Recent Client Financings


Major Capital Raises by our Public Clients

The following is a summary of funded major debt and equity offerings by our public company clients in 2008, 2007 and 2006: 

2008

Public Company  Investment Banker 
Net Proceeds
     
Saratoga Resources, Inc. Wayzata Investment Partners, LLC
Macquarie Bank, Ltd.
$ 98 million
25 million
123 million
Isramco, Inc. Bank of Nova Scotia
Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp. (parent co.)
54 million
51 million
105 million
ABC Funding, Inc. CIT Capital USA Inc.
50 million
Deep Down, Inc. Dahlman Rose
37 million
Dune Energy, Inc. Wells Fargo Foothill
28 million
Best Energy Services PNC Bank - term and revolving debt
PNC Bank - equity placement
22 million
12 million
34 million
Ener1, Inc. Morgan Stanley
31 million
Hyperdynamics Corp. YA Global
11 million
     

2007

Public Company     Investment Banker 
Net Proceeds
     
Dune Energy, Inc. Jefferies & Company
$ 516 million
Baseline Oil & Gas Corp.  Jefferies & Company
165 million
Isramco, Inc. Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp. (parent co.)
54 million
Nova Biosource Fuels, Inc. Jefferies & Company
47 million
Ener1, Inc. Morgan Stanley
Ener1 Group (parent co.)
29 million
13 million
42 million
Isramco, Inc. Wells Fargo Bank
33 million
True North Energy Corp.  Energy Capital Solutions
30 million
Petro Resources Corp. Petrobridge Investment Management, LLC
20 million
Solar Enertech Corp. Knight Capital Markets 
17 million
     
     

2006

Public Company     Investment Banker 
Net Proceeds
     
Northern Star Natural Gas, LLC Citigroup
$ 100 million
JK Acquisition, Inc.   Ferris, Baker, Watts, Inc.
81 million
Blast Energy, Inc. Laurus Master Fund, Ltd (parent co.)
57 million
Earth Biofuels, Inc. Cowen, LLC
55 million
Maverick Oil & Gas, Inc. Sandell Asset Management 
30 million
Nova Biosource Fuels, Inc.  Jefferies & Company
24 million
Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. MDB Capital Group, LLC 
21 million
Westside Energy Corp. GasRock Capital, LLC 
20 million
Standard Drilling, Inc. International Capital Advisory 
18 million
Calibre Energy, Inc. Dundee Securities Corp.  
11 million