SUMMARY INFORMATION - COMPANIES OR ASSETS ACQUIRED - DECEMBER 11, 2009
NationsHealth, Inc. (formerly Millstream Acquisition Corporation)
Date of offering: August 25, 2003
Gross proceeds raised in offering: $24,150,000
Date of deal announcement: March 9, 2004
Number of days prior to announcement: 196
Date of deal close: August 31, 2004
Date of acquisition: July 23, 2009
Price paid at acquisition: $0.12
Strike price: $5.00
IPO price per unit: $6.00
Original deal: One common share and two warrants
Performance since IPO: -98.00%
Nasdaq Composite: 24.15%
SEC filings: sec.gov 
Merge Healthcare, Inc. (formerly etrials Worldwide, Inc. and CEA Acquisition, Inc.)
Date of offering: February 13, 2004
Gross proceeds raised in offering: $24,150,000
Date of deal announcement: August 22, 2005
Number of days prior to announcement: 556
Date of deal close: February 9, 2006
Date of acquisition: June 16, 2009
Stock price (MREGE): $1.91
Strike price: $5.00
IPO price per unit: $6.00
Original deal: One common share and two warrants
Performance since IPO: -68.22%
Nasdaq Composite: 6.66%
SEC filings: sec.gov
Alsius Corporation (formerly Ithaka Acquisition Corp.)
Date of offering: August 18, 2005
Gross proceeds raised in offering: $53,094,600
Date of deal announcement: October 4, 2006
Number of days prior to announcement: 411
Date of deal close: June 21, 2007
Date of acquisition of assets: May 5, 2009
Price per share (ALUS): $0.34
Strike price: $5.00
IPO price per unit: $6.00
Original deal: One common share and two warrants
Acquisition focus: Healthcare
Performance since IPO: -94.33%
Nasdaq Composite: 2.49%
Comment: The company made its first liquidating distribution of $.30 on July 8, 2009.
SEC filings: sec.gov
180 Connect, Inc. (formerly Ad.Venture Partners, Inc.)
Date of offering: August 26, 2005
Gross proceeds raised in offering: $54,000,000
Date of deal announcement: March 13, 2007
Number of days prior to announcement: 564
Date of deal close: August 24, 2007
Date of acquisition: July 9, 2008
Price paid at acquisition: $1.80
Strike price: $5.00
IPO price per unit: $6.00
Original deal: One common share and two warrants
Acquisition focus: Technology, media and communications
Performance since IPO: -70.00%
Nasdaq Composite: 3.28%
Comment: The shareholders received cash in the amount of $1.80 per share.
SEC filings: sec.gov
Platinum Energy Resources, Inc.
Date of offering: October 26, 2005
Gross proceeds raised in offering: $115,200,000
Date of deal announcement: January 26, 2006
Number of days prior to announcement: 92
Date of deal close: November 1, 2007
Date of acquisition announcement: December 10, 2009
Price per share (PGRI): $0.50
Strike price: $6.00
IPO price per unit: $8.00
Original deal: One common share and one warrant
Acquisition focus: Oil and gas
Performance since IPO: -93.81%
Nasdaq Composite: 4.30%
SEC filings: sec.gov
Highbury Financial, Inc.
Date of offering: January 25, 2006
Gross proceeds raised in offering: $47,460,000
Date of deal announcement: April 21, 2006
Number of days prior to announcement: 86
Date of deal close: November 30, 2006
Date of acquisition announcement: December 14, 2009
Price per share (HBRF): $4.00
Price per warrant (HBRFW): $0.03
Strike price: $5.00
Price per unit (HBRFU): $3.00
IPO price per unit: $6.00
Original deal: One common share and two warrants
Acquisition focus: Financial services, including investment management and securities firms
Expiration date for warrants: January 25, 2010
Performance since IPO: -32.50%
Nasdaq Composite: -3.11%
SEC filings: sec.gov
Tower Semiconductor (formerly Jazz Technologies and Acquicor Technology Inc.)
Date of offering: March 14, 2006
Gross proceeds raised in offering: $174,500,004
Date of deal announcement: September 26, 2006
Number of days prior to announcement: 197
Date of deal close: February 12, 2007
Date of acquisition:
Adjusted price per share (TSEM): $1.78
Strike price: $5.00
IPO price per unit: $6.00
Original deal: One common share and two warrants
Acquisition focus: Technology
Performance since IPO: -70.30%
Nasdaq Composite: -4.60%
Comments: Each share of Jazz was acquired for 1.8 shares of Tower Semiconductor.
SEC filings: sec.gov
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