MaloneBailey, LLP
Certified Public Accounting Firm
More and more small companies go public because of all the advantages a public company offers as it relates to increased valuation, access to US capital markets, acquisitions, stock options & incentives, etc. with reduced cost and risk. There are various methods of going public and raising capital, including an initial public offering (IPO) or reverse merger.
The following is a summary of funded major debt and equity offerings by our public company clients for the last 5 years.
2012
| Public Company | Investment Banker | Net Proceeds |
|---|---|---|
| CIG Wireless | MacQuarie Bank Limited | $150 million |
2011
| Public Company | Investment Banker | Net Proceeds |
|---|---|---|
| Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc. | Global Hunter Securities Knight Capital Americas, LP |
$135 million |
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 |