PrivateRaise Releases 2008 Q1-Q2 PIPE League Tables; Large Companies Turn to PIPEs...

PrivateRaise Releases 2008 Q1-Q2 PIPE League Tables; Large Companies Turn to PIPEs as Small-cap Activity Drops

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Private placements of securities by publicly traded companies
increased in the second quarter, as investment volume remained at
record levels, according to data tracked by PrivateRaise, a service of
DealFlow Media (www.dealflowmedia.com/privateraise).

Public companies closed 348 PIPEs, raising $21.6 billion in the
second quarter, a 14% increase in deals but a 50% decline in capital
investment over the previous quarter, which set a record for total
investment via PIPEs. Compared to the year-ago quarter, deal activity
fell 21% while total investment rose 118%, as PIPE issuance by
distressed Wall Street institutions accelerated. At the same time, a
bear market in small- and micro-cap stocks depressed activity in the
PIPE market's traditional core constituency of under-$250 million
market cap companies.

"The second quarter's activity continued to play out to broad
themes in the market, one secular, and the other more cyclical,"
commented James Summitt, Director of Research at PrivateRaise. "First
is the growing acceptance of PIPEs by large cap companies as an
efficient vehicle for quickly raising capital in distressed
situations, a trend that has been apparent since early 2006. Second,
there is a market-based decline in traditional micro-cap company
activity since late 2007, as those issuers struggle with low share
prices and increased risk premiums required by PIPE investors."

"Investors' demands for increased protection in micro-cap deals
are influencing their structure," said Summitt. PIPE investments
structured as convertible securities grew by 238% over the quarter a
year ago, on 13% fewer deals, reflecting the preference of investors
for structured securities over straight common stock deals. Common
stock deals remained the most prevalent type of offering in the second
quarter, at 55% of all deals closed.

Brett Goetschius, Publisher at DealFlow Media, noted, "Although
economic times have cast a cloud over Wall Street, many firms have
looked to the PIPE market to meet capital requirements and continue to
grow their companies. Over $75 billion has been raised in the first
two quarters of 2008 through 691 deals, which is the largest amount of
investment in a similar period in the market's history. Healthcare,
technology and energy sectors remain the most active, while financial
institutions have found refuge in PIPEs, raising over $51 billion. In
a period when capital markets are in turmoil and some sectors have
ceased to function altogether, the PIPE market continues to thrive."

PrivateRaise also announced today the 2008 Q1-Q2 PIPE League
Tables for Placement Agents, Investment Managers, Investor Legal
Counsel, Issuer Legal Counsel and Placement Agent Legal Counsel.

PrivateRaise's award-winning service simplifies monitoring,
researching and analyzing Private Investments in Public Equities
(PIPEs), as well as Reverse Mergers, Shell Vehicles, and Special
Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs).

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2008 Q1-Q2 PRIVATERAISE LEAGUE TABLES

2008 Top 25 PIPE Placement Agents
(ranked by # of deals placed) Placed $ (m) Avg. $ (m) Deals

1 Rodman & Renshaw, LLC $351.06 $15.26 23
2 Canaccord Capital Corp. $364.32 $33.12 11
3 Roth Capital Partners, LLC $202.08 $20.21 10
4 Lazard $1,106.91 $122.99 9
4 Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. $195.44 $21.72 9
6 Lehman Brothers Inc. $7,390.74 $923.84 8
6 Midtown Partners & Co., LLC $26.90 $3.36 8
8 Goldman, Sachs & Co. $14,199.95 $2,028.56 7
8 Deutsche Bank AG $781.38 $111.63 7
10 Palladium Capital Advisors, LLC $16.63 $2.77 6
11 Dundee Securities Corporation $73.94 $14.79 5
11 Thomas Weisel Partners LLC $55.31 $11.06 5
13 Maxim Group, LLC $23.68 $5.92 4
13 T.R. Winston & Company, LLC $13.32 $3.33 4
13 Emerging Growth Equities, Ltd. $13.27 $3.32 4
16 CIBC World Markets Inc. $1,541.89 $513.96 3
16 BMO Financial Group $160.56 $53.52 3
16 National Bank Financial Inc. $55.20 $18.40 3
16 Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. $51.30 $17.10 3
16 Chardan Capital Markets $33.40 $11.13 3
16 PI Financial Corp. $30.42 $10.14 3
16 Westminster Securities Corporation $21.35 $7.12 3
16 Kuhns Brothers, Inc. $21.00 $7.00 3
16 Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. $14.64 $4.88 3
16 Collins Stewart Inc. $14.02 $4.67 3

