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COMPANY |
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INDUSTRY |
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DEAL TYPE |
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TRANSACTION |
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Healthcare |
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Sell-side M&A and Fairness Opinion |
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Acted as exclusive financial advisor and provided a fairness opinion to Emergent Group, a medical laser rental company, on the sale of the company to United Hospital Services. |
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Beverage |
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Sell-side M&A |
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Acted as exclusive financial advisor to Iron City Brewing Company, an iconic regional beer brewer based in Pittsburgh, PA, on the sale of their portfolio of brands to Uni-World Capital, a New York based private equity firm. |
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Renewable Energy |
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Debt Restructuring |
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Acted as exclusive financial advisor to GeoEnergy GmbH, a hydro-geothermal developer in Germany with 27 sites, in the restructuring of its outstanding debt. |
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Renewable Energy |
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Sell-side M&A |
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Advised GeoEnergy GmbH, a hydro-geothermal developer in Germany with 27 sites, on their sale to FISI Group, a privately held Italian energy group. |
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Aggregates |
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Debt Financing |
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Acted as exclusive financial advisor and placement agent to raise $42 million Revolving Line of Credit and Acquisition Facility for VantaCore Partners, LP, a private master limited partnership focused on acquiring and investing in competitive U.S. aggregates producers and marketers. The debt was used to refinance existing indebtedness and to provide additional capital for future acquisitions. |
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Wireless Retailer |
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Buy-side
M&A |
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Acted as exclusive advisor and placement agent of equity for the acquisition and consolidation of 10 Bell Wireless dealer networks across Canada, consisting of 53 stores, as a growth platform with C$125M revenue. |
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Veterinary Medicine |
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Debt and Equity Financing |
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Acted as exclusive placement agent for $2 million in equity and $18 million in Senior and Subordinated Debt to BrightHeart Veterinary Centers, a national network of advanced-care specialty veterinary hospitals. |
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Financial Services |
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Sell-side M&A |
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Advised Olympia Capital International, an independent administrator of alternative investment funds, on their sale to Caceis Investor Services, a leading European institutional securities services provider. |
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Industrial |
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Senior and 2nd Lien
Term Loan |
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Acted as exclusive placement agent for $13 million in Senior and 2nd Lien Term Loan to Empire Scaffold, LLC, an industrial scaffold provider in the Gulf Coast region. |
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Education |
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Debt and Equity Financing |
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Acted as exclusive placement agent for $5 million in Subordinate Debt and $1 million in Equity for Baran Institute of Technology, Inc.,
a leading for-profit postsecondary education institution. Baran Institute of Technology operates four schools at six campuses in
the following curriculums: technical training, culinary,
arts & hospitality management, and allied health. |
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Veterinary Medicine |
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Equity Financing |
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Acted as exclusive placement agent for $28.5 million in equity to BrightHeart Veterinary Centers, a national network
of advanced-care specialty veterinary hospitals. |
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Automotive |
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Equity Financing |
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Acted as the exclusive advisor and placement agent for $4.0 million in Series A Preferred Stock to Helios Coatings Inc., producer of a proprietary, environmentally-safe, coating process for use as an alternative to the toxic chrome coating in the automotive industry and other commercial applications. |
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Aggregates |
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Debt Financing |
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Acted as exclusive financial advisor and placement agent to raise $37 million of Senior and 2nd Lien Term Debt for VantaCore Partners, LP,
a private limited partnership focused on acquiring competitive U.S. aggregates producers. The debt was
used to refinance existing indebtedness and to acquire
a leading and gravel operator located near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |
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Renewable Energy |
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Buy-side M&A |
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Advised on acquisition of ReflecTech, Inc., manufactures a silvered polymer film used to reflect sunlight onto the receivers of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) collector systems such as parabolic troughs, parabolic dishes, and central receiver heliostats. |
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Beverage |
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Debt Financing |
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Acted as exclusive financial advisor and placement agent for Iron City Brewing Company and raised a $7 million Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan to support the growth of this iconic regional brewing company. |
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Rewards Program |
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Equity Financing |
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Acted as exclusive placement agent for $13 million in equity
to RecycleBank, LLC., an innovative “Rewards Program” that incentivizes households
to recycle. |
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Renewable Energy |
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Equity Financing |
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Acted as the exclusive advisor and placement agent for $17.0 million in Series B Preferred Stock to SkyFuel Inc., a solar thermal power technology company and leading supplier of utility-scale concentrating solar power (CSP) systems. |
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Alternative
Energy |
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Equity Financing |
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Acted as exclusive
placement agent for $50 million in equity securities |
