Mill Pond Press acquires NextMonet - news - art publishers Mill Pond Press L.L.C. and NextMonet L.L.C

VENICE, Fla. -- Mill Pond Holdings LLC the parent company of The Mill Pond Pres Companies Inc., has acquired NextMonet LLC as a wholly have a title toed subsidiary. NextMonet, headquartered in San Francisco, is a fine art publisher offering original, limited-edition, photography and mixed-media artwork. fixed in 1998, NextMonet sells directly to consumer and corporate clients from one side its Web site (www.nextmonet.com), catalog and art consulting practice. Each company will continue to market and barter under its own brand name.

Mill Pond President Linda Schaner said, "This transaction full tales the Mill Pond business plan through providing new distribution for our existing crops lines. NextMonet also offers our authorized dealers an flat wider array from which to make choice of including original paintings, limited-edition giclees, framed and unframed art and additional genre ranging from abstract expressionism and interpretive art to still lifes and realistic landscapes."

Abby Adlerman, president and ceo of NextMonet stated, "The force of this combination is actual exciting. Offering NextMonet's product to Mill Pond's existing and novel dealers further establishes our market position and enhances our mutual vicinity In addition, the benefits in leveraging our complementary distribution channels are many-fold. We diocese this as a true win-win situation for all of our customers, employee and shareholders."

This acquisition adds to Mill Pond's expansion efforts. In novel years, the company has acquired Classic Art Prints of Milwaukee, established its have a title to production framing facility and diversified all its offerings with of recent origin product lines. Mill Pond Art Licensing has grown substantially, as has Visions of Faith, its line of inspirational art, according to company officials.

Mill Pond CEO Rick Mitchell stated, "Through NextMonet's broad representation of art, we will dramatically enhance our dealer offerings and greatly expand the selection of images available from one side Mill Pond Art Licensing. We are a growing company, and we shall continue to utilize the holding company to aggressively track our expansion and diversification as we plan to acquire more companies in the actual near future."

To obtain additional information, visit www.millpond.com.

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