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Scura, Rise and Partners, LLC - Selected Transactions

Capital Raising

Unicorn Financial

Unicorn Financial - $10,000,000 Securitized 'B' Note Facility; $5,000,000 Senior Secured Note

  • Scura, Rise & Partners, LLC acted as Placemet Agent of the Facility and the Notes.
  • Unicorn Financial Services provides financing for individuals having elective dental and medical procedures.
  • Unicorn needed additional capital to support the Company’s rapid growth and to repay its maturing subordinated debt.
  • SRP created a unique hybrid structure, arranging for one lender to provide a ‘B’ tranche facility for Unicorn’s ABCP facility and a separate secured note at the parent company. This very efficient funding structure minimized Unicorn’s funding cost and maximized the availability and flexibility of the financing program.
  • SRP worked closely with the lender, Unicorn’s existing ABCP provider and the rating agencies to complete the recapitalization plan with attractive terms and rates for the Company.

Xspand Inc.

Xspand Inc. - $3,000,000 Convertible Notes of Plymouth Financial Company, Inc. Convertible into Common Stock of Xspand, Inc.

Scura, Rise & Partners Securities acted as the sole agent in placinng the Convertible Notes for our affiliate Company, Xspand

  • Xspand Inc. is a leading property tax lien servicer, financier and purchaser.
  • SRP placed the Notes with two well-respected institutional investors to fund this “start-up” subsidiary of portfolio company, Plymouth Financial.
  • Investors earned in excess of 50% per annum when the Notes were called.

Stonebrae Country Club

Stonebrae Country Club - $100,000,000+ Revolving Construction Facility

Scura, Rise & Partners, LLC assisted in arranging the Facility

  • Stonebrae Country Club is a luxury, gated community located in Hayward, California in east bay San Francisco.
  • The principals of Stonebrae engaged SRP to assist in arranging a loan to finance further development of Stonebrae.
  • With SRP’s assistance, Stonebrae was able to secure a $100+ million non-recourse revolving construction facility with a major global investment bank.
  • The project is progressing, with the first of five “villages” expected to be completed in 2006.

Dornoch Holdings LLC

Dornoch Holdings LLC - A joint venture between Plymouth Financial Company, Inc. and Fishman Real Estate Enterprises, Inc.

established Dornoch Opportunity Fund, LP and Dornoch Co-Investment Fund, LP

Scura, Rise & Partners, LLC acted as the Sole Agent for the Fund

  • SRP developed this fund idea as a mechanism for applying distressed real estate investment expertise on a broader scale, exploiting selected opportunities in the New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania area.
  • SRP agreed to anchor the first fund with a commitment of over $1.5 million. We then raised a total of $15 million for the two funds.

InSource Financial Services, LLC

InSource Financial Services, LLC - $25,000,000+ Participating Financing Facility

Scura, Rise & Partners, LLC assisted InSource in structuring and placing the Facility

  • InSource Financial Services, LLC is a specialty servicer engaged in the acquisition, servicing and resolution of non-performing residential mortgage loans and real estate assets.
  • InSource is using the capital to purchase residential REO portfolios from troubled financial institutions

Ashburn Hill Corp.

Ashburn Hill Corp. - $6,500,000+ Private Placement

Scura, Rise & Partners, LLC arranged the Private Placement

  • Ashburn Hill Corp. was founded to acquire the patents and assets of Carbtex Corp. and its principals. Carbtex Corp. is the maker of Tecgen®, a flame retardant material used in personal protection clothing and equipment.

Microvision

Microvision - $26,030,000 Registered Direct Offering lead Placement Agent - FTN Midwest Securities Corp

  • Microvision (NasdaqGM: MVIS) develops compact, low power, high-resolution displays and imaging systems based on silicon micro-mirror technology.
  • Priced 11.2 million shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 6.7 million shares at a price of $2.33 per unit, a 12.5% discount to the 10-day volume weighted average closing bid price.
  • Raised gross proceeds of $26.0 million with 6 investors, 5 of whom were new to the stock (Highland Capital, Special Situations, Stark Investments, Heights Capital, Invus Group and Gruber & McBaine).
  • In very difficult equity market conditions, we raised a significant amount of capital for this micro-cap, pre-commercial revenue development stage company.