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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. 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. $10 million and estimated assets of $1,000,001 to $10 million. The creditors with the largest unsecured claims are the New York City Department of Finance, owed $76,163.42; 151 W. 17th St. Condominium, owed $56,111.03; and Vincent Petraro, owed $14,419.48. ● Bon! Asian Spice 140 St. Nicholas Ave., Brooklyn The restaurant opened in Bushwick. The menu includes pork buns, ramen and Japanese-style fried chicken. The Hotel Networks Inc. 551 Fifth Ave., Manhattan Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Jan. 27. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $100,000,001 to $500 million and estimated assets of $100,000,001 to $500 million. The creditors with the largest unsecured claims are Lions Gate Films Inc., owed $2,155,961; Universal Pay Television, owed $2,019,635; and Home Box Office Inc., owed $1,752,121. ● ● ● Artifact 155 Freeman St., Brooklyn The boutique opened in Greenpoint. The shop sells offbeat, vintage and locally made clothing and gifts. ● Goodby Silverstein & Partners 200 Varick St., Manhattan The ad agency opened its first office in New York City. The San Franciscobased firm also has a location in Detroit. ● The Royal 127 Fourth Ave., Manhattan The tavern and grill opened in the East Village. Its menu offers upscale sportsbar fare. Carmen NY 45 E. 22nd St., Manhattan Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Jan. 8. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $0 to $50,000 and estimated assets of $0 to $50,000. The creditors with the largest unsecured claim are Mastrogiovanni Schorsch, owed $7,814, and Bedell Ditmar, owed $4,020. GOVERNMENT CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES 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. ● A&I Broadway Realty 150 Broadway, Manhattan The real estate firm relocated in the financial district. Its previous address was 170 Broadway. ● Greenwich Village-Chelsea Chamber of Commerce 129 W. 27th St., Manhattan The business organization relocated to Chelsea. Its previous address was 154 Christopher St. in Greenwich Village. 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 ● Department of Design and Construction Seeks competitive bids by 11 a.m. on Feb. 28 for water-main replacement in Hillside Ave., between 195th Street and 199th Street, 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) 391-2200. ● Marks Paneth & Shron 685 Third Ave., Manhattan The accounting firm relocated in midtown east. Its previous address was 622 Third Ave. 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. ● 1220 University Blvd. 520 E. 86th St., Manhattan Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Jan. 23. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $10,000,001 to $50 million and estimated assets of $1,000,001 to $10 million. Seeks competitive bids by 11 a.m. on March 6 for the reconstruction of the West 215th step street. Bid documents are available for a $35 deposit, payable by company check, certified check or money order only, and are available at www.nyc.gov/ddc. Hard copies of the bid documents can be picked up at the department at 30-30 Thomson Ave., first floor, contract section/bid room, Long Island City, Queens. For more information, contact Ben Perrone at (718) 391-2614. ● School Construction Authority Seeks competitive sealed bids by 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 26 for asphalt playgrounds and TCU removal at P.S. 140 in Queens. Bid documents are available for $100, payable only by certified check or money order made out to the New York City School Construction Authority. To make inquiries or obtain bid documents, contact Lily Persaud at (718) 752-5852 or lpersaud@nycsca.org. ● GPS Global Parking Solutions 151 W. 17th St., Manhattan Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Jan. 24. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $1,000,001 to GOODS AND SERVICES ● Department of Citywide Administrative Services Seeks competitive sealed bids by 10 a.m. on Feb. 22 for baby food, infant formula and snack items for the Administration for Children’s Services. Bid documents can be downloaded from City Record Online at http://a856-internet.nyc.gov/ nycvendoronline/home.asp, or they can be requested via email at dcasdmssbids @dcas.nyc.gov, by telephone at (212) 669-8610 or by fax at (212) 669-7603. To make inquiries, contact Edith Fezzuoglio at (212) 669-8589 or efezzuo@dcas .nyc.gov. ● Department of Education Seeks competitive sealed bids by 4 p.m. on Feb. 28 for furnishing and delivering a solar-energy electric-car program kit to the School of Cooperative Technical Education. To make inquiries or obtain bid documents, contact the vendor hotline at (718) 935-2300 or vendorhotline@schools.nyc.gov. The bid opening will take place on March 1 at 11 a.m. ● Taxi Licensing Commission Requests proposals by 2 p.m. on May 8 for health care and disability insurance services for medallion taxicab drivers. Bid documents can be downloaded at www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/about/ cityrecord_editions.shtml. To make inquiries, contact Jeremy Halperin at (212) 676-1031 or jeremy.halperin @tlc.nyc.gov. Group. The sublandlord, H. Herzfeld, was represented by Alan S. Cohen and Mark Tergesen of ABS Partners Realty. The asking rent was $150 per square foot. Dee Mark Inc. signed a lease for 900 square feet at 20 John St. The Asian fusion restaurant group behind eateries such as Spot Dessert Bar, Ember Room and Room Service will open a quickservice restaurant. The tenant was represented by Max Dylan Lu of M Properties. The landlord, the Malachite Group, was represented in-house by Melody Malekan. The asking rent was $160 per square foot. ● 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. ● Sirius XM Radio Corp. (SIRI) Liberty Interactive Corp. purchased 50,000,000 shares of common stock at $3.16 on Jan. 15, in a transaction worth $157,780,000. It now directly owns 1,999,289,980 shares. 