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Medical Lasers |
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Fairness
Opinion |
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Rendered a fairness
opinion relating to the company’s restructuring |
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Recycling |
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Buy-side
M&A |
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Advised Montgomery
Scrap and United Iron and Metal in their combination to
form Atlantic Recycling Group |
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Agricultural
Chemicals |
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Buy-side
M&A |
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Advised on acquisition of AGSCO a leading distributor
of chemicals, seeds and fertilizer. |
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Agricultural
Chemicals |
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Buy-side
M&A |
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Advised on acquisition
of Boettcher Enterprises a leading distributor of chemicals,
seeds and fertilizer. |
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Agricultural
Chemicals |
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Buy-side
M&A |
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Advised on acquisition
of Terral a Louisiana distributor of chemicals, seed and
fertilizer |
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Agricultural
Chemicals |
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Buy-side
M&A |
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Advised on acquisition
of UAPT a national distributor of chemicals, seeds and
fertilizer |
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Business Services |
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Equity Financing |
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Acted as the exclusive advisor and placement agent for the Series A financing to Risk Solutions International, provides consulting services and solutions that help organizations prepare for and manage their operational risks. |
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Beverage |
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Sell-side M&A |
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Acted as advisor related
to the sale of the company. |
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Biotech |
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Fairness
Opinion |
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Served as financial advisor and rendered a fairness opinion relating to the Company’s
warrant exchange |
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Alternative Energy |
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Financing |
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Acted as exclusive placement agent for $10 million in equity securities |
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Energy |
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Management Buyout |
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Acted as placement agent for the Series A financing and financial advisor for the management buyout of Core Laboratories (NYSE: CLB), a leading provider of proprietary and patented reservoir description, production enhancement and reservoir management services for the global petroleum industry. |
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Biotech |
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Fairness
Opinion |
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Served as financial advisor and rendered a fairness opinion relating to the Company’s warrant exchange |
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Restaurants |
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Restructuring |
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Acted as co-financial advisor
to structure and negotiate a
$260 million debt-for-debt
exchange offer |
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Technology |
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Financing
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Private Equity |
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Acted as exclusive placement agent for $48.5 million of private equity and co-invested |
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| TMC Acquisition Corp. |
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Consumer Products |
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Buy-side M&A, Financing
Private Equity |
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Led an investor
group, which included management, in the buyout of TMC
from its bankrupt parent. Arranged $2.5 million private
placement of subordinated debt and advised company in the
restructuring of $4.5 million of senior bank debt. |
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Energy |
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Financing |
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Acted as exclusive placement agent for $56 million in equity securities |
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| Compost America, Inc. |
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Business Services |
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Financing |
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Acted as exclusive placement agent for $20 million in equity securities |
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| Banco Regionale del Norte (Norbank) |
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Specialty Finance |
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Financing |
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Arranged a $14 million bank facility and $5 million private placement of subordinated debt |
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| Osicom, Inc. |
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Technology |
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Financing |
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Acted as exclusive placement agent of $7.5 million in equity securities |
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| AMG Resources, Inc. |
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Business Services |
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Buy-side
M&A |
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Advised on buy-side
acquisition strategy |
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Technology |
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Fairness
Opinion |
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Advised special committee of the Board and rendered a fairness opinion in connection with an offer to purchase the company’s business by an insider group |
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Financial Services |
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M&A |
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Rendered a valuation
of the company |
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Consumer Products |
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Sell-side
M&A |
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Advised on $16 million
sale of a subsidiary |
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Media |
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M&A |
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Rendered a valuation
of the company |
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Software |
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Fairness
Opinion |
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Rendered a fairness opinion in connection with the $17.5 million acquisition of eComServers, Inc. |
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