2008 Top 25 PIPE Placement Agents
(ranked by $ placed) Placed $ (m) Avg. $ (m) Deals

1 Goldman, Sachs & Co. $14,199.95 $2,028.56 7
2 Lehman Brothers Inc. $7,390.74 $923.84 8
3 UBS Securities LLC $2,621.89 $1,310.94 2
4 CIBC World Markets Inc. $1,541.89 $513.96 3
5 Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co.,
Inc. $1,150.00 $1,150.00 1
6 Lazard $1,106.91 $122.99 9
7 Deutsche Bank AG $781.38 $111.63 7
8 J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. $760.00 $760.00 1
9 Canaccord Capital Corp. $364.32 $33.12 11
10 Rodman & Renshaw, LLC $351.06 $15.26 23
11 Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L. P. $250.00 $250.00 1
12 Roth Capital Partners, LLC $202.08 $20.21 10
13 Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. $195.44 $21.72 9
14 BMO Financial Group $160.56 $53.52 3
15 Jefferies & Company Inc. $108.72 $54.36 2
16 BBY Limited $105.00 $105.00 1
16 Wellington West Capital Markets Inc. $105.00 $105.00 1
18 Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. $100.00 $100.00 1
18 Cohen & Steers Capital Advisors, LLC $100.00 $100.00 1
20 RBC Capital Markets $94.50 $47.25 2
21 Casimir Capital L.P. $90.00 $45.00 2
22 Brean Murray, Carret & Co., LLC $80.00 $40.00 2
23 Blackmont Capital Inc. $74.03 $37.02 2
24 Dundee Securities Corporation $73.94 $14.79 5
25 Cowen and Company, LLC $62.38 $31.19 2

2008 Top 25 PIPE Investors
Invested $
(ranked by # of deals invested) (m) Avg. $ (m) Deals

1 Downsview Capital, Inc. $20.31 $1.07 19
2 Enable Capital Management, LLC $31.50 $1.97 16
3 UBS AG $49.07* $3.77* 14
3 Hudson Bay Capital Management LP $48.02 $3.43 14
5 Iroquois Capital L.P. $25.25 $1.94 13
5 Whalehaven Fund Ltd. $4.47* $0.41* 13
7 Wellington Management Company, LLP $489.20* $44.47* 12
7 Highbridge Capital Management, LLC $182.65* $16.60* 12
9 Ramius Capital Group, LLC $131.23 $11.93 11
9 Yorkville Advisors, LLC $43.28 $3.93 11
9 Chestnut Ridge Capital $2.82 $0.26 11
12 Guerrilla Capital Management $13.94* $1.55* 10
12 Atoll Asset Management, LLC $9.27* $1.03* 10
12 LH Financial Services Corp. $5.04 $0.50 10
15 Whitebox Advisors, Inc. $59.54* $7.44* 9
15 Victus Capital, LLC $35.00 $3.89 9
15 Crestview Capital Funds $5.09 $0.57 9
18 Ardsley Partners $30.84 $3.85 8
18 Professional Traders Management, LLC $16.15* $2.31* 8
18 Octagon Capital Partners $0.70 $0.09 8
21 T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. $482.78* $80.46* 7
21 Credit Suisse Group $416.62* $69.44* 7
21 Deerfield Management Company $346.00* $57.67* 7
21 Heights Capital Management, Inc. $124.06 $17.72 7
21 Quercus Trust $90.41 $12.92 7

2008 Top 25 PIPE Investors
Invested $
(ranked by $ invested) (m) Avg. $ (m) Deals

1 Government of Singapore Investment
Company Pte, Ltd. $17,226.12* $8,613.06* 3
2 Kuwait Investment Authority $5,009.01* $1,252.25* 5
3 TPG $3,385.43 $564.24 6
4 Korean Investment Corporation $2,000.00 $2,000.00 1
5 Fidelity Management & Research
Company $1,259.97* $251.99* 6
6 Capital Research and Management
Company $1,206.20* $402.07* 5
7 Mizuho Financial Group $1,200.00 $1,200.00 1
8 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. $937.50 $937.50 1
9 Matlin Patterson Global Advisors LLC $858.96 $286.32 3
10 Corsair Capital Management Inc. $785.28 $392.64 2
11 New Jersey Division of Investment $700.00 $350.00 2
11 Toscafund Asset Management LLP $700.00* $700.00* 2
13 Warburg Pincus LLC $606.46 $202.15 3
14 Canyon Capital Advisors, LLC $511.23 $127.81 4
15 Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. $495.00 $495.00 1
16 Manulife Financial Corporation $490.63 $490.63 1
17 Wellington Management Company, LLP $489.20* $44.47* 12
18 T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. $482.78* $80.46* 7
19 Caisse de depot et placement du
Quebec $441.57 $441.57 1
20 Credit Suisse Group $416.62* $69.44* 7
21 D.E. Shaw & Co., LLC $380.00 $95.00 4
22 Lansdowne Partners Limited $375.00 $187.50 2
23 Och-Ziff Capital Management Group,
LLC $360.00* $90.00* 5
24 Hotchkis and Wiley Capital
Management $358.09* $119.36* 4
25 Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited $350.00 $350.00 1

