ATC GROUP SERVICES INC /DE/
SC 14D1/A, 1998-01-15
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                 SCHEDULE 14D-1
                       TENDER OFFER STATEMENT PURSUANT TO
                                SECTION 14(d)(1)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                (Amendment No. 2)

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                             ATC GROUP SERVICES INC.
                            (Name of Subject Company)

                                ACQUISITION CORP.
                           ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, INC.
                            WPG CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
                               ASSOCIATES V, L.P.
                            WPG CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
                          ASSOCIATES V (OVERSEAS), L.P.
                                    (Bidders)

                     COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   0000020671
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                                 Wesley W. Lang
                           Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
                         c/o Weiss, Peck & Greer, L.L.C.
                               One New York Plaza
                            New York, New York 10004
                                 (212) 908-9500
          (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to
             Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidder)

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                                    Copy To:

                            Dennis J. Friedman, Esq.
                               David M. Wilf, Esq.
                             Chadbourne & Parke LLP
                              30 Rockefeller Plaza
                               New York, NY 10112
                                 (212) 408-5100

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                  Acquisition Holdings, Inc. and Acquisition Corp. hereby amend
   and supplement their Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1, originally
   filed on December 4, 1997 and amended on December 5, 1997 (the "14D-1"), with
   respect to their offer to purchase all outstanding shares of Common Stock,
   par value $.01 per share, of ATC Group Services Inc., a Delaware corporation,
   as set forth in this Amendment No. 2. Capitalized terms not defined herein
   shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Offer to Purchase, attached
   as Exhibit (a)(1) to the 14D-1. At the request of the Staff of the Securities
   and Exchange Commission, this Amendment No. 2 is being filed to add Parent
   and the WPG Overseas Fund as signatories to the 14D-1, and to add each of the
   WPG Fund and the WPG Overseas Fund as "bidders" for purposes of the Offer.

                  Introduction
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                     The Introduction of the 14D-1 is hereby amended by
                  replacing the penultimate sentence with the following
                  sentence:

                           "An affiliate of the WPG Fund, WPG Corporate
                           Development Associates V (Overseas), L.P., a Cayman
                           Islands exempted limited partnership (the "WPG
                           Overseas Fund"), will, on or prior to the Merger
                           referred to below, acquire approximately 13% of the
                           equity capital of Parent."


                  Item 10. Additional Information
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                     The first paragraph of Section 4 ("Acceptance For Payment
                  And Payment For Shares") of the Offer to Purchase is hereby
                  amended by replacing the first sentence with the following:

                              "Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of
                           the Offer (including, if the Offer is extended or
                           amended, the terms and conditions of any such
                           extension or amendment), the Offeror will accept for
                           payment and will pay for all Shares validly tendered
                           prior to the Expiration Date and not theretofore
                           withdrawn in accordance with Section 3 promptly after
                           the Expiration Date."

                     The seventh paragraph of Section 8 ("Certain Information
                  Concerning the Company") of the Offer to Purchase is hereby
                  amended by replacing the penultimate sentence with the
                  following:

                           "Neither Parent nor the Offeror assumes any
                           responsibility for the validity, reasonableness,
                           accuracy or completeness of the Projections."


                     The third, fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs of Section 9
                  ("Certain Information Concerning the WPG Fund, the WPG
                  Overseas Fund, Parent and the Offeror") of the Offer to
                  Purchase, incorporated by reference in Items 2, 3, 6, 7, 9 and
                  10 of the 14D-1, are hereby amended and restated in their
                  entirety as follows:

                              "The WPG Fund, a Delaware limited partnership, is
                           a private investment fund headquartered in New York.
                           The sole general partner of the WPG Fund is WPG
                           Private Equity Partners II, L.L.C., a Delaware
                           limited liability company ("WPG Partners II"). The
                           WPG Fund has committed capital of approximately $198
                           million, but has not committed to make any more than
                           $22 million available to the Parent to acquire the
                           Company. The offices of each of the WPG Fund and WPG
                           Partners II are located c/o Weiss, Peck & Greer,
                           L.L.C., One New York Plaza, 30th Floor, New York, New
                           York 10004. Set forth below is balance sheet data
                           with respect to the WPG Fund:


