Transactions – Page 36 – Moelis & Company

Life Technologies Corporation’s senior notes offering

Date Announced:
12/08/2010

client:
Life Technologies Corporation

Status:
Closed – 12/2010

Value:
$800 million

Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation’s follow-on equity offering

Date Announced:
12/05/2010

client:
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation

Status:
Closed –

Value:
$131 million

Affinity Group, Inc.’s senior secured notes offering

Date Announced:
11/29/2010

client:
Affinity Group, Inc.

Status:
Closed – 11/2010

Value:
$333 million

Aeroflex Holding Corp.’s initial public offering

Date Announced:
11/23/2010

client:
Aeroflex Holding Corp.

Status:
Closed – 11/2010

Value:
$267 million

Quality Distribution, Inc.’s senior secured notes offering

Date Announced:
10/31/2010

client:
Quality Distribution, Inc.

Status:
Closed – 11/2010

Value:
$225 million

Comstock Mining Inc.’s debt for equity exchange and equity offering

Date Announced:
10/19/2010

client:
Comstock Mining Inc.

Status:
Closed – 10/2010

Value:
$29 million Debt for Equity Exchange; $36 million Equity Offering

TRI Pointe Homes, LLC’s private equity placement

Date Announced:
09/23/2010

client:
TRI Pointe Homes, LLC

Status:
Closed – 09/2010

Value:
$150 million Read the case study

Exclusive financial advisor to TRI Pointe Homes on its $150 million private equity placement

On September 24, 2010, TRI Pointe Homes, a California homebuilder founded in April 2009, agreed to issue $150 million in a private placement of common equity, one of the largest equity investments in the homebuilding industry. TRI Pointe Homes has used the capital to fund growth in its operations in Southern and Northern California, aiming to become one of the largest regional builders over the next five years. Moelis & Company acted as exclusive financial advisor to TRI Pointe Homes.

Sam Houston Race Park’s sale of 50% of joint venture interest to Penn National Gaming, Inc.

Date Announced:
09/21/2010

client:
Sam Houston Race Park

Status:
Closed – 04/2011

Value:
Undisclosed

Entravision Communications Corporation’s senior secured notes offering

Date Announced:
07/26/2010

client:
Entravision Communications Corporation

Status:
Closed – 07/2010

Value:
$400 million

Air Lease Corporation’s common stock and 144A equity offering

Date Announced:
07/12/2010

client:
Air Lease Corporation

Status:
Closed – 07/2010

Value:
$1.3 billion Read the case study

Financial Advisor to Air Lease Corporation on its $1.3 billion equity capital raise

On July 13, 2010, Air Lease Corporation (“ALC”), a new aircraft leasing company launched by aviation industry pioneer Steven F. Udvar-Hazy and longtime aviation executive John L. Plueger, closed its approximately $1.3 billion equity capital raise, including an approximately $1 billion Regulation 144A private placement. ALC also secured approximately $2 billion of committed debt financing including a $1.5 billion warehouse credit facility, bringing total initial capital availability at closing to approximately $3.3 billion in less than six months after opening in Los Angeles. These transactions represented one of the largest Regulation 144A equity private placements ever completed as well as the largest ever first-time warehouse credit facility of its type. Moelis & Company acted as financial advisor to ALC.

Ashton Woods Homes' senior secured term loan and equity investment

Date Announced:
07/05/2010

client:
Ashton Woods Homes

Status:
Closed – 07/2010

Value:
$75 million Term Loan; $10 million Equity Investment

Nu Skin Worldwide’s follow-on equity offering

Date Announced:
06/02/2010

client:
Nu Skin Worldwide

Status:
Closed – 06/2010

Value:
$136 million

Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation’s initial public offering

Date Announced:
05/12/2010

client:
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation

Status:
Closed – 05/2010

Value:
$80 million

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.’s public offering of common stock, tangible equity units and senior unsecured notes

Date Announced:
05/02/2010

client:
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

Status:
Closed – 05/2010

Value:
$448 million

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc.’s credit facility amendment

Date Announced:
04/29/2010

client:
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc.

Status:
Closed – 04/2010

Value:
$400 million