Founded in 1992 by senior executives with entrepreneurial, line operating, and bulge bracket investment banking experience.
During the month of March 2010, Avalon, as the sole placement agent, raised Frederick's of Hollywood Group Inc. $3mm in common stock and warrants.
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| AltiTunes Partners, LP |
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| Advised AltiTUNES Partners, LP, a leading retailer of music, movies and electronic accessories in airports throughout the United States, in the merger with InMotion Pictures. |
| Den-Mat Corporation |
| Private Company Sale |
| $ Undisclosed |
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| Advised Den-Mat Corporation, a privately held company based in Santa Maria, California, in the sale of its Rembrandt brand of at-home and professional tooth whitening products to The Gillete Company. 2004 (www.rembrandt.com) |
| Jane & Company, LLC. |
| Sell-Side Assignment |
| $ Undisclosed |
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| Advised Jane & Company, LLC. in the sale to The Walnut Group and Stone Canyon Venture Partners, L.P. 2006 (www.janecosmetics.com) |
| Jane Acquisition LLC |
| Acquisition Advisor - Branded Consumer Products |
| $ Undisclosed |
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| Advised new management team and equity investor in the acquisition of the jane cosmetics business and Sassaby assets from The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.. Arranged financing for the transaction. 2004 (www.janecosmetics.com) |
| London Fog Group |
| $12.0mm Sell-Side Assignment |
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| Advised London Fog Group in the sale of Homestead, a premier designer and manufacturer of decorative textiles and accessories for the home to sourcing company Li & Fung USA. (www.homesteadbrands.com) |
| London Fog Group/Pacific Trail |
| $20.4mm Sell-Side Assignment |
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| Advised London Fog Group in the sale of Pacific Trail outerwear business and related brands to Columbia Sportswear Company. (www.pacifictrail.com) |
| Norstan Acquisition Corp. |
| Bankruptcy Acquisition Advisor |
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| Assisted acquiror seeking fashion cents store assets to become the stocking horse bidder in the Chapter XI bankruptcy proceedings of Norstan Apparel Shops, Inc. |
| Sigerson Morrison |
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| Advised Sigerson Morrison, a chic, modern footwear and handbags company featured at high-end retailers and company-owned boutiques, in the merger with Marc Fisher Footwear. 2006 (www.sigersonmorrison.com) |
| Tempurpedic International |
| $390.0mm Sell Side Assignment - Branded Consumer Goods |
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| Advised on sale November 2002 of a controlling stake in Tempur-Pedic International to TA Associates and Freidman, Fleisher & Lowe. Other investors included Tempur-Pedic's senior management and Avalon's senior professionals. Thirteen months later Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs completed an initial public offering of common stock for Tempur-Pedic that valued the Company at more than $1.36 billion (NYSE:TPX). Temper-Pedic develops, manufactures and distributes visco-elastic foam mattresses and pillows that are sold globally under the Tempur and Tempur-Pedic brands. (www.tempurpedic.com) |
| Accessory Place, Etage, Xtras* |
| Buy-Side Assignment - Retail |
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| Initiated roll-up of mall based women's accessories and costume jewelry retailers, with first target the acquisition of Accessory Place from Federated Department Stores, Inc. Acquired Etage from private investors and Xtras from Brown Stores, Inc. The total chain was sold to Claires Stores, Inc. |
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