2008 Top 25 PIPE Investor Law Firms
Advised $
(ranked by # of deals advised) (m) Avg. $ (m) Deals

1 Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP $2,761.55 $78.90 35
2 Feldman Weinstein & Smith LLP $89.01 $4.45 20
3 Loeb & Loeb LLP $39.05 $5.58 7
4 Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman &
Machtinger, LLP $192.25 $32.04 6
4 Greenberg Traurig, LLP $159.25 $26.54 6
4 Grushko & Mittman, P.C. $19.97 $3.33 6
7 Proskauer Rose LLP $146.00 $29.20 5
7 Quarles & Brady Streich Lang LLP $17.91 $3.58 5
9 Shearman & Sterling LLP $508.02 $127.01 4
9 O'Melveny & Myers LLP $150.00 $37.50 4
9 Cooley Godward Kronish LLP $72.34 $18.09 4
12 Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP $815.08 $271.69 3
12 Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &
Jacobson LLP $790.35 $263.45 3
12 Bingham McCutchen LLP $305.00 $101.67 3
12 Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP $240.00 $80.00 3
12 Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum Perlman
& Nagelberg $125.10 $41.70 3
12 Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig &
Wolosky LLP $113.89 $37.96 3
12 Ropes & Gray LLP $64.09 $21.36 3
12 Latham & Watkins LLP $57.22 $19.07 3
12 Porter & Hedges $26.68 $8.89 3
12 McDermott Will & Emery $25.43 $8.48 3
12 Lowenstein Sandler PC $13.18 $4.39 3
12 Anslow & Jaclin, LLP $11.03 $3.67 3
12 Peter J. Weisman, P.C. $8.75 $2.92 3
12 Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP $6.75 $2.25 3

2008 Top 25 PIPE Issuer Law Firms
Advised $
(ranked by # of deals advised) (m) Avg. $ (m) Deals

1 Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP $109.40 $5.47 20
2 Greenberg Traurig, LLP $118.09 $9.84 12
3 Richardson & Patel, LLP $59.97 $5.45 11
4 Clark Wilson LLP $35.05 $3.50 10
5 Loeb & Loeb LLP $159.44 $17.72 9
5 Hodgson Russ LLP $86.35 $9.59 9
7 Latham & Watkins LLP $161.49 $20.19 8
7 K & L Gates $92.04 $11.51 8
9 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
LLP $373.31 $53.33 7
9 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky
and Popeo, P.C $69.52 $9.93 7
9 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP $40.48 $5.78 7
12 Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue $7,151.36 $1,191.89 6
12 Heller Ehrman/Venture Law Group $1,313.99 $219.00 6
12 Cooley Godward Kronish LLP $229.53 $38.26 6
12 Haynes and Boone, LLP $130.27 $21.71 6
16 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz $1,154.50 $230.90 5
16 Lowenstein Sandler PC $182.00 $36.40 5
16 Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
LLP $155.18 $31.04 5
16 Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP $132.02 $26.40 5
16 DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP $104.75 $20.95 5
16 Guzov Ofsink, LLC $48.49 $9.70 5
16 Bingham McCutchen LLP $18.14 $3.63 5
23 Sullivan & Cromwell $7,600.07 $1,900.02 4
23 Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett $7,199.95 $1,799.99 4
23 Shearman & Sterling LLP $1,587.12 $396.78 4

2008 Top 25 PIPE Placement Agent Law
Firms
Advised $
(ranked by # of deals advised) (m) Avg. $ (m) Deals

1 Feldman Weinstein & Smith LLP $260.90 $13.10 20
2 Lowenstein Sandler PC $758.30 $75.80 10
3 Proskauer Rose LLP $564.73 $80.70 7
4 Morrison & Foerster LLP $387.49 $64.60 6
5 Winston & Strawn LLP $76.76 $15.35 5
6 Goodwin Procter LLP $154.94 $51.65 3
7 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP $50.18 $25.09 2
8 Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP $4.97 $2.49 2
9 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
LLP $1,471.89 $1,471.89 1
9 Stikeman Elliott LLP $1,471.89 $1,471.89 1
9 O'Melveny & Myers LLP $60.00 $60.00 1
9 Hahn & Hessen LLP $40.00 $40.00 1
9 Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP $35.56 $35.56 1
9 Sidley Austin LLP $34.50 $34.50 1
9 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and
Dorr LLP $30.90 $30.90 1
9 Arnold & Porter LLP $14.80 $14.80 1
9 Borden Ladner Gervais LLP $14.80 $14.80 1
9 Littman Krooks LLP $10.94 $10.94 1
9 Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP $10.00 $10.00 1
9 Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell &
Peskoe LLP $6.00 $6.00 1
9 Morse, Zelnick, Rose & Lander, LLP $6.00 $6.00 1
9 Keesal, Young & Logan $5.65 $5.65 1
9 Malone & Bailey, PC $4.00 $4.00 1
9 Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP $3.65 $3.65 1
9 Cozen O'Connor $3.59 $3.59 1

(1) All League Tables for 1/1/08 - 6/30/08 (PrivateRaise data as of
8/1/08)
(2) PIPE Placement Agent League Tables, for co-agented transactions,
each Agent is allocated 100% of Issuance Amount
(3) PIPE Investor League Tables, exclude Corporate Entities (e.g.,
Microsoft)
(4) PIPE Investor League Tables, (*) exclude transactions where
Investment Amount is Unknown
(5) All League Tables exclude Equity Line transactions
(6) All League Tables exclude PIPE transactions executed by Foreign-
Based Issuers
that trade on the Over-the-Counter market (Pink-Sheets)

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