“The acquisition of iolo supports Marlin’s commitment to grow and diversify Phoenix’s product offering beyond its core systems software capabilities.” “We believe the combination of Phoenix and iolo increases the addressable market for both businesses and also provides a unique value proposition for the major PC OEMs and ODMs, as well as end consumers,” stated Nick Kaiser, a partner at Marlin. “The combination allows iolo to leverage Phoenix’s broad market reach and will expand the distribution opportunities for both current and future Phoenix-iolo products.”

“The industry leaders in PC optimization and core system software are combining to create a company that dramatically enhances the utility of PCs, tablets and other mobile devices for their end users,” stated Rich Geruson, president and CEO of Phoenix. (“Phoenix”), a Marlin portfolio company, expanding Phoenix’s solution set and strengthening its footprint within its existing customer base. iolo has been merged with Phoenix Technologies, Ltd. The company’s solutions perform diagnostic testing to identify and resolve performance, stability and security related issues, ultimately helping devices run efficiently, reliably and problem-free. LOS ANGELES, Septem– Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”) is pleased to announce that it has acquired iolo technologies, LLC (“iolo”), a market leader in performance optimization software for PCs and mobile devices.

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