SELECTED TRANSACTIONS

Client

Advisor Role

Apache Plastics

Acquisition advisory services

Bar Supply

Private placement of senior debt

Bloch & Guggenheimer, Inc.

Acquired company for Tiense Suiker International and placed attendant financing

CL Bailey

Advised in the acquisition by a private investor

Capitol Vial, Incorporated

Multiple privately placed equity and debt financings

Cofrutos S.A. (Spain)

Sale to private investors

CVC Capital Partners

Advised in the acquisition of WESTCO Bakery Products

CVC Capital Partners

Advised in the acquisition of AVC International nv

Color Arts, Inc

Acquisition advisory services and acquisition financing

Conductive Container Corporation, Inc.

Advised in acquisition of Dynamic Packaging Corporation

C.S.M. (the Netherlands)

Advised in acquisition of Wescto Products, Inc.

Deceuninck Plastics Industries, NV

Advised in all US acquisitions, including Dayton Technologies, a subsidiary of Alcoa Aluminum

Del Monte Corporation (Perky Pies Division)

Advised in acquisition by private investors and placed requisite financing

DERERE INDUSTRIES nv

Advised in the sale to Industri Kapital Ltd

Freedom Graphics, Inc.

Private placement

Front Porch Digital, Inc.

Advised in acquisition of Media Services and privately placed common stock

GEHE

Advised in the acquisition of Inpharma

GEHE

Advised in the acquisition of Euromedica

GEO International Corporation

Advised in acquisition of Advance Process Supply Company and privately placed requisite financing

GEO Drilling Fluids

Advised and structured recapitalization

GS Metal Corporation

Advised in acquisition of USG Industries Inc., a subsidiary of USG Corporation and placed acquisition financing

Hamilton Fabrics & Apparel

Multiple placements of debt and equity

Hexcel Corporation

Advised in the acquisition of Honeycomb Structural Products

INCSTAR Corporation

Multiple private placement debt financings

International Broadcasting Corporation

Advised in multiple acquisitions including the Harlem Globetrotters and Ice Capades and the Escape, Fantasy Island and the Island of Bob-Lo Company amusement parks.

International Broadcasting Corporation

Advisor in public registration of 550,000 common shares at a price of $14.50 per share

International Broadcasting Corporation

Multiple private placement debt and preferred stock financings

Joan of Arc Companies

Acquisition by Tiense Suiker International Transaction

Joan of Arc Companies

Hostile takeover defense from the Pillsbury Companies

Jordan Industries, Inc.

F.I.R. Electromecanicca S.p.A.

LearnCom

Initiated and structured acquisition by private investors

LearnCom

Advised in acquisition of VPH, BNA Communications and VLS (Video Learning Systems)

Lyon Food Companies, Inc.

Advised in divestiture of Romanoff Foods, Inc. and Lyon Food Products, Inc., both wholly-owned subsidiaries

Marsco Manufacturing, Inc.

Initiated and structured acquisition by private investors

North American Rail Partners

General Partner ? Railcar Limited Partnership

Pentron Industries

Provided corporate valuation and advised in acquisition of control block by private investors

Pentron Industries

Private placement of senior debt

Pro-Dex, Inc.

Private placement of debt and equity

RCA Distributing Corp. (Southern & Northern California)

Acquisition advisory service to private investors

Revell-Monogram, L.L.C.

Initiated and structured acquisition by private investors

RG International Group, LLC

Initiated and structured the spinout of the European operations of Revell to an investor group and management

RG International Group, LLC

Acted as advisor and arranged the sale of the company to a strategic buyer

Riverside Corporation

Multiple capital equipment sale/leaseback financings

Riverside Corporation

Multiple senior debt private placements

Rudolph Foods Company

Private placement financing

Saluc International, SA

Initiated and structured acquisition by private investors

Saluc International, SA

Acted as advisor and arranged the sale of the company to a strategic buyer

Signal Thread Corporation

Valuation and shareholder recapitalization advisory service

Terry Farms

Private placement and facility financing

Tiense Suiker International

Advised in the acquisition of Joan of Arc Companies

Tiger Marine Investors

General Partner - River Barge Limited Partnership

trans2 Corporation

Private placement of preferred stock

Y.T.V. sa

Advised in the start-up, financing, licensing and ultimate sale to GROUPE AB