August 18, 2008 - Running Fox Resources Corp., an oilfield services company that also owns oil and uranium as well as gold projects, said it has completed a private placement of 550,000 units at 40 cents a unit.
August 4, 2008 - Huaxia Bank, a commercial bank in China, is reportedly planning to launch a $1.6 billion private placement of stock after receiving regulatory approval from Chinese government authorities.
August 4, 2008 - Barclays Capital priced a $400 million deal in the private placement market for Capita Group.
August 4, 2008 - The market for initial public offerings isn't particularly robust at the moment, but that doesn't mean that attorneys who handle IPOs aren't optimistic about the prospects for the coming year.
August 4, 2008 - Moody's Investors Service released a presale report on GAT FTGENCAT 2008 FtdA, the 810 million Spanish SME CLO backed by loans and real estate lease contracts.
July 28, 2008 - Stornoway Diamond Corp. completed a $22 million private placement of 24.4 million common shares at 90 cents a share to Agnica Eagle Mines Ltd. and Lorito Holdings Ltd.
July 28, 2008 - Linux Gold Corp. said it completed a private placement of common stock and warrants to raise $608,250, which will be used for exploration and working capital.
July 21, 2008 - Kola Mining completed a $10 million private placement of 33.3 million units at 30 cents each.
July 21, 2008 - Penn West Energy Trust said it expects to raise $113.8 million from a privately placed debt offering.
July 21, 2008 - Equitable Group Inc. has completed its $39.5 million (C$39.6 million) capital raising effort from both a private placement and secondary stock offering.
July 14, 2008 - OneSteel, a Sydney, Australia-based steel maker, said last Thursday that it has raised $200 million through a private placement of debt securities.
July 7, 2008 - Although TPG backed out of a deal to inject £179 million into UK financial institution Bradford & Bingley, additional private investment in public equity (PIPE) issues by European financial services firms are still possible.
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.
June 30, 2008 - Enough is enough for Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services, at least when it comes to public debt holdings. The Canadian insurance company's experience as a BCE bondholder has convinced its chief executive and president, Yvon Charest, to stick with debt private place-ments instead.
June 30, 2008 - Equitable Group, a Toronto-based mortgage lender, is planning to raise $39 million (C$39.6 million) from a private placement and secondary offering of common stock.