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FOR THE RECORD ABOUT THIS SECTION FOR THE RECORD is a weekly listing of information from the public record that can help businesspeople in the New York area find opportunities, potential new clients and updates on competitors. To ask questions or get more information on this section, contact Crain’s research department at cnyb-research@crainsnewyork.com. 7 for an environmental consultant to provide site investigation and remedy development services as related to identified areas of concern on department-owned lands within the New York City watershed. To make inquiries or obtain bid documents, contact Jeanne Schreiber at (718) 5953456 or jeannes@dep.nyc.gov. ● NEW IN TOWN Companies that would like to have details of openings published should submit descriptions following this format to ELaermer@crainsnewyork.com, with “New in Town” in the subject line. $50 million and estimated assets of $1,000,001 to $10 million. ● ● Boulton & Watt 5 Ave. A, Manhattan The bar and restaurant opened in the East Village. The menu features American and English comfort food inspired by the Industrial Revolution. Mystique Brands 350 Broadway, Manhattan Filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection on Jan. 22. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $1,000,001 to $10 million and estimated assets of $0 to $50,000. The creditors with the largest unsecured claims are Royal Wine, owed $827,410.38; Southern Wine & Spirits, owed $118,598.77; and Snitow Kanfer Holtzer & Millus, owed $107,462.44. ● Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Requests proposals by 2 p.m. on March 22 for organizations to provide housing placement assistance for people with HIV/AIDS and their families. Bid documents are available at http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/ html/vendors/acco-home.shtml or can be picked up at the Office of the Agency Chief Contracting Officer, 42-09 28th St., 17th floor, Long Island City, Queens. For more information, contact Shamecka Williams at (347) 396-6656 or swillia9@health.nyc.gov. David Chaiken of Sunburst Advisors. The asking rent was in the $70s per square foot. ● Vanguard Wine Bar signed a 12-year lease for 850 square feet at 530 Second Ave., between East 29th and East 30th streets. The restaurant and bar was represented by Dean Valentino, Jay Einbender and Mark Tergesen of ABS Partners Real Estate. The landlord, Algin Management, was represented by Ann La Centra and Josh Siegelman of Winick Realty Group. The asking rent was $9,000 per month. ● ● Monk Bar & Pizzeria 291 Kent Ave., Brooklyn The restaurant opened in Williamsburg. It offers Neapolitan-style pizza and southern Italian dishes. ● Rogue & Canon 128 W. Houston St., Manhattan The restaurant and bar opened in the West Village. It serves a menu of small plates and specialty cocktails. Rodman & Renshaw 1251 Sixth Ave., Manhattan Filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection on Jan. 11. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $1,000,001 to $10 million and estimated assets of $1,000,001 to $10 million. The creditors with the largest unsecured claims are Andrews Kurth, owed $431,247.44; Bloomberg Finance, owed $386,914.08; and the Waldorf Astoria, owed $378,836.43. COMPANY MOVES Companies that would like to have details of recent moves published should submit descriptions following this format to ELaermer@crainsnewyork.com, with “Company Moves” in the subject line. ● Burger Bistro 1663 First Ave., Manhattan The Brooklyn restaurant chain opened its first Manhattan location on the Upper East Side. It also has stores in Park Slope and Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. GOVERNMENT CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES Following are selected contract opportunities recently announced by New York City agencies. To learn how to sell goods and services to city government, visit www.nyc.gov/selltonyc. For a searchable database of current procurement notices, visit www.nyc.gov/cityrecord. Listings are alphabetical by category and department. CONSTRUCTION SERVICES ● Jeremy Argyle 321 Bleecker St., Manhattan The haberdasher opened in the West Village. It is the second Manhattan shop for the menswear brand; its first is in SoHo. ● Libertador 158 Baltic Ave., Brooklyn The steakhouse opened in Cobble Hill. It is the sister restaurant to the Upper East Side’s Libertador Parrilla Argentina. BANKRUPTCIES The following listings are selected from the most recent available filings by companies seeking bankruptcy protection in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Information was obtained from U.S. Bankruptcy Court records available on Public Access to Court Electronic Records. Listings are in alphabetical order. ● 333-345 Green 1274 49th St., Brooklyn Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Jan. 8. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $10,000,001 to $50 million and estimated assets of $10,000,001 to $50 million. The creditor with the largest unsecured claim is Home at Greene NY Inc., owed $1,700,000. ● City University of New York Seeks competitive sealed bids by 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 25 for general construction and repair services that may include carpentry, electrical, plumbing, painting, flooring, tile setting or roofing work. To get further information or to obtain bid documents, contact Julie Cardinali at (718) 368-4613 or jcardinali@kbcc.cuny.edu. ● Department of Design and Construction Seeks competitive bids by 2 p.m. on March 7 for the construction of a new diesel station and electrical, roof and floor upgrades at the Harper Street Yard in Queens. Bid documents are available for a $35 deposit, payable by company check or money order only, and are available at www.nyc.gov/ddc. For more information, contact Ben Perrone at (718) 391-2614. ● Department of Sanitation Seeks competitive sealed bids by 11 a.m. on March 14 for rehabilitation of the façade at 44 Beaver St., Manhattan. Bid documents are available for a $40 document fee, payable only by money order made out to Comptroller, City of New York. An optional prebid conference will take place on Feb. 14 at 10:30 a.m. at 44 Beaver St., 12th-floor conference room. To make inquiries or obtain bid documents, contact Frank Mitchell at (212) 437-4542 or fmitchell@dsny.nyc.gov. Atari Inc. 475 Park Ave. South, Manhattan Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Jan. 21. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $10,000,001 to GOODS AND SERVICES ● Department of Environmental Protection Requests proposals by 4 p.m. on March 22 | Crain’s New York Business | February 11, 2013 ● BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp. (BKCC) Virginia Retirement Systems et al. sold 217,845 shares of common stock at $10.27 on Jan. 7, in a transaction worth $2,237,029. It now directly holds 11,086,800 shares. ● Estée Lauder Cos. (EL) Fabrizio Freda, chief executive, president and director, sold 20,000 shares of common stock at $62.28 on Jan. 3, in a transaction worth $1,245,600. He now directly holds 47,549 shares. ● ● Economic Development Corp. Requests proposals by 4 p.m. on Feb. 22 for an operator for a new cleantechnology entrepreneur center. To make inquiries or to obtain bid documents, contact Maryann Catalano at (212) 312-3969 or cleantechcenterRFP@nycedc.com. Assurant Inc. (AIZ) Michael J. Peninger, chief financial officer and executive vice president, exercised options on 39,391 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $22.00 to $33.45 on Dec. 31, in a transaction worth $1,137,345. On the same day, he sold 32,776 shares at $34.70 in a transaction worth 1,137,335. He now directly holds 172,284 shares. Ⅲ STOCK TRANSACTIONS Following are recent insider transactions at New York’s largest publicly held companies filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by executives and major shareholders. Listings are in order of transaction value. The information was obtained from Thomson Reuters. REAL ESTATE DEALS Companies that would like to have details of their recent transactions appear in these listings should email descriptions following this format to ELaermer@ crainsnewyork.com, with “Real estate transaction” in the subject line, or enter them online at crainsnewyork.com/ submitadeal. Deals are listed in order of square footage. COMMERCIAL TransPerfect Translations International signed a lease for 12,300 square feet at 3 Park Ave. The global language and business services firm is expanding its offices and will take the remaining space on the 40th floor. The tenant was represented by Michael Burlant of Cushman & Wakefield. The landlord, Cohen Brothers Realty, was represented in-house by David Nevins. The asking rent was $55 per square foot. ● Euro Pacific Capital Inc. signed