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mouNtAIN toYmAkErs JAkks pacific, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire hong kong-based moose mountain toymakers limited, a leader in the sale and manufacture of sports arcade products, foot to floor ride-ons, tents, safe soft play environments, arcade pinball games and wagons. JAKKS Pacific will be acquiring all of the

shares of stock of Moose Mountain, a 15-year-old, privately-held company and its Parsippany, NJ-based affiliate, Moose Mountain Marketing, Inc. The business includes licenses for well-known characters and brands, and its children's product lines are complementary to JAKKS Pacific's wide-ranging product portfolio. "We believe these well-established and

innovative product lines add to the breadth and depth of our extensive portfolio," commented Stephen Berman, president and CEO, JAKKS Pacific. "Moose Mountain brings tremendous experience and talent in designing and manufacturing distinctive product lines and we look forward to expanding our offerings into new product categories." "JAKKS Pacific is the ideal long-term

home for our business and the dedicated personnel who have built this business over the past 15 years," said Ron Lokos, president of Moose Mountain. " Lampf, Lipkind, Prupis & Petigrow, A

Professional Corporation, acted as US counsel to the sellers, who are the shareholders of Moose Mountain Toymakers Ltd., a Hong Kong corporation, and Moose Mountain Marketing, Inc., a New Jersey (USA) corporation, in connection with the sale of their stock in the acquired entities, and also acted as United States counsel to the acquired entities. The advisory team was led by Paul M. Petigrow, Esq, assisted by William D. Lipkind, Esq. and Jillian Romaniello, Esq. fi v

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grEENlEAf Book group rEcEIvEs INvEstmENt from NosoN lAWEN

pArtNErs greenleaf Book group llc, an Austin, tX based publisher and distributor of adult non-fiction and fiction trade books, has received an investment from Noson lawen partners. DeSilva+Phillips, Mediabankers announced

that its client, Greenleaf Book Group LLC of Austin Texas, today received an investment from Noson Lawen Partners. Greenleaf Book Group specializes in the development of independent authors and the growth of small presses. There are six imprints under the Greenleaf

Book Group umbrella – Greenleaf Book Group Press, Emerald Book Company, Live Oak Book Company, Olive Tree Book Company, Inc. 500 Press, and Legacy Book Company ¬– all of which were included in the transaction. Greenleaf Founder and CEO, Clinton T.

Greenleaf, III, said “This is a great day for Greenleaf Book Group and all of our employees.” Mr. Greenleaf went on to say that “with the help of our new partners at Noson Lawen, we will be able to invest in growing the business and expanding our product offerings much more quickly than would have previously been possible.” Earl Macomber of Noson Lawen Partners

noted that Mr. Greenleaf is “a dynamic and passionate CEO, and we are eager to work with him to build upon his vision for the company going forward.” Mr. Macomber added that NLP plans to further invest in and expand Greenleaf’s already substantial product suite through both internal development and acquisitions. fi

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NovEm vErmögENsvErWAltuNgs gmBh sElls NovEm BEtEIlIguNgs gmBh to

BrEgAl cApItAl llp Novem vermögensverwaltungs gmbh recently announced the sale of Novem Beteiligungs gmbh (Novem) to funds managed by private equity firm Bregal capital llp (Bregal). Novem is a globally active manufacturer

of high-quality decorative components and functional elements for vehicle interiors, with headquarters in Vorbach, Germany. As the world market leader for fine wood decorative components, Novem supplies renowned automotive manufacturers like Audi, BMW, Daimler, VW, Volvo, Range Rover, Maserati, Lincoln and Cadillac. The company’s revenue in the fiscal year ending March 2011 was more than EUR 270 million. Peter Mazzuco, CEO of Novem, said:

“We appreciate and welcome Bregal as the new owner. This partnership and the stable ownership structure provide Novem with the opportunity to further strengthen its position in the global decorative trim market.” Florian Schick, partner at Bregal, commented: "Novem has established itself as the technological and global leader in the growing market for high-end interior trim parts. We are excited to support Novem’s further growth which will include a continued internationalization of its production footprint and an expansion of its technological capabilities.” Weil acted as legal counsel to Bregal

Capital LLP, led by Frankfurt corporate partner Gerhard Schmidt, who commented: “A combination of our expertise in the fields of private equity, restructuring and financing as well as our excellent negotiations skills made this transaction a success for our client.” fi

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