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Sprint To Raise $3B From Convertible Preferred Offering

August 11, 2008 - Mobile phone provider Sprint Nextel Corp. of Overland Park, Kan., said it plans to raise $3 billion through a new convertible preferred stock issuance, which includes an over-allotment option of up to 450,000 preferred shares.

Buzz Box

July 21, 2008 - Nomura Securities International has named Surat Maheshwari head of private placement and US debt capital markets.

Conrad Owen To Head Up Mitsubishi UFJ Private Cap Markets Group

July 7, 2008 - Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA) Inc. said Tuesday that it hired Conrad Owen to run its new Private Capital Markets group, a move that is designed to expand into an area of finance that is expected to see heightened activity amid tightening credit market conditions.

Needham Names Bennett to Lead Private Placement Group

July 7, 2008 - Peter Bennett, formerly head of private placements at Deutsche Bank, Piper Jaffray and Lazard Middle Market, has been tapped to lead the private placement group at Needham & Co.

Unregistered Securities Volume Up Big, NYPPEX Says

June 30, 2008 - Secondary private transaction volume for unregistered securities in US private companies increased by about 140% in 2007, to $3 billion, according to a research report from NYPPEX Private Markets.

Merrill Launches Indian Gaming Deal

February 11, 2008 - Merrill Lynch last week launched a special obligation bond deal for the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida, sources said...

Merrill Lynch Rolls Dice With Indian Gaming Deal

December 16, 2007 - As the private placement market began to shut down for the year, Merrill Lynch was in the market with what could possibly be the last deal to price in...

Repeat Issuer Glitnir Taps Market; Barclays & Nomura With Lead

December 6, 2007 - Repeat issuer Glitnir Banki is back in the U.S. private placement market seeking funds, this time via Barclays Capital and Nomura Securities, sources said....

JPMorgan Prices Agua Caliente 144A Follow-On

June 3, 2007 - JPMorgan Securities priced a $100 million 144A for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, a follow-on to the issuer's $230 million placement from...

BNP, Calyon Bring 144A For Tenaska

June 3, 2007 - BNP Paribas and Calyon Securities priced a $352 million 144A last week for U.S. power company Tenaska Inc., sources said. The transactionwhich has no registration...

CS/Scotia in Market With 144A For FPL: Deal Sought by Many Agents

May 20, 2007 - Credit Suisse and Scotia Capital were in the market last week with a $700 million 144A for Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL), sources said. The deal was...

BNP, Lehman Launch 144A For Power Holding Co.

March 4, 2007 - BNP Paribas and Lehman Brothers were in the market last week with $514 million in senior secured, 144A notes for NSG Holdings (NSGH), sources said. The...

Private Appetite For Kazakhstan Deal Smaller Than Expected

February 18, 2007 - Nomura Securities priced an $83 million 144A deal for Kazakhstan-based finance company Astana Finance JSC, falling short of the $100 million target size...

Fort Knox Placement 'Good as Gold'

February 4, 2007 - Banc of America Securities priced a $179 million deal for the Fort Knox Military Housing Privatization Project last week. The deal matures in 2052 and...

Interest Percolates For S&P's 144A Linking Service

January 28, 2007 - Standard & Poor's has launched a 144A linking service that sorts 144A securities by their CUSIP numbers and according to the type of investors that are...