Press File

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
06/16/06

BetterType has its roots in a company that my father first started in 1953. When he sold his company in 1996, we had to start BetterType and take what he did at a local level and apply it nationally. We were very lucky as we became a leading nationwide distributor of printer supplies. With the sale to The Supply Room, we can now expand on that reputation and take it to the next level.

Rebecca Harik President With long standing relationships with major wholesalers and a nationwide business that is highly focused on supplies for laser printers, fax machines, and copiers, BetterType was a great fit for someone like The Supply Room. Not only could it bring expertise in printer supplies, it could also introduce them to many new customers for their other lines of businesses.

George Sydnor, Partner - Alpha Omega Capital Partners, LLC

Deal Summary

Alpha Omega Capital Partners, LLC served as the exclusive financial advisor to the owners of BetterType and assisted them in finding a number of qualified buyers for their company and negotiating the sale. The sale enabled the owner to keep her job.

About Better Type Ribbon, Inc.

Founded in 1996, BetterType is a leading nationwide distributor of office supplies and printer supplies - specializing in toner for laser, inkjet, facsimile and copier equipment. The company has over 1,700 active customers including numerous federal, state, and local agencies.

About The Supply Room Companies, Inc.

The Supply Room Companies was founded in 1986 through the merger of three companies. Through internal growth and additional acquisitions, the Company now provides customers with a single source for most anything in the office including supplies and furniture through locations in Richmond, Fredericksburg, Ashland, Harrisonburg, Sterling, Charlottesville, Norfolk, Roanoke, Lynchburg and Jessup, Maryland. In 2000, Yancey S. Jones, President of The Supply Room Companies, was awarded Virginia's Entrepreneur of the Year.

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