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                  WPG Corporate Development Associates V, L.P.
                                  Balance Sheet
                                November 30, 1997


 ASSETS
 Current Assets
      Cash and Equivalents                    1,524,579.96
      Accounts Receivable                             0.00
      Committed Capital Receivable              499,783.40
    Prepaid Management Fee                      330,583.34
                                                ----------
    Total Current Assets                                           $2,354,946.70
 Organizational Costs
      Organizational Costs                      346,240.00
      Allow for Amort. Org. Costs               (40,390.00)
                                                -----------
 Org. Costs, Net of Amortization                                     $305,850.00
 Equity Investments
      Equity Investments                     11,685,600.00
                                             -------------
 Total Equity Investments                                         $11,685,600.00
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 Total Assets                                                     $14,346,396.70
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 LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY
    Liabilities:
        Accounts payable                        379,525.00
                                                ----------
    Total Liabilities                                                $379,525.00

    Partners' Equity:
        Contributed Capital                  16,500,000.00
        Income (loss) account                (2,533,128.30)
    Total partners' equity                                         13,966,871.70
                                                                   -------------
    Total liabilities and partners' equity                        $14,346,396.70
                                                                  ==============

                 "The WPG Overseas Fund, a Cayman Islands exempted limited
              partnership, is a private investment fund headquartered in Grand
              Cayman Islands, British West Indies. The general partners of the
              WPG Overseas Fund are WPG Private Equity Partners II (Overseas),
              L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("WPG Partners II
              (Overseas)"), and WPG CDA V (Overseas), Ltd., a Cayman Islands
              limited corporation ("WPG CDA V (Overseas)"). The WPG Overseas
              Fund has committed capital of approximately $30.8 million, but has
              not committed to make any more than $3 million available to the
              Parent to acquire the Company. The offices of each of the WPG
              Overseas Fund and its general partners are located c/o BankAmerica
              Trust and Banking Corporation (Cayman) Limited, BankAmerica House,
              Fort Street, Georgetown, Grand Cayman Island, British West Indies.
              Set forth below is balance sheet data with respect to the WPG
              Overseas Fund:


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             WPG Corporate Development Associates V (Overseas), L.P.
                                  Balance Sheet
                                November 30, 1997


 ASSETS
      Cash and Equivalents                       351,807.78
    Prepaid Advisory Fee                          51,333.33
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    Total Current Assets                                             $403,141.11

 Organizational Costs
      Organizational Costs                        53,760.00
      Allow for Amortization                      (6,272.00)
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 Org. Costs, Net of Amortization                                      $47,488.00
 Equity Investments
      Equity Investments                       1,814,400.00
      Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)           0.00
                                                       ----
 Total Equity Investments                                          $1,814,400.00
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 Total Assets                                                      $2,265,029.11
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 LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
    Liabilities:
        Accounts payable                         108,781.67
                                                 ----------
    Total Liabilities                                                $108,781.67

    Partners' Capital:
        Capital Account                        2,600,000.00
        Income (loss) account                   (443,752.56)
    Total partners' capital                                         2,156,247.44
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    Total liabilities and partners' capital                        $2,265,029.11
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                 "The name, citizenship, business address, present principal
              occupation and material positions held during the past five years
              of the (i) managing members of WPG Partners II and WPG Partners II
              (Overseas) and (ii) the directors and executive officers of
              Parent, the Offeror and WPG CDA V (Overseas) are set forth in
              Annex I to this Offer to Purchase.

                 "The WPG Fund and the WPG Overseas Fund intend to offer certain
              members of the management of the Company, which, once determined,
              will include Nicholas J. Malino and Christopher P. Vincze, an
              opportunity to acquire an equity interest in Parent or in the
              Surviving Corporation. While general discussions have been held
              with Messrs. Malino and Vincze, and it is expected that executive
              and operating management will be offered equity ownership in an
              aggregate amount of approximately $2.5 million, no decisions have
              been made at this time, either as to the identity of the persons
              who may be offered the opportunity to invest in Parent or in the
              Surviving Corporation or as to the precise nature of any equity
              interest such members of the Company's management may be offered.
              If and to the extent members of the Company's management are given
              the opportunity to, and do, invest in such equity, the equity
              interests of the WPG Fund and the WPG Overseas Fund in Parent or
              in the Surviving Corporation would be reduced on a pro rata
              basis."

