LOS ANGELES, November 29, 2007 – Marlin Management Company, LLC, (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce the first and final closing of Marlin Equity II, L.P. (“Fund II”), a $300 million institutional private equity fund established to seek significant capital appreciation through control investments in businesses undergoing varying degrees of operational, financial or market driven change (“Special Situations”). Marlin targets Special Situations across a variety of industries, with a particular focus on technology, consumer, and healthcare businesses.

This is the second private equity fund raised by Marlin since its inception in 2005. Fund II investors include a select group of ...

LOS ANGELES, September 13, 2007 – Marlin Equity Partners, LLC is pleased to announce the acquisition of the assets of Ronco Corporation, a pioneer in the TV infomercial direct marketing and consumer products space that heralded such unique patented products as the Pocket Fisherman, Veg-o-Matic, Six Star Knives, Food Dehydrator and Showtime Rotisserie Oven. Marlin purchased the assets as the stalking horse bidder in a Section 363 sale following Ronco Corporation’s bankruptcy filing in June.

George Kase, a Principal with Marlin, said, “This is an exciting opportunity to reinvigorate and rebuild Ronco. Through the bankruptcy process, we were able ...

LOS ANGELES, June 1, 2007 – Marlin Equity Partners today announced the acquisition of Ultra*Pro, the leading manufacturer and marketer of storage products for sports and gaming collectibles, photographs and multimedia products. Ultra*Pro also manufactures and distributes a leading line of scrapbooking tools and supplies, marketed under the 7gypsies brand name.

George Kase, a Principal with Marlin Equity Partners, said, “We are very excited about Ultra*Pro’s innovative products, market-leading position and strong distributor and mass market relationships. This is the first of what we expect will be several acquisitions as we execute to our vision of building out Ultra*Pro ...

LOS ANGELES, May 1, 2007 – Marlin Equity Partners is pleased to announce the acquisition of Aldon Computer Group, a leading provider of process-driven Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions to more than 1,300 companies worldwide, including 70 of the Fortune 100. Aldon ALM solutions enable IT organizations to greatly improve their products’ time to market, reduce business disruptions, achieve regulatory compliance and increase return on investment.

“In the dynamic application life cycle management market, the opportunity to target emerging areas effectively – such as SOA, Web 2.0, etc. – requires strong capital investment,” said Melinda Ballou, Program Director, Application ...

LOS ANGELES, March 22, 2007 – Marlin Equity Partners is pleased to announce the acquisition of CMS Software, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply chain management (SCM) software to small and medium- sized manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers in the US, Canada and Asia. The acquisition of CMS Software, combined with Marlin’s existing portfolio company, XKO Software, provides Marlin with a global presence in the ERP and SCM software markets. The combined business has revenue in excess of $50 million, employs over 300 professionals and serves 1,400 customers from offices in Europe, North America ...