Premier Laser Systems
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Crossroads LLC is hired to assist "in identifying and assessing strategic and financial alternatives," the firm announces Feb. 16. Irvine, California-based Premier has placed 54 of its 80 employees on "temporary unpaid leave" due to "short term liquidity issues." Premier's previously planned merger with Ophthalmic Imaging Systems has been terminated by OIS, and the firms note it is "not practicable at this time" (1"The Gray Sheet" Nov. 1, p. 11)
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