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Wed, August 5, 2009 Visual Management Systems, Inc.: Visual Management Systems Enters Investment Banking Relationship With Blackhawk Partners and T
TOMS RIVER, NJ--(Marketwire - August 5, 2009) - Visual Management Systems, Inc. (
"Blackhawk and Trilogy have been retained to assist in several capacities, but two in particular. First, they bring tremendous consulting experience as we shift the focus of our business plan away from systems integration and towards product development and OEM distribution. Second, to help capitalize the new plan through their exhaustive networks," said Jason Gonzalez, CEO of Visual Management Systems.
Gonzalez continued, "Mr. Abdelnour and Ms. D'Amato have a uniquely zealous approach to deal-making. They bring exactly the type of leadership a banking team requires to close deals in this environment. They have exciting ideas about growth and expansion both organically and through acquisition. Mr. Abdelnour holds a place among the most influential bankers on Wall Street and we're especially pleased to work with him. VMS is very grateful to Gilder Funding Corporation for making this relationship possible."
According to Ziad Abdelnour, CEO of Blackhawk Partners in New York, "While the world says that every private equity firm out there is a troubled company, we believe that's complete nonsense. Unlike most companies in the financial services industry, we are genuine and patient long-term investors. We hold investments until markets are high and liquid, and exit at full value. We aggressively seek the right investment opportunities in a declining environment and we deploy capital to the maximum benefit of our investors. We believe today there is a huge supply of very attractive restructuring opportunities, along with roll-ups and consolidations of companies across the board, and particularly in plays that provide businesses with virtual systems, physical security, asset protection, and management controls."
"Today's environment is target-rich for acquisitions. It is no news that M&A activity has heated up in Q2 2009 and is getting ready to take off in the month of August. For most, industry consolidation is a likely result of a troubled economy. For the optimists, perhaps it is a sign of recovery in the horizon. We believe in fundamentals and optimal dynamics," says Barbara D'Amato CEO of Trilogy Capital Corp, a West Coast alliance partner firm to Blackhawk Partners. "We view the increased deal flow to be due to a new class of acquirer. Private Equity Groups (PEGs), like most animals, evolve. Large corporate buyers have opened up their checkbooks, pouncing on exceptional opportunities -- some out of necessity and others due to acquisition prices that are still at relatively low levels. This seems fueled by a sense of urgency that such bargains might not last into 2010. PEGs have also been more active in Q2 2009, due to the fact that acquisitions today -- unlike traditional LBOs/MBOs -- do not require debt. Corporate strategic partnership combinations have also been on the rise in specific sector opportunities for vertical integration. Now is the time for target companies to take a good look inward and perform their own under-the-hood financial and performance due diligence to attract the right buyer, uncovering real opportunities for capturing value and market share."
About Visual Management Systems
Visual Management Systems, Inc. (
About Blackhawk Partners and Trilogy Capital
Please visit [ www.blackhawkpartners.com ] and [ www.trilogycapitalcorp.com ] for information about the respective firms. Mr. Abdelnour's biography can be viewed on Wikipedia at [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziad_Abdelnour ]
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Certain statements in this press release constitute 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements express or implied by such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, changes in levels of competition, possible loss of customers, the company's ability to attract and retain key personnel, the company's ability to raise capital, the continued cooperation of creditors and vendors, national and local economic conditions, the ability of the company to reach agreements with the proposed distributor, joint venture and integration partners discussed in this release, conditions and trends in the video surveillance and security industries in general, the ability of the company to attract enterprise-scale customers, changes in interest rates, commercial acceptance of the company's products, the effect of government regulation on the company's operations and other factors described from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