 
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                     The second paragraph of Section 10 ("Source And Amount Of
                  Funds") of the Offer to Purchase, incorporated by reference in
                  Items 4 and 7 of the 14D-1, is hereby amended by replacing the
                  first and second sentence with the following:

                              "Parent and the Offeror estimate that the total
                           amount of funds required by the Offeror to (i)
                           purchase all of the Shares pursuant to the Offer and
                           finance the Merger Consideration, (ii) refinance
                           certain existing indebtedness of the Company, (iii)
                           pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the
                           Offer and the Merger and (iv) provide additional
                           working capital for the Company will be approximately
                           $159.6 million. Of these funds, it is anticipated
                           that (i) approximately $32.5 million will be obtained
                           from a capital contribution (the "Parent
                           Contribution") to the Offeror by Parent, (ii) $20.0
                           million will be provided pursuant to a term loan
                           facility (the "Term Loan Facility"), the terms of
                           which are described below, (iii) approximately $100
                           million will be obtained from the proceeds of an
                           offering (the "Note Offering") of Senior Subordinated
                           Notes due 2008 of the Offeror (the "Notes") pursuant
                           to Rule 144A of the Securities Act, to become
                           obligations of the Surviving Corporation, the
                           anticipated principal terms of which are described
                           below, and (iv) cash on hand of $7.1 million.

                              "The Parent Contribution is expected to be
                           provided by (i) an equity investment of approximately
                           $19.5 million in the common stock of Parent by the
                           WPG Fund and the WPG Overseas Fund, (ii) an equity
                           investment of $0.5 million in the common stock of
                           Parent by Jackson National Life Insurance Company,
                           together with its affiliates (collectively, "JNL"),
                           (iii) the issuance of preferred stock of Parent, par
                           value $0.01, redeemable 2009, having an original
                           aggregate liquidation value of $10.0 million, and
                           accruing dividends through the issuance of additional
                           shares of preferred stock, at a compounded rate of
                           8.0% per annum (the "Parent Preferred Stock") and
                           warrants entitling JNL to purchase 6.0% of the shares
                           of Common Stock of Parent on a fully diluted basis
                           (the "Warrants" and collectively with the offering of
                           the Parent Preferred Stock, the "Preferred Stock
                           Offering," the terms of which are described below)
                           and (d) an equity investment of approximately $2.5
                           million in common stock of Parent by ATC management
                           and employees (including the economic value of Parent
                           employee stock options which will replace existing
                           ATC options). The Company will also have available to
                           it upon consummation of the Merger $30.0 million of
                           borrowings under a revolving credit facility to be
                           entered into upon consummation of the Offer (the
                           "Revolving Credit Facility"), the principal terms of
                           which are described below."

                     A new paragraph is added after the third paragraph of said
                  Section 10 of the Offer to Purchase, which reads as follows:

                              "The Preferred Stock Offering. Parent will issue
                           to JNL the Preferred Stock redeemable in 2009, having
                           an original liquidation value of $10.0 million and
                           accruing dividends through the issuance of additional
                           shares of Preferred Stock at a compounded rate of 8%
                           per annum. No mandatory redemption of the Preferred
                           Stock will occur prior to the repayment of the Notes
                           and the dividends accrued thereon and the Preferred
                           Stock will not be subject to any sinking fund.
                           Concurrently with the issuance of the Preferred
                           Stock, Parent will issue the Warrants to JNL
                           entitling JNL to purchase 6.0% of the shares of
                           Common Stock of Parent on a fully diluted basis. The
                           Warrants will be exercisable immediately upon
                           issuance at a nominal price and will be subject to
                           customary anti-dilution protection. The Preferred
                           Stock original liquidation value and accrued
                           dividends are payable in cash upon maturity. The
                           Preferred Stock will have other customary terms. In
                           connection with the Offer, Parent will contribute as
                           a capital contribution the proceeds from the issuance
                           of the Preferred Stock and Warrants to the Offeror to
                           effect the consummation of the Offer and the Merger."

