Tiger Group Accepting Sealed Bid Offers For Assets Of DermaSilk Manufacturer Biotech Int'l

NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Tiger Group's Remarketing Services Division is now accepting sealed bid offers for intellectual property, inventory and other assets of Biotech International Corporation, including its flagship DermaSilk brand, a leading line of anti-aging and skincare products. The sale is being conducted on behalf of First Niagara Bank NA, the secured creditor for Glastonbury, Conn.-based Biotech International.

Recognized as one of the Top-10 anti-aging products in the United States, DermaSilk's products are carried by such top retailers as CVS, Walgreens, Wal-Mart, Rite Aid, Sears and Kroger.

Assets being sold include popular product lines and trademarks for DermaSilk, formulas and customer lists. More than $1 million of finished goods will also be available for sale, along with thousands of units of packaging and displays. The assets are being offered for sale on a turnkey basis or in any combination.  Sealed bids will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. EST, February 19.

DermaSilk targets the $2.2 billion U.S. anti-aging skincare market, one of the fastest growing sectors in the $96.5 billion global skincare market. Successful lines up for bid include DermaSilk 5 Minute Face Lift, 90 Second Eye Lift, Flawless, Ultimate Face Lift, DermaSilk Triple-Sculpting cream, DermaSilk 30 Second Neck Lift, and DermaSilk 1 Minute Collagen Lift.  The popularly-priced products retail in the $19.95 to $39.95 range.

"Health and beauty companies, or other businesses with skincare and cosmetic lines will be interested in this unique opportunity for a brand that ranked sixth domestically in a category that includes such names as Oil of Olay, L'Oreal and Neutrogena," said Andy Babcock, Tiger Group's Director of Inventory Strategies. "Demand for DermaSilk continues to be robust."

For further information on the offering, visit: http://auctions.tigergroupllc.com/cgi-bin/mndetails.cgi?tigergrp105. To arrange for a viewing of the inventory, contact Andy Babcock, [email protected] or Robert Indiviglio, [email protected].

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Tiger Group provides asset valuation, advisory and disposition services to a broad range of retail, wholesale, and industrial clients. With over 40 years of experience and significant financial backing, Tiger offers a uniquely nimble combination of expertise, innovation and financial resources to drive results. Tiger's seasoned professionals help clients identify the underlying value of assets, monitor asset risk factors and, when needed, provide capital or convert assets to capital quickly and decisively. Tiger's collaborative, straight-forward approach is the foundation for its many long-term 'partner' relationships and decades of success. Tiger operates main offices in Boston, Los Angeles and New York. To learn more about Tiger, please visit www.TigerGroup.com.

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