas - Co-President Capital Markets
Thomas Apperson - Managing Director
William Freeman - Managing Director
Jason Gorsuch - Managing Director
Ali Sajadian - Managing Director
Karen Sterling - Managing Director
Yolanda Wardowski - Managing Director
Peter Blumen - Senior Advisor
Don Jones - Senior Advisor Retail & Consumer
Ira Rubenstein - Senior Advisor
Patricia Stensrud - Senior Advisor
Evan Babazadeh – Associate
Richard Chiu – Associate