August 11, 2008 - Hewitt Associates completed a $230 million private placement of unsecured senior notes in a deal led by JPMorgan, according to sources.
August 4, 2008 - Barclays Capital priced a $400 million deal in the private placement market for Capita Group.
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 21, 2008 - Nomura Securities International has named Surat Maheshwari head of private placement and US debt capital markets.
July 14, 2008 - Magellan Midstream Partners has priced its $250 million offering of 10-year senior notes. Wachovia Capital Markets and Banc of America Securities are serving as joint book-running managers for the offering, which is expected to close on July 14.
July 14, 2008 - Ivanhoe Energy said last Wednesday it has completed its previously arranged $86.3 million private placement deal.
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 14, 2008 - Market players say there are private placements being planned by Billabong and Bob Evans Restaurants.
July 7, 2008 - B of I Holding, the parent company of publicly traded Bank of Internet USA, has executed a private placement of preferred stock as part of a new series of offerings.
July 7, 2008 - Raptor Pharmaceuticals said Monday that it has raised $10 million from a private unit and warrant placement.
July 7, 2008 - Enhanced Oil Resources, a Houston-based oil exploration company, has completed a private placement effort and raised $28.1 million.
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.
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.