Research & Development (R&D) Company/Government Contractor Valuations

Research & Development (R&D) Company/Government Contractor Valuations

Magnolia Optical Technologies, Inc. – based in Woburn, MA, is a Government-approved contractor for advanced technology development. The Company has been at the forefront of pioneering the development of thin film, optical, and advanced solar cell technologies for high efficiency solar cells using nano-materials and to use Ultraviolet, Visible and Infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum for imaging and solar cell applications for Defense and Terrestrial Application. Magnolia Optical has to date, received funding support from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and other Department of Defense (DOD) agencies, NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund the development of the advanced nanostructure-based technologies in optics for U.S. government customers or prime contractors.  Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists determined the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on a non-marketable/minority ownership interest basis for estate planning & income tax gifting purposes.

Spectral Sciences, Inc. – Spectral Sciences, Inc. (SSI) is a research and development company dedicated to solving problems from concept to prototype. SSI has developed many industry standard computer codes as well as unique instrument prototypes to help in the development of cutting-edge technologies for its clients. SSI scientists are authors of widely recognized US DoD computer codes for modeling atmospheric and space environments at infrared, visible, and ultraviolet wavelengths. SSI is actively involved in the development of algorithms and software for the removal of atmospheric effects from remote spectral imagery of the Earth’s surface, with codes such as FLAASH. SSI also has developed software for simulating radio-metrically accurate hyper-spectral scenes to test sensor designs and retrieval algorithms.  Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists determined the fair market value of the common stock of SSI for the trustee of the employee stock ownership plan for ERISA compliance purposes.

National Security Innovations, Inc. (NSI) specializes in delivering innovative social science solutions to complex national security problems. NSI provides scientific, technical, analytical and programmatic support to a variety of ongoing and new Human, Social, Cultural, Behavioral (HSCB) modeling initiatives within the DOD and IC.  The Company provides unique and broad experience and expertise in applying a range of quantitative/computational social science models and methods to complex 21st national security problems found within the R&D and operational sectors. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists determined the Fair Market Value of NSI’s common equity  on a non-marketable, minority interest basis as of the valuation date. The purpose of the valuation was for a stock option grant to key employees.

Magnolia Solar, Inc. – is a development stage company focused on the solar energy industry. Magnolia Solar Corporation primarily focuses on the development of thin film solar cells. It intends to commercialize nanotechnology-based thin film technology that can be deposited on glass and other flexible structures. The Company’s technology would be utilized in power generation for electrical grids, as well as local applications including lighting, heating, traffic control, irrigation, and water distillation, as well as other residential, agricultural, and commercial applications. Customers include federal, civilian and military agencies; and institutional commercial customers, such as large corporations, non-governmental organizations, universities, and solar powered electric generating stations. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists determined the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on a non-marketable/minority ownership interest basis for estate planning & income tax gifting purposes.

Aerodyne Research, Inc. – Aerodyne Research, Inc. (ARI) has provided research and development (R&D) services to commercial and government clients working to solve national and international problems since 1970. The R&D staff is organized into six technology centers which address a wide range of topics requiring expertise in the physical and engineering sciences. These include such critical issues as global and regional environmental quality and development of clean and efficient energy and propulsion technologies. ARI designs, builds and utilizes remote sensing, surveillance, image processing, tracking and recognition systems for commercial and environmental applications and the national defense. ARI also develops and characterizes advanced materials, processes, and devices for electronic, electro-optical, environmental and energy applications. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialist determined the fair market value of the common stock of ARI  for the trustee of the employee stock ownership plan for ERISA compliance purposes.

Horizon Marine, Inc. – is a Massachusetts corporation that provides oceanographic analysis services to customers, the majority of which are in the oil industry. The Company collects oceanographic data in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as off the coast of Trinidad and Brazil. The data is sent electronically to Marion, Massachusetts where it is analyzed and can be accessed by the Company’s customers. In addition, the Company manufactures measurement devices utilized internally in oceanographic analysis.  Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists determined the fair market value of the common stock of the Company on a non-marketable/minority interest ownership basis, as part of a dissenting shareholder civil litigation matter.

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)/ Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and Department of Labor (DOL) Valuations

Cape Air/Nantucket Air Lines – Cape air/Nantucket Air Lines (Cape Air) has provided year-round service to some of the most beautiful destinations in the world. Shortly after that first flight, Cape Air expanded its service across southern New England to Hyannis, Nantucket, New Bedford, Martha’s Vineyard and Providence, RI. In 1993, Cape Air began offering flights between South Florida and the Keys and in 1998, routes were expanded to the Caribbean. During 2004, cape air began service in Micronesia and added 3 new aircraft to its fleet, ATR 42s. These aircraft seats 46 passengers and serve routes between Guam, Rota and Saipan. Now, Cape Air operates a fleet of over 50 Cessna 402’s with up to 850 flights per day during high season. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialist determined the fair market value of the common stock of Cape Air  for the trustee of the employee stock ownership plan for ERISA compliance purposes.

