Xspand Products Lab Announces Closing of Edison Nation, LLC Acquisition
05 September 2018 - 10:31PM
Management to Host Virtual Webinar on
September 17th at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to Provide a Corporate
Update and Present an Overview of the Business Model
Xspand Products Lab, Inc. (“Xspand”) (the “Company”), a
full-service product development company, has closed the previously
announced acquisition of the Company’s strategic partner, Edison
Nation LLC (“Edison Nation”), for total consideration of $950,000
and 990,000 shares of common stock.
Edison Nation is a consumer product development
consulting firm that helps independent innovators commercialize
their ideas and inventions, leveraging its proprietary
lead-generation platform. Using this business model, Edison Nation
offers a capital-lite, high-reward process that accelerates product
development timelines and significantly reduces research and
development expenses.
To-date, Edison Nation has invested over $11.0
million in its proprietary platform, which aggregates innovation
from its established user base of hundreds of thousands of
innovators from over 200 countries. The Edison Nation community has
generated over 100,000 idea submissions, resulting in over $250
million in retail sales to date. Edison Nation has partnered with
companies such as Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond, Walmart, Rite Aid,
P&G, BLACK+DECKER and many more to launch over 300 innovation
searches.
Click here for a brief video interview
discussing the recently closed acquisition with Chris Ferguson,
Founder and CEO of Xspand Products Lab, and Louis Foreman, Founder
and CEO of Edison Nation.
“We are pleased to announce the closing of the
acquisition of Edison Nation,” said Chris Ferguson, Chief Executive
Officer of Xspand Products Lab. “Edison Nation is the leader in
crowdsourced innovation, which will enable us to fully leverage our
established operating infrastructure to form a true full-service
product development platform, creating value for both innovators
and our shareholders alike. I remain fully confident in the ability
of our combined company to become a driving force behind the next
wave of internationally recognized products. We look forward to
providing further updates and an overview of our business model on
our virtual corporate update webinar on September 17th,” concluded
Ferguson.
Corporate Update
WebinarXspand’s management will host a virtual webinar on
Monday, September 17, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m.
Pacific time).
Management will address the closing of the
Edison Nation, LLC acquisition, as well as present an overview of
the business model, growth initiatives and key milestones. The call
will be accompanied by a presentation which can be accessed via the
webcast link below.
Chris Ferguson, CEO, will host the call followed
by a question and answer session. To access the call, please use
the following information:
Date: Monday, September 17, 2018Time: 4:30 p.m.
Eastern timeDial-in: 1-800-289-0438International Dial-in:
1-323-794-2423Conference Code: 1612194Webcast:
http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=131185
A telephone replay will be available
approximately two hours after the call and will run through October
17, 2018 by dialing 1-844-512-2921 from the U.S., or 1-412-317-6671
from international locations, and entering replay pin number:
1612194. About Edison Nation, LLCSince 2008,
Edison Nation has been the go-to resource for independent
innovators with great consumer product invention ideas. The company
is the only innovation partner with multiple commercialization
channels to bring new product ideas – from sketches, to proof of
concept prototypes and late-stage inventions – to consumers
worldwide. The community platform has generated hundreds of
millions at retail. The company is committed to bringing new
consumer innovation to market through its secure and proprietary
platform found at www.EdisonNation.com. About Xspand
Products Lab, Inc.Xspand Products Lab, Inc. is a
vertically integrated and full-service product development and
manufacturing company, including design, sales, fulfillment and
shipping. Xspand's model is to provide a risk mitigated platform
that connects innovators with companies to bring new products to
market. For more information, please visit
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Investor Relations Contact:Greg Falesnik
Managing Director MZ North America Direct: 949-385-6449
XSPL@mzgroup.us
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