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                     The first, second, third and fourth paragraphs of Section
                  11 ("Background Of The Offer, Past Contacts, Transactions or
                  Negotiations With The Company") of the Offer to Purchase,
                  incorporated by reference in Items 3, 5, 7, and 10 of the
                  14D-1, are hereby amended and replaced with the following:

                              "In April 1997, Nicholas J. Malino and Christopher
                           P. Vincze, each of whom is a Senior Vice President of
                           the Company, solely in their individual capacities
                           and without the approval or disapproval of the
                           Company's Board of Directors, began to solicit the
                           interest and advice of investment banking firms in a
                           possible transaction involving the Company. Messrs.
                           Malino and Vincze decided to pursue a transaction
                           because they desired a greater equity interest in the
                           Company and greater input in the management of the
                           Company's business. Between April and July of 1997,
                           Messrs. Malino and Vincze met with representatives of
                           approximately six investment banking firms. After
                           meeting with such firms, rather than retaining an
                           investment banking firm, Messrs. Malino and Vincze
                           determined to solicit directly the interest of equity
                           partners in a possible transaction.

                              "Between late July and September of 1997, Messrs.
                           Malino and Vincze met with representatives of
                           approximately seven leveraged buyout firms, including
                           the WPG Fund. Except as described below, discussions
                           with the leveraged buyout firms contacted by Messrs.
                           Malino and Vincze never advanced beyond preliminary
                           expressions of interest. During late July and August,
                           Messrs. Malino and Vincze had several meetings with
                           representatives of two leveraged buyout firms each of
                           which eventually showed some interest in making a
                           proposal for a transaction involving the Company.
                           Messrs. Malino and Vincze, in their individual
                           capacities and without the approval or disapproval of
                           the Company's Board of Directors, did not encourage
                           either of such firms to pursue a transaction because
                           they did not believe the price offered by either firm
                           would be sufficient for the buyout team to acquire
                           control of the Company and, with respect to one of
                           the firms, the proposal did not meet the expectations
                           of Messrs. Malino and Vincze for greater input in the
                           management of the Company's business. Although the
                           WPG Fund had not made its offer at the time Messrs.
                           Malino and Vincze received these two proposals, each
                           of the prices offered by the two firms was less than
                           the $12 price offered by the WPG Fund.

                              "On August 5, 1997, the management of the WPG Fund
                           received an inquiry, through Chadbourne & Parke LLP,
                           counsel to the WPG Fund, as to the interest of the
                           WPG Fund in meeting with Messrs. Malino and Vincze.
                           The WPG Fund expressed a willingness to meet with
                           Messrs. Malino and Vincze in their individual
                           capacities.

                              "Messrs. Malino and Vincze decided to encourage a
                           transaction between the Company and the WPG Fund, as
                           opposed to the other leveraged buyout firms they had
                           met with, because the WPG Fund appeared to be the
                           firm most prepared to bid aggressively for the
                           Company and meet the expectations of Messrs. Malino
                           and Vincze for greater input in the management of the
                           Company's business. In addition, the WPG Fund offered
                           Messrs. Malino and Vincze senior management positions
                           and an opportunity to purchase an equity interest in
                           the Company following the potential transaction.

                              "On September 3, 1997, Mr. Malino, in his
                           individual capacity and not as an officer of the
                           Company and without the approval or disapproval of
                           the Company's Board of Directors, contacted the
                           management of WPG Fund to engage in preliminary
                           discussions. Mr. Malino, in such capacity, and
                           management of the WPG Fund met on September 8, 1997
                           and on a number of days subsequent thereto to discuss
                           the Company's operations, strategy and prospects.
                           During this period and up until the execution of the

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                           Merger Agreement, the WPG Fund conducted due
                           diligence investigations. As it conducted its due
                           diligence investigation, the management of the WPG
                           Fund determined that the Company fit the WPG Fund's
                           investment criteria and would be a good investment.
                           The WPG Fund indicated, however, that it would not
                           proceed with a transaction unless it was confident
                           that the Company's major stockholders and Board of
                           Directors would support it.

                              "On September 19, 1997, Messrs. Malino and
                           management of the WPG Fund met with the Rubins, who,
                           in the aggregate, own approximately 24 percent of the
                           Shares on a fully diluted basis, and who are the
                           Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and
                           the President, Chief Executive Officer and director
                           of the Company, respectively, in their capacity as
                           stockholders of the Company. At the September 19,
                           1997 meeting, the Rubins (in their capacity as
                           stockholders) and management of the WPG Fund met to
                           negotiate the terms of a possible stockholders
                           agreement (the "Stockholders Agreement"), pursuant to
                           which, for a period of time ending upon the earlier
                           of the date of the consummation of the Merger and the
                           date that would be one year from the date of the
                           Stockholders Agreement, (i) the Rubins would grant
                           Parent an irrevocable proxy to vote that number of
                           the Rubins' Shares that equals 14.99 percent of the
                           outstanding Shares of the Company (the "Proxy
                           Shares") in favor of the potential transaction
                           contemplated by the WPG Fund, (ii) the Rubins would
                           give Parent the right to receive all consideration
                           above $12.00 per Share received by the Rubins with
                           respect to all of the Rubins' Shares and options or
                           other rights to acquire Shares in the event that the
                           Company is acquired by a party other than the WPG
                           Fund or its affiliates at a price above $12.00 per
                           Share, (iii) the Rubins would enter into severance
                           agreements on and as of the date of the Merger (which
                           severance agreements are more fully described in
                           Section 9), and (iv) Parent would negotiate a merger
                           agreement in good faith and use its commercially
                           reasonable efforts to consummate the Merger on
                           mutually acceptable terms. Messrs. Maline and Vincze,
                           in their individual capacities and not as officers of
                           the Company and without the approval or disapproval
                           of the Company's Board of Directors, were present at
                           the September 19, 1997 meeting but did not
                           participate in the discussions between the Rubins and
                           the WPG Fund.

                              "From September 22, 1997 through October 16, 1997,
                           a number of other meetings and telephone contacts
                           took place that involved various combinations of
                           Messrs. Malino and Vincze, the Rubins and the
                           management of the WPG Fund. During this period,
                           Messrs. Malino and Vincze acted in their individual
                           capacities and without the approval or disapproval of
                           the Company's Board of Directors and their role was
                           solely to provide the WPG Fund with information with
                           respect to the Company. At no time did Messrs. Malino
                           or Vincze negotiate or attempt to negotiate on behalf
                           of the Company nor were they authorized to do so.

                              "The Rubins, in their capacity as stockholders,
                           decided that the $12 price offered by the WPG Fund
                           was appropriate and, in light of the fact that they
                           desired to pursue other investment opportunities,
                           agreed to support, as stockholders, the WPG Fund's
                           offer."

                     The fifth paragraph of said Section 11 of the Offer to
                  Purchase is hereby amended by adding the following to the end
                  thereof:

                           "Prior to October 17, 1997, no inquiry, proposal or
                           offer regarding a potential transaction had been made
                           to the Company's Board of Directors or to any person
                           in such person's capacity as an officer of the
                           Company. Prior to October 17, 1997, with respect to
                           the contracts and proposals described above, Messrs.
                           Malino and Vincze and the Rubins acted in their
                           individual capacities without

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                           the approval or disapproval of the Company's Board of
                           Directors and did not discuss, negotiate or propose
                           any transaction on behalf of the Company."

                     A new paragraph is added after the sixth paragraph of said
                  Section 11 of the Offer to Purchase, which reads as follows:

                              "Approximately two weeks passed from the time of
                           the public announcement that a $12 bid had been made
                           to the Board of Directors of the Company until the
                           commencement of negotiations on the form of the
                           proposed merger agreement. During that time, despite
                           the fact that there were no "lock-ups" on the
                           Company, the Company did not receive any proposals
                           for an alternative transaction."

                     The sixth paragraph of said Section 11 of the Offer to
                  Purchase is hereby amended by replacing the tenth sentence
                  thereof with the following:

                           "The Special Committee took note of the fact that the
                           Rubins desired to terminate their investment in the
                           Company and that Messrs. Malino and Vincze wished to
                           assume a more significant role in the management of
                           the Company."


                     The sixth paragraph of said Section 11 of the Offer to
                  Purchase is hereby amended by adding the following to the end
                  thereof:

                           "The Special Committee negotiated to eliminate the
                           customary covenant prohibiting discussions with
                           potential acquirors to allow the Company to speak
                           with anyone making an "Acquisition Proposal" with
                           respect to the Company."

                     The ninth paragraph of said Section 11 of the Offer to
                  Purchase is hereby amended by replacing the last sentence
                  thereof with the following:

                           "At the November 26, 1997 meeting, the Special
                           Committee received the opinion of Lehman Brothers to
                           the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and
                           based upon and subject to the matters set forth in
                           such opinion, the consideration to be received by the
                           Company's stockholders pursuant to the Offer and the
                           Merger Agreement is fair to such stockholders from a
                           financial point of view. The Special Committee noted
                           that approximately five weeks had passed while the
                           pendency of a $12 transaction was public with no
                           executed merger agreement. The Special Committee also
                           took into account (i) the relaxation of the customary
                           "no shop" clause, (ii) its judgment that shopping the
                           Company could be highly detrimental to the morale of
                           the Company's managers and could possibly cause their
                           departure from the Company and (iii) the fact that
                           the Rubins (whose holdings equaled approximately 24%
                           of the Company's outstanding shares on a fully
                           diluted basis), also were supportive of the
                           transaction. The Special Committee, with the
                           assistance of Lehman Brothers, also reviewed the
                           recent trading prices for the Shares. The Special
                           Committee noted that the WPG Fund's offer did not
                           include a premium over either the trading price for
                           the Shares on October 16, 1997, the last full trading
                           day before public announcement of the WPG Fund's
                           offer, or the average trading price of the Shares
                           during the trading days between October 9, 1997 and
                           October 16, 1997. However, when compared to the
                           average trading price of the Shares from January 2,
                           1997 through October 16, 1997, the WPG Fund's offer
                           included a premium of 20.8%. For these reasons, the
                           Special Committee resolved to recommend to the full
                           Board of Directors that the Company enter into a
                           transaction with affiliates of the WPG Fund on the
                           terms set forth in the Merger Agreement and did not
                           recommend that the Company seek out other potential
                           acquirors."

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                     Additionally, said Section 11 of the Offer to Purchase is
                  hereby amended by adding the following to the end thereof:

                              "Following execution of the Merger Agreement, the
                           Company received a letter from one of its competitors
                           stating that if the transaction contemplated by the
                           Merger Agreement is not consummated, such competitor,
                           which the Company believes is approximately
                           one-eighth the size of the Company by revenue, would
                           be willing to acquire the Company at approximately
                           the same price as set forth in the Merger Agreement.
                           By its explicit terms, the letter is not an offer for
                           the Company that competes with the WPG Fund's offer
                           or even an inquiry that could reasonably lead to a
                           competitive offer. The Company has advised the
                           Special Committee and its legal and financial
                           advisors of the receipt of such letter.

                              "As discussed above, the Rubins have entered into
                           a Stockholders Agreement with Parent pursuant to
                           which the Rubins have among other things, (i) granted
                           Parent a proxy to vote 14.99% of the outstanding
                           Shares in favor of the Merger and the other
                           transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement,
                           (ii) agreed not to cooperate in any way with any
                           person concerning any offer or proposal which is
                           reasonably likely to lead to a proposal to acquire
                           the Company and (iii) if a transaction involving the
                           Company with a person other than the WPG Fund is
                           consummated at a value greater than $12 per share,
                           pay to parent an amount equal to the total shares
                           held by the Rubins multiplied by the excess of the
                           value of such other transaction over $12 per share.
                           Under the terms of the Severance Agreements, if the
                           transaction with the WPG Fund is consummated the
                           Rubins each will be paid $1,550,000 upon their
                           resignation from the Company and $276,715 each of the
                           six calendar quarters thereafter. The Stockholders
                           Agreement and the Severance Agreements, therefore,
                           may cause the Rubins to have a conflict of interest
                           with respect to consummating a transaction with a
                           party other than the WPG Fund."

