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FOR THE RECORD ABOUT THIS SECTION FOR THE RECORD is a weekly listing of information from the public record that downloaded for free at City Record online or may be purchased at the DCAS Agency Purchasing Unit, 1 Centre St., 18th floor, for $35. Only company checks and money orders, payable to DCAS, are accepted. For further information, contact Louis Pastore at (212) 386-0454 or lpastore@dcas.nyc.gov. ● ● 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. ● 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. ● BrandYourself.com 111 Eighth Ave., Manhattan The Syracuse-based tech startup has opened an office in Google’s new Chelsea building. The company earned the Top Startup Award at the SXSW Accelerator event. Custom House 139 Montague St., Brooklyn The bar and restaurant opened in the former La Traviata space in Brooklyn Heights. It will serve Irish pub fare. Monroe Credit Advisors 200 Park Ave., Manhattan The financial services company opened a location in the MetLife Building. It also has offices in Boston and Chicago. Zimmermann 87 Mercer St., Manhattan Designer Nicky Zimmermann now offers the clothing line at her new boutique in SoHo. The designer also has stores in Los Angeles and Australia. ● AC Solutions Realty Inc. 2841 Sampson Ave., Bronx Filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection on June 25. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $500,001 to $1 million and estimated assets of $500,001 to $1 million. SBVH Corp. 868 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn Filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection on June 20. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $100,001 to $500,000 and estimated assets of $0 to $50,000. Shirly Mirly 330 E. 38th St., Manhattan Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on June 19. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $500,001 to $1 million and estimated assets of $500,001 to $1 million. Transylvania Realty 47-51 40th St., Queens Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on June 21. 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 an unsecured claim is Daniel Dumitrescu, owed $300,000. Wall Street Restaurant 7110 Third Ave., Brooklyn Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on June 22. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $100,001 to $500,000 and estimated assets of $0 to $50,000. The creditors with the largest unsecured claims are Vicky Smigiatos, owed $21,000; the state Department of Labor, owed $14,817.26; and National Grid, owed $10,597.16. Department of Parks and Recreation Seeks competitive sealed bids by 10:30 a.m. on July 25 for the reconstruction of the sidewalk and perimeter fence at Jardin de la Familia, located on East 171st Street, between Washington and Park avenues, Bronx. Bid documents are available for $25 in the blueprint room, Olmsted Center, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fee is payable by company check or money order to the City of New York, Parks and Recreation. To make inquiries, contact Juan Alban at (718) 760-6771 or juan.alban@ parks.nyc.gov. The CUNY School of Professional Studies signed a 15-year lease for 70,000 square feet at 116 W. 32nd St. The school will occupy space on floors one through four, and 10. The tenant was represented by Newmark Grubb Knight Frank’s Howard Kesseler and Jimmy Kuhn. The landlord, Pan Am Equities, was represented by Newmark Grubb Knight Frank’s Jeffrey Rosenblatt. The asking rent was in the $40s per square foot. Yelp signed a seven-year lease for 20,000 square feet at 100-104 Fifth Ave. The tenant was represented by CBRE Group Inc.’s Paul Milunec and Scott Gamber. The landlord, the Kaufman Organization and Invesco Real Estate, was represented by Grant Greenspan of the Kaufman Organization. The asking rent was $55 per square foot. ranging from $53.09 to $53.61 between June 14 and June 18, in a transaction worth $78,890,600. He now indirectly holds 1,386,310 shares. ● ● Sirius XM Radio Inc. (SIRI) Mel Karmazin, chief executive and director, exercised options on 7,600,000 shares of common stock at $0.43 between June 15 and June 18, in a transaction worth $3,268,000. During the same period, he sold 7,600,000 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $1.83 to $1.85, in a transaction worth $13,968,260. He now directly holds 8,823,950 shares. CBS Corp. (CBS) Leslie Moonves, president, chief executive and director, exercised options on 250,000 shares of common stock at $13.43 on June 15, in a transaction worth $3,357,500. On the same day, he sold 250,000 shares of common stock at $31.62 in a transaction worth $7,905,400. He now directly holds 2,064,010 shares. PVH Corp. (PVH) Fred Gehring, director and chief executive of Tommy Hilfiger Group and chief executive of international operations of the company, sold 116,864 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $80.13 to $82.10 between June 20 and June 21, in a transaction worth $9,424,222. He now indirectly holds 612,584 shares. Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) Glenn Britt, chairman and chief executive, exercised options on 75,000 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $23.48 to $35.60 on June 15, in a transaction worth $2,366,006. On the same day, he sold 75,000 shares of common stock at $77.80 in a transaction worth $5,835,275. He now directly holds 128,398 shares. ● RETAIL ● GOODS AND SERVICES ● ● ● City University of New York Seeks competitive sealed bids by 11 a.m. on July 18 for the printing of the 20122014 continuing-education newspaper insert for Kingsborough Community College. To make inquiries or to obtain bid documents, contact Lynn Relay at (718) 368-4602 or lrelay@kbcc .cuny.edu. Department of Education Seeks competitive sealed bids by 4 p.m. on July 16 for the provision of heavyduty cafeteria and kitchen equipment. To obtain bid documents or make inquiries, email vendorhotline@schools .nyc.gov or call (718) 935-3000. The bid opening date is July 17 at 11 a.m. Department of Transportation Requests proposals by 2 p.m. on July 17 for independent monitoring of leadpaint removal and environmental remediation operations at various bridges citywide. Bid documents can be obtained by calling the bid window at (212) 839-9435. A printed copy can be obtained for a $50 deposit, payable by certified check or money order made out to the New York City Department of Transportation. To make inquiries, contact Gail Hatchett at (212) 839-9308. Jimmy Choo has signed a lease for 7,600 square feet at 681 Fifth Ave. The landlord, Metropole, was represented by Cushman & Wakefield Inc.’s Ashlea Aaron, Cynthia Foster, Mark Mandell, Bruce Mosler and Ethan Silverstein. The tenant was represented in-house. The asking rent for the penthouse space was $115 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. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Tiffany & Co. (TIF) Peter May, director, sold 1,380,000 shares of common stock at prices 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. ● DEALS ROUNDUP SELLER/TARGET TRANSACTION SIZE (IN MILLIONS) BUYERS/INVESTORS TRANSACTION TYPE ● Enertiv 137 Varick St., Manhattan The energy monitoring systems and software company joined the New York City Accelerator for a Clean and Renewable Economy, or ACRE, a green business incubator. Nike 156 Fifth Ave., Manhattan The athletic apparel company opened a store in the Flatiron district. The retailer also has locations in SoHo and midtown east. Seattle’s Best 253 Livingston St., Brooklyn The Starbucks-owned coffee company opened a location in downtown Brooklyn. Its only other New York City outpost is at 100 W. 33rd St. in midtown Manhattan. Sullivan Street Bakery 236 Ninth Ave., Manhattan Jim Lahey opened the second location of his bakery café two doors up from his pizzeria, called Co. The café offers baked goods and deli items. Sullivan Street Bakery is headquartered at 533 W. 47th St. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (Manhattan)/ Alliance Boots Eurohypo AG/ Eurohypo AG, $760 million Eurosic SA/ 52 Hoche and Avant OppenheimerFunds Inc. (Manhattan)/Extorre Gold Mines $6,665.5 Walgreen Co. (45%) SB M&A $722.0 U.S. Bancorp, The Blackstone Group (Manhattan), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. (Manhattan) Yamana Gold Inc. SB M&A $638.9 $442.9 SB M&A SB M&A 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 IThomas@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. ● 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. ● BlackRock Inc. (Manhattan) $321.9 Clinton Group Inc., (Manhattan), Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Cannell Capital, Nantahala Capital Partners Brigade Capital Management (Manhattan)/Sun Healthcare Group Inc. JD Carlisle, DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners (Manhattan)/Premier NYC Luxury Insight Venture Partners (Manhattan), Fund FIP VII /Folhamatic Tecnologia Not disclosed/ Banc Alliance Inc. $280.0 Genesis HealthCare Corp. SB M&A COMMERCIAL ● Equity Residential SB M&A ● CONSTRUCTION SERVICES ● Department of Citywide Administrative Services Seeks competitive sealed bids by 11:30 a.m. on July 20 for general contracting, HVAC, and electrical and plumbing renovation on the eighth floor at 1 Centre St. The bid document can be The City of New York signed a 20year lease renewal covering 372,500 square feet at 100 Church St. The city’s law division will occupy space on floors two through six, floor 20 and a portion of the building’s concourse level. The tenant was represented by CBRE Group Inc.’s Michael Geoghegan and John Morrill. The landlord, SL Green Realty Corp., was represented by Shearman & Sterling’s Christopher Smith and Peter Strauss. The asking rent at the building was $38 per square foot. Not disclosed/Amar Holding $263.2 $196.8 Global Emerging Markets (Manhattan) Sage Group Plc (75%) GCI SB M&A $150.0 BlackRock Inc. (Manhattan) Blue Mountain Capital Management (Manhattan), individual investors GCI Selected deals announced for the week ended June 23 involving companies in metro New York. 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 14 | Crain’s New York Business | July 9, 2012 http://www.BrandYourself.com http://www.crainsnewyork.com/submitadeal http://www.nyc.gov/selltonyc http://www.nyc.gov/cityrecord

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Contents
In the Markets
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Executive Moves
Real Estate Deals
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