Genesis Bioventures Announces eFund Capital Management, LLC Becomes Active Investor and Financial Consultant for Strategic Development and Financing
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Genesis Bioventures, Inc. (OTCBB:GBIW) today announced that it entered
into an Agreement with eFund Capital Management, LLC (eFund) for
corporate financing and strategic development. Under the Agreement eFund
will provide additional financing to the Company, advise the Company on
restructuring and corporate development, and manage the Company’s
senior financing.
eFund Capital Management, LLC is a private equity firm dedicated to
providing capital and strategic support to both public and private
companies. The firm is a long-term investor that builds value by
contributing financial, strategic, technical and operational resources.
eFund invests in growth industries with a focus on technology, financial
services and manufacturing. eFund has funded numerous start-up and
turn-around companies including, among others, Force Protection, Inc.
(NASDAQ: FRPT), which was valued at less than $1 million when eFund
became involved and has increased its market capitalization over 500% in
the last twelve months to over $1.6 billion.
"We are very pleased to be working with eFund
Capital Management for our continued development and corporate
financings,” said Douglas C. Lane, Chairman
and CEO of Genesis Bioventures. "The partners
at eFund, Mr. Barrett Evans and Mr. Jeffrey Conrad, Esq., have developed
outstanding success by identifying undervalued companies and providing
sound strategic guidance and financial resources that unlock value for
investors and shareholders worldwide.”
Mr. Evans is eFund’s managing partner. He
began his career with Cruttenden Roth, a California regional emerging
growth focused investment bank. He has significant relationships with
institutional investors in private equity and debt offerings and has
engaged in all facets of investment banking from private debt and equity
financing to Initial Public Offerings, retail brokerage and
institutional trading, Mezzanine financing and bridge capital. Mr. Evans
is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Mr. Conrad is a securities attorney and partner in eFund. He has
accumulated successful experience in all facets of investment banking
including portfolio management, mergers and acquisitions, financial
analysis, and legal analysis. He was formerly with Gibson, Dunn and
Crutcher and Universal Pictures. Mr. Conrad is a graduate of the
University of California, Los Angeles and received his Juris Doctorate
degree from Loyola Law School.
"eFund’s commitment
to our Company is substantial. They recognize the inherent value of
Genesis Bioventures in our breast cancer diagnostic business and the
potential breast cancer therapeutic assets.”
Said Mr. Lane. "We are delighted they chose
to be active investors in our Company and to add Genesis Bioventures to
their portfolio of companies.”
eFund previously invested in Genesis Bioventures in May in a convertible
debenture and established a $10 million equity line of credit for the
Company. The terms of the current agreement were not disclosed.
About eFund Capital Management, LLC
eFund Capital Management, LLC is a private equity firm dedicated to
providing capital and strategic support to public and private companies.
The firm is an active, long-term investor in businesses where it builds
value by contributing financial, strategic, technical and operational
resources. Its contributions include developing and implementing growth
strategies; identifying sales opportunities; evaluating and consummating
add-on acquisitions; building management teams; and raising capital.
eFund makes investments targeting sustainable equity appreciation,
either through control ownership or strategic minority investments. It
has extensive experience with a variety of deal structures to take
advantage of its flexible capital approach. Its investments range in
size from $250,000 to $5 million.
About Genesis Bioventures, Inc.
Genesis Bioventures, Inc. is a biomedical development corporation
focusing on the development and commercialization of its owned and
licensed assets for diagnostic and therapeutic product development.
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical
facts are "forward-looking" statements (identified by the words
"believe", "estimate", "project", "expect" or similar expressions)
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking
statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences
include, but are not limited to, continued acceptance of the Company's
products and services in the marketplace, competitive factors, changes
in the regulatory environment, and other risks detailed in the Company's
periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
statements in this press release are made as of today, based upon
information currently known to management, and the Company does not
undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements.