[real-eyes] Re: Freedom Scientific purchased
- From: "Ben Blagg" <bblagg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 06:50:29 -0500
What does this acquisition mean, and how will this affect the kproducts and
service?
Ben Blagg
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep
voting on what to have for dinner.
---James Bovard
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mick Saltzman" <smickie@xxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 5:30 AM
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Freedom Scientific purchased
> Sounds good to me to.
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> From: "Robert Beach" <rbeach@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 8:15 AM
> Subject: [real-eyes] Freedom Scientific purchased
>
>
> Here's a bit of news, at least to me.
>
>
> http://www.wafrapartners.com/getnews.asp?XD=120
>
> Wafra Partners Announces Acquisition of Freedom Scientific, Inc.
>
> April 25, 2007
>
> Wafra Partners LLC and Wafra Investment Advisory Group, Inc.* are pleased
to
> announce the acquisition of Freedom Scientific, Inc.
>
> Freedom Scientific, Inc., based in St. Petersburg, FL, is the leading
> worldwide provider of assistive technology products for those who are low
> vision or blind. Assistive technology products make information, whether
in
> electronic or print format, and computing accessible to those who are low
> vision or blind. The Company's software products include screen reading
> software, screen magnification software and scanning and reading software.
> Hardware products include handheld computers, Braille displays, scanning
and
> reading machines, video magnifiers and Braille printers.
>
> Wafra Partners LLC is a private equity firm focused on middle market
> companies based in North America that have enterprise values between $20
and
> $150 million. We are currently seeking acquisitions of companies in
consumer
> products, outsourced business services, niche manufacturing, and
> consumer-driven services.
>
> * Wafra Investment Advisory Group, Inc. serves as investment advisor to
the
> investments referred to herein. Wafra Partners LLC seeks companies within
> the parameters and sectors set out above.
>
>
>
> Robert Lee Beach
> Assistive Technology Specialist
> Kansas City Kansas Community College
> 7250 State Avenue
> Kansas City, KS 66112
> Phone: (913) 288-7671
> Fax: (913) 288-7678
> E-mail: rbeach@xxxxxxxxx
>
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