244,045 shares. ● MasterCard Inc. (MA) MasterCard Foundation sold 59,360 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $515.90 to $523.38 between Jan. 17 and Jan. 24, in a transaction worth $30,794,116. Between Jan. 25 and Jan. 30, it sold 47,488 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $515.38 to $519.37, in a transaction worth $24,574,090. It now directly owns 12,450,100 shares. ● American Express Co. (AMX) Louise Parent, executive vice president and general counsel, exercised options on 107,091 shares of common stock at $16.71 on Jan. 24, in a transaction worth $1,789,491. On the same day, she sold 224,042 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $59.18 to $59.24, in a transaction worth $13,266,884. She now directly holds 57,171 shares. Thomas Schick, executive vice president, divisional, exercised options on 155,654 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $38.10 to $45.77 on Jan. 22, in a transaction worth $6,937,809. On the same day, he sold 190,654 shares of common stock at $59.49 and $59.62, in a transaction worth $11,360,609. He now directly holds 30,864 shares. ● 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. Tiffany & Co. (TIF) Peter W. May, director, sold 993,500 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $60.85 to $63.14 between Jan. 14 and Jan. 15, in a transaction worth $60,766,512. He now directly owns 11,653 shares. Michael Kowalski, chief executive, chairman and director, sold 100,000 shares of common stock at $63.68 on Jan. 16, in a transaction worth $6,338,320. He now directly owns COMMERCIAL HBE Solutions, also known as Heartbeat Experts, signed a five-year lease for 8,000 square feet at 415 Madison Ave. The computer services company was represented by Andrew Arvay and Audrey Novoa of Murray Hill Properties. The landlord, Demetriou General Agency Inc., was represented by Nicholas Weld of CBRE Group Inc. The asking rent was undisclosed. ● International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) Michael E. Daniels, senior vice president and group executive of services, exercised options on 16,168 shares of common stock at $92.51 on Jan. 29, in a transaction worth $1,495,702. On the same day, he sold 46,976 shares at prices ranging from $204.63 to $205.02, in a transaction worth $9,618,591. He now directly holds 90,939 shares. Ⅲ ● ● Cambridge Mercantile Group signed a lease for 4,100 square feet at 1359 Broadway. The global payment-services provider was represented by Peter Goldich of ATCO. The landlord, W&H Properties, was represented by Neil Rubin, Anthony Sciacca and Robert Silver of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank. The asking rent was undisclosed. The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy signed a lease for 2,900 square feet at 5 Hanover Square. The international forum for business leaders focused on corporate philanthropy will occupy space on the 21st floor for six years. The tenant was represented by Harry L. Krausman of Cassidy Turley. The landlord, an affiliate of Savanna, was represented by Frank Cento, Jonathan Fein and Carlos Suarez of Cushman & Wakefield. The asking rent was undisclosed. ● RETAIL Orogold Cosmetics signed a six-year lease for 3,600 square feet at 118 E. 57th St., between Park and Lexington avenues. The California-based skin-care line will open its first Manhattan location, occupying multiple levels of retail space. The tenant was represented by Joseph Aquino and Faith Hope Consolo of Douglas Elliman’s Retail ● DEALS ROUNDUP SELLER/TARGET TRANSACTION SIZE (IN MILLIONS) BUYERS/INVESTORS TRANSACTION TYPE Guggenheim Funds $4,608.7 Distributors Inc., KA Fund Advisors, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, Prudential Investments, RR Advisors, TPG Capital, Triangle Peak Partners Inc., Zimmer Lucas Capital (Manhattan)/ Copano Energy Kinder Morgan Energy Partners SB M&A Government of Singapore $1,504.2 Investment Corp. Pte Ltd./WMS Industries Inc. Scientific Games Corp. (Manhattan) SB M&A Hostess Brands Inc./ Hostess Brands Inc., certain snack-cake brands, five bakeries and certain equipment $410.0 Apollo Global Management (Manhattan), C. Dean Metropoulos & Co. FB M&A Not disclosed/ midtown lot in Manhattan $170.0 El-Ad Properties NY (Manhattan), Silverstein Properties Inc. (Manhattan) SB M&A Perrigo Co. SB M&A ACI Worldwide Inc. (Manhattan) SB M&A Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (Remaining 78%) SB M&A Essex Woodlands Health $160.0 Ventures, HealthCor Partners Management (Manhattan), Two River Group Holdings (Manhattan)/ Velcera Inc. Tennenbaum Capital Partners, Discovery Group Holding Co./ Online Resources Corp. $144.6 Apax Partners, FIS Group $120.0 Inc., GRP Partners, Ignition Partners, Intel Capital, MasterCard Inc., Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., Motorola Mobility Ventures, NCR Corp./mFoundry Inc. Selected deals announced for the week ended Feb. 2 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. 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 February 18, 2013 | Crain’s New York Business | 23 http://a856-internet.nyc.gov/nycvendoronline/home.asp http://a856-internet.nyc.gov/nycvendoronline/home.asp http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/about/cityrecord_editions.shtml http://www.nyc.gov/selltonyc http://www.nyc.gov/cityrecord http://www.nyc.gov/ddc http://www.nyc.gov/ddc

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