Samuel Cabot, Incorporated – Samuel Cabot, Incorporated (Cabot) was founded in 1877 by a young American chemist who returned home from his studies in Switzerland with the idea of starting a coal tar dye industry to compete with the Germans.  Today,  Cabot  manufactures the industry’s broadest line of quality interior and exterior wood stains, protective finishes and surface preparation products for both residential and commercial applications. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialist determined the fair market value of the common stock of Cape Air  for the trustee of the employee stock ownership plan for ERISA compliance purposes.

Learning Services Corporation – LSC provides long-term care and rehabilitation services for patients with severe brain injury.  Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists determined the fair market value of the common stock as part of the company’s financial decision-making regarding a stock appreciation rights (SARS) program.

Sitara Network, Inc. – The Company is a supplier of quality of service (QOS) solutions. Foxboro Consulting staff determined the fair market value of the common stock and stock options for deferred compensation planning purposes.

John Solomon Inc. – JSI is a fabric converter specializing in various types of trimmings and “narrow fabrics” for the apparel industry. These products include pockets, pocket stays, woven and braided tapes, waistbands, bias binding, tear away and cut away embroidery backings and fusible and non-fusible interlinings. Foxboro Consulting valuation staff prepared a common stock valuation for the ESOP.

Adams, Harkness & Hill – Adams, Harkness & Hill, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer and investment advisor, and AH&H is a full-service investment bank. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists prepared a valuation of the common shares of Adams, Harkness & Hill, Inc., for purposes of establishing the value for the ESOP shares in the company for Employee Retirement Income Security Act compliance purposes.

Beacon Power – Beacon Power is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of advanced flywheel technology products for energy storage and power quality applications. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists were  retained to advise the board on the adoption of a shareholders’ rights plan. Foxboro Consulting  valuation specialists provided a valuation for the Board of Directors.

Stock Option & Common Stock Valuations

BioVex Group, Inc. – BioVex is a pre-revenues and pre-profit clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and future commercialization of targeted treatments for cancer and the prevention of infectious disease. BioVex had numerous series of preferred stock with various liquidation preferences. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists provided an independent opinion as to the fair market value of the common stock and of the underlying stock options of the Company in compliance with provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 123(R) Share-based Payment (“FAS 123(R)”), and in compliance with IRC Section 409A.

Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc. – Pioneer Surgical Technology made an offer to merge with Angstrom Medica, Inc. The merger transaction involved a combination of common stock, earn-out, and the assumption of certain liabilities. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists were retained by the Board of Directors of Angstrom Medica, Inc. to determine the fair market value of the common stock of Pioneer Surgical Technology for purposes of facilitating the merger transaction.

mindShift Technologies, Inc. – mindshift delivers managed information technology and professional services in the United States. The Company offers managed office computing solutions for small to medium sized business organizations for professional workers in verticals such as legal, nonprofits, associations, insurance, and consulting.  Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists prepared a common stock valuation of stock options.

Ipswitch Software, Inc. – the Company is a leading developer of network management, secure file transfer and messaging technology solutions.  Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists prepared a common stock valuation for stock options.

Dover Saddlery, Inc. – Dover Saddlery is a leading specialty retailer and direct marketer of equestrian products for English and Western-style riding industry in the United States. The company offers saddles and tack; specialized apparel; and horse care and stable products. It provides riding apparel, including breeches, gloves, and riding boots; horse tack, such as bridles, horse boots, and saddles, as well as crops, whips, and bats; horse blankets and sheets comprising coolers and stable and turnout blankets; and horse liniments, cold therapy, and fly control products. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists prepared the valuation for stock options.

Akibia, Inc. – Akibia, Inc. provides IT services and business consulting support services for UNIX, Linux, and Windows computing environments; areas of operation include security, desktop management, and infrastructure design and maintenance. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists were retained to advise in the spin-off of various lines of business from the parent corporation.  In addition, Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists determined the fair market value of a minority interest in the common equity of Akibia for internal planning purposes, and we also prepared a valuation analysis of stock options.

Rooms.com – Rooms.com provides on-line hotel reservations. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists determined the fair market value of common shares in Rooms.com Inc. used by Granite Financial Partners and Rooms.com management to assist in determining the valuation for the next round of equity funding. In addition, Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists determined the fair value of in-process research & development and certain other intangible assets of Hotel Distribution Network Corporation for FAS 141 financial reporting purposes.

Hyde Group – The Company makes tools for drywall, painting, and plumbing professionals. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists determined the fair market value of the common stock on minority interest basis of the Hyde Group for estate tax planning purposes.

Leach & Garner – Leach & Garner manufactures gold and silver findings for use by the jewelry industry. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists were retained by the Estate of Phillip F. Leach to develop an estimate of the fair market value of the common and preferred stock of Leach & Garner for estate tax planning purposes.

The Systems Distributors, Inc. – TSD is a technology driven company specializing in scaleable software and services for the automobile rental industry. Foxboro Consulting staff determined the fair market value of a minority ownership interest in this application service provider servicing the auto rental industry. The valuation was conducted for gift and estate tax planning purposes.

