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Jun. 18, 2002

MALIBU TOY MANUFACTURER SELLS $71 MILLION IN SHARES

Jakks Pacific Inc. brought in $71.4 million in a public offering announced May 23. The underwriters included Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc. and Advest Inc.

        Jakks Pacific Inc. brought in $71.4 million in a public offering announced May 23.
        The underwriters included Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc. and Advest Inc.
        Malibu's Jakks Pacific makes and sells toys, including action figures, activity sets, plastic and die-cast cars and markers and pens.
        Partners Murray Skala and Saul Kaszovitz of New York's
Feder Kaszovitz Isaacson Weber Skala Bass & Rhine represented Jakks.
        Los Angeles-based
Manatt Phelps & Phillips represented the underwriters. Gordon Bava, the firm's co-chairman, led the deal team, which included partner Bruce Friedman and associates Cristin Zeisler and Francisco Flores. Associate Landon Moreland assisted from Palo Alto.
        - Stefanie Knapp

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Stefanie Knapp

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