April 2011

Know a corporate law partner who feels underappreciated in at his or her current firm? Give them a tip – one of Southern California’s leading law firms is looking for a lead corporate partner for one of its most dynamic offices.

Would you be a greener shopper if you just knew what or who was green? A new San Diego-based company is betting you will. Looking to raise a friends and family round of about $600,000, this firm has a persistent online opt-in tool that helps consumers put their apparel dollars at environmentally conscious companies. The firm has a working product that operates dynamically at the product level, steering consumers away from, say, The Gap, to, say Patagonia.

Texting runs $30 a month or more. Think there’s a market for someone to pay you to text instead? A new ad-supported service from a San Diego company offers not only free texting, but shares advertising revenue with subscribers.

Leave a legacy: For a mere $5 million – terms can be negotiated – you can name the Institute for Nonprofit Education and Research at the University of San Diego. The nationally acclaimed program is offering donors a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity to name an organization that is rapidly growing in prominence and prestige.

A $30 million online and offline specialty retailer is considering a product line extension and partial recapitalization to allow the founder to take some chips off the table. This highly regarded retailer, which is so powerful in its space that it has 180 terms with full return privileges from its suppliers, is talking to private equity firms as well as others.

A $3 million company in the cosmetic space is looking for a partner and/or product endorser to help it expand across product categories and help it growth. The company has IP formulas for its products.

An agent for top-tier Major League Baseball players is looking for local and regional endorsement opportunities in Southern California, Arizona and Florida.

A buyer is looking to buy a restaurant chain with at least $50 million in revenue, $5 million in EBITDA and multiple locations.


Still active (see previous posts):

  • Credit card receivables...$1 million investment minimum.
  • UK investor looking to spend $20 million + to acquire brand with big potential
  • 9% or 11% returns for investors in private mutual fund buying full recourse receivables
  • Parcels available at desert race track 










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