Equity Buy/Sell

Hayes Management Consulting – Hayes Management Consulting is a management consulting firm specializing in software installation and integration. The Company’s owner wanted to transfer a 10.0% minority ownership interest in the Company to one of the Company’s key employees. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists determined the fair market value of the 10.0% minority ownership interest in the Company, as well as the fair market value if the common stock.

Cleary Elevator Company – Cleary Elevator is a leading elevator maintenance and service provider in the Greater Boston Metropolitan service area. The founder and owner of the Company wanted to transfer his stock in the Company to his three (3) sons. At the conclusion of the stock transaction, approximately 50.0% of the common stock, was transferred to the eldest son, and the other two sons now own 25.0% of the shares outstanding.  Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists determined the fair market value of the Company’s common stock, and provided a valuation report that documented our findings.

QC Solutions, Inc. – QC Solutions, Inc. manufactures semi-conductor fabrication equipment for the semi-conductor manufacturers. QCS is a leading supplier of advanced epitaxial metrology and ion implantation wafer monitoring equipment. OCS designs, manufactures and supports fully programmable robotic, non-contact, non-destructive wafer mapping and point pattern sampling equipment. The controlling ownership shareholder wanted to buy-out the minority shareholders who owned approximately 16.0% of the Company. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists determined the fair market value of the Company’s stock for the buy-out, and provided a valuation report that documented our findings.

Merger & Acquisition Advisory ServicesPioneer Surgical Technology, Inc. – Pioneer Surgical Technology made an offer to purchase the merge with Angstrom Medica, Inc. The merger transaction involved a combination of common stock, earn-out, and the assumption of certain liabilities. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists were retained by the Board of Directors of Angstrom Medica, Inc. to determine the fair market value of the common stock of Pioneer Surgical Technology for purposes of facilitating the merger transaction.

Net Links Software Group of America, Inc. – Netlinks is a Southfield, Michigan based company. Its principal activity is to provide information technology consulting and computer software development. The services offered focus on complete or partial IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing, application and infrastructure solutions, connectivity and telecom services, and network solutions. During 2006, IOC merged into Net Links Software, and simultaneously, Net Links Software acquired DASS. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists provided a valuation of the common stock of the combined entity of Net Links Software; and provided a financial accounting and tax reporting basis for the Company’s common stock on a minority interest basis as of the valuation date. In addition, Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists provided a valuation of certain intangible assets of NetLink Software, IOC and DASS and allocated the acquisition purchase price to the fair market values of certain identifiable intangible assets of Net Links Software, IOC, and DASS, thereby achieving compliance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FAS) Statement No. 141, Business Combinations, and FAS No.142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.

Internal Planning

Streamline – A leading on-line grocer which went public in 1999. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists reviewed all outstanding stock options and warrants and performed a pre-IPO “cheap stock” valuation analysis.

Litigation Support ServicesOpen Med Technologies Corp. – Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists were retained by the Open Med Technologies Corp., the defendant, to determine the fair market value of the application software technology of E-Health Engines, the plaintiff, as of February 1, 2002. The subject software was an internet-enabled clinical information and medical image management software application, and was the subject of a litigation proceeding in Middlesex County Court between E-Health Engines and the Open Med Technologies Corp.

Fairness Opinion Services

Bio-Engineering Networks, Inc. (BioEngine) – BioEngine has created the world’s first vascularized, implantable bioengineered live assist device incorporating human liver cells. Its patents are based on 20 years of extensive research and headed by a pioneer in the organ engineering field in collaboration with Massachusetts GeneralHospital, MIT, Draper Laboratory, and the ExOne Company.  The founders of BioEngine had the opportunity to license technology from MGH designed to augment the gas exchange function of a human lung. The Board of Directors of BioEngine negotiated a Collaboration Agreement with a company formed to pursue the opportunity, involving the sharing of technology and resources.  Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists provided a financial review opinion on this Collaboration Agreement to the management and Board of Directors of BioEngine. This company was formed and financed with a focused strategy of developing the lung technology, while BioEngine realized economic and strategic benefits from the Collaboration Agreement.

EnVivo – EnVivo is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering and developing drugs for central nervous disorders currently focusing on Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease and spino-cerebellar ataxias. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists were retained to advise the Board of Directors of EnVivo and to provide a fairness opinion for the special committee of the Board of Directors of EnVivo as part of their Series C financing led by existing investor Fidelity Biosciences. EnVivo used the $24.0 million funding to advance several promising programs into clinical trials including an alpha-7 nicotine receptor for cognition enhancement in Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia.

ABS Industries, Inc.  – ABS Industries was a holding company that operated through two wholly-owned subsidiaries, which manufactured automobile parts for sale to the “Big Three” American automobile manufacturers and other car makers.  The Company went through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding and subsequently realized the value of its contingent intangible asset.   The Company initiated a reverse stock split/stock buy-out process, whereby the Company bought out fractional shareholders after a 1-for-500 stock split. At the conclusion of the ABS Industries stock buy-out transaction, the Company had fewer than 300 shareholders. Foxboro Consulting valuation specialists determined the fair value of ABS Industries common stock, and then provided a fairness opinion to the Board of Directors as to the fairness of the stock price offered to the fractional shareholders in the buy-out transaction.