an eight-year lease for 4,900 square feet at 80 Broad St. The broker and dealer will take space on the 32nd floor. The tenant was represented by Michael Elkin of Interactive Properties Corp. The landlord, an affiliate of Savanna, was represented by Hal Stein, Adam Leshowitz and Todd Stracci of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank. The asking rent was undisclosed. ● DEALS ROUNDUP SELLER/TARGET TRANSACTION SIZE (IN MILLIONS) Oaktree Capital Management Inc. Cerberus Real Estate Capital Management (Manhattan), Vornado Realty Trust (Manhattan), iStar Asset Services Inc., Aozora Bank Ltd. asset management arm, iStar Marlin/ LNR Property $1,052.9 Bay City Capital, $959.2 FirstMark Capital (Manhattan), Skyline Ventures, OrbiMed Advisors (Manhattan), Horizon Technology Finance Management, T. Rowe Price Associates, Brookside Capital Management/ MAP Pharmaceuticals Inc. The Blackstone Group (Manhattan)/1550 Tower and 1600 Tower in St. Louis Park, Minn. $81.0 Barts and the London $79.0 Charity endowment arm/ Barts and the London Charity, 750,000-square-foot mixed-use development opportunity in Whitechapel, London Not disclosed/ AppNexus Inc. $75.0 RETAIL The Lenox Lounge signed a 15-year lease for 2,700 square feet at 333 Lenox Ave. in Harlem. The renowned jazz club, which has hosted performances by the likes of Billie Holiday, Miles Davis and John Coltrane, will move two blocks away from its previous location and will occupy the ground floor and the basement. The tenant was represented by Michael Coker of Halstead Property. The landlord, Jacqueline Allmond, was represented by David Chkheidze and Lev Kimyagarov of Massey Knakal Realty Services. The asking rent was $45 per square foot. ● Toast NYC signed a lease for 1,400 square feet at 1268 Amsterdam Ave. The restaurant was represented by Elliott Dweck of Besen Retail. The landlord, the Dermot Co., was represented by ● ● Eight Turn Crepe signed a lease for 500 square feet at 55 Spring St. The Japanese-based crepe chain was represented by Josh Siegelman of Winick Realty Group. The landlord, 55 Spring Associates, was represented by Faith Hope Consolo and Joseph Aquino of Douglas Elliman. The asking rent was $500 per square foot. ● Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (REGN) Peter Powchik, divisional senior vice president, exercised options on 30,000 shares of common stock at $21.25 on Jan. 2, in a transaction worth $637,500. On Jan. 3, he sold 13,586 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $180.83 to $183.10, in a transaction worth $2,474,092. He now directly owns 16,522 shares. ZBI Ventures (Manhattan), $70.4 Vinci Partners, BTG Pactual Gestora de Recursos Ltda./Companhia Mineira de Açúcar e Álcool Participações Ltda. (50%) BUYERS/INVESTORS TRANSACTION TYPE Starwood Capital Group, Starwood Property Trust Inc. FB M&A Allergan Inc. SB M&A DRA Advisors (Manhattan) SB M&A Greenoak Real Estate Advisors (Manhattan) SB M&A Technology Crossover Ventures, Venrock (Manhattan), Tribeca Venture Partners (Manhattan) GCI Indofood Agri Resources Ltd., JFCitrus Agropecuária Ltda. SB M&A BlackRock Inc. (Manhattan)/ 555 Lonsdale St. in Melbourne, Australia $60.2 LaSalle Investment Management Inc. SB M&A Renewable Energy Generation Ltd./ Renewable Energy Generation Ltd. wind farms at Sancton Hill and South Sharpley, U.K. $50.7 BlackRock Inc. (Manhattan) SB M&A Selected deals announced for the week ended Jan. 26 involving companies in metro New York. FB M&A: Financial buyer M&A represents a minority or majority acquisition of existing shares of a company with the participation of a financial buyer. GCI: Growth capital investment represents new money invested in a company for a minority stake. SB M&A: Strategic buyer M&A represents a minority or majority acquisition of existing shares of a company without the participation of a financial buyer. source: capitaliq http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/vendors/acco-home.shtml http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/vendors/acco-home.shtml http://www.crainsnewyork.com/ http://www.nyc.gov/selltonyc http://www.nyc.gov/cityrecord http://www.nyc.gov/ddc.For

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IN THE BOROUGHS
IN THE MARKETS
THE INSIDER
BUSINESS PEOPLE
CORPORATE LADDER
OPINION
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REPORT: SMALL BUSINESS
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