Founded in 1992 by senior executives with entrepreneurial, line operating, and bulge bracket investment banking experience.

During the month of March 2010, Avalon, as the sole placement agent, raised Frederick's of Hollywood Group Inc. $3mm in common stock and warrants.




   

Client Transaction Description ($mm)

2009 September - Cubic Energy, Inc. (AMEX:QBC)
$1.8 Common Stock with Warrants - Private Placement
Avalon worked as the sole placement agent for Cubic Energy, Inc. to raise a total of $1,788,400 in common stocks with warrants via a private placement offering with several institutional investors and current shareholders.

Cubic Energy, Inc. is an independent company engaged in the development and production of, and exploration for, crude oil and natural gas.


Atasco USA, Inc.
Sell-Side Assignment
$ Undisclosed
Initiated and advised in the aircraft owner in the sale of thirteen DC9's to Northwest Airlines.


Avitar, Inc.
Arbitrator - Financial Advisory Services
Serving as an approved AAA arbitrator in a contract performance dispute for an aircraft parts distributor.


Cornhusker Energy Lexington, LLC*
Advised Project Financing
Advised and structure equity, mezzanine and senior debt to complete construction of $75 million of merchant ethanol plant with capacity of 40 million gallons. (*) Halyard Restructing Group acted as an advisor to the company.


Deer Valley (OTCBB:DVLY)*
