September 25, 2009 - A series of personnel moves involving bankers who specialize in private placements translates to a vote of confidence in the asset class from investment banks.
September 22, 2009 - As first reported by PPL sister publication Investment Dealers' Digest, Moelis & Co. has continued building out its capital markets group by hiring Stan Lai as a managing director. Lai was most recently head of private placements at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
August 13, 2009 - JPMorgan Securities and KeyBanc Capital Markets priced a $400 million first mortgage private placement for Minnesota-based electricity co-op Great River Energy this week...
August 7, 2009 - Repeat issuer Vermont Transco LLC got $135 million in private funds this week via Manor Private Capital...
July 24, 2009 - Repeat issuer Nicor Gas got $50 million in private funds in a deal that priced earlier this week via Wells Fargo...
July 10, 2009 - Deutsche Bank is shopping a $350 million second-lien term loan for Nuveen Investments, a Chicago-based asset manager.
June 10, 2009 - Kansas Gas & Electric (KGE), a subsidiary of Wichita-based Westar Energy Inc., tapped the private placement market with a $300 million first mortgage bond deal this week...