                     The first paragraph of Section 12 ("Purpose Of The Offer
                  And The Merger; Plans For The Company") of the Offer to
                  Purchase, incorporated by reference in Item 5 of the 14D-1, is
                  hereby amended by replacing the last sentence thereof with the
                  following:

                           "Further, the Offeror, Parent and the WPG Fund intend
                           that, from the date of the Merger, certain members of
                           the Company's management which, once determined, will
                           include Messrs. Malino and Vincze, will remain
                           employed by and serve as officers of the Company and
                           that such members of the Company's management will be
                           entitled to purchase equity in the Surviving
                           Corporation or the Parent."


                     The first paragraph of Section 15 ("Certain Conditions Of
                  The Offer") of the Offer to Purchase is hereby amended by
                  replacing the first clause of the second sentence thereof with
                  the following:

                           "Furthermore, notwithstanding any other term of the
                           Offer or the Merger Agreement, the Offeror shall not
                           be required to accept for payment or, subject as
                           aforesaid, to pay for any Shares not theretofore
                           accepted for payment or paid for, and may terminate
                           the Offer if, at any time on or after the date of the
                           Merger Agreement and before the Expiration Date, any
                           of the following conditions exists:"

                     The first paragraph of Section 16 ("Certain Legal Matters")
                  of the Offer to Purchase, incorporated by reference in Item 10
                  of the 14D-1, is hereby amended by replacing the last two
                  sentences thereof with the following:

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                           "On December 18, 1997, counsel for the defendants
                           were served with an amended Peters Complaint that
                           essentially makes the same allegations and seeks the
                           same relief as the original complaint. Also on
                           December 18, 1997, counsel for the defendants were
                           served with a Notice of Dismissal without prejudice
                           to the Richter action. The discovery process has
                           begun in the Peters action. The Company believes the
                           allegations contained in both Complaints are
                           meritless and, to the extent the actions proceed,
                           intends to defend both actions vigorously."

                     The biographical information for Steven N. Hutchinson set
                  forth in Section 1 ("Managing Members of WPG Partners II") of
                  Annex I to the Offer to Purchase, incorporated by reference in
                  Item 2 of the 14D-1, is hereby amended by replacing the first
                  full sentence thereof with the following:

                           "Steven N. Hutchinson was a principal of WPG, an
                           investment management company that sponsors the WPG
                           Fund and the WPG Overseas Fund, from 1993 until the
                           end of 1997."

                     Sections 4 ("Directors and Executive Officers of Parent")
                  and 5 ("Directors and Executive Officers of the Offeror") of
                  said Annex I to the Offer to Purchase, are hereby amended to
                  reflect the replacement of Steven N. Hutchinson as director
                  and President of both Parent and the Offeror, effective as of
                  December 31, 1997, by Wesley W. Lang.

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                                    SIGNATURE

                  After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
   I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
   and correct.

   Dated:  January 15, 1998


                                    WPG CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES V, L.P.


                                    By:  WPG Private Equity Partners II, L.L.C.
                                    Title: General Partner

                                    By:      /S/ WESLEY W. LANG
                                       -----------------------------
                                    Name:   Wesley W. Lang
                                    Title:  Managing Member


                                    WPG CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES V
                                    (OVERSEAS), L.P.


                                    By:  WPG CDA V (Overseas), Ltd.
                                    Title: General Partner

                                    By:      /S/ WESLEY W. LANG
                                       -----------------------------
                                    Name:   Wesley W. Lang
                                    Title:  President


                                    ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, INC.


                                    By:      /S/ WESLEY W. LANG
                                       -----------------------------
                                    Name:   Wesley W. Lang
                                    Title:  President


                                    ACQUISITION CORP.


                                    By:      /S/ WESLEY W. LANG
                                       -----------------------------
                                    Name:   Wesley W. Lang
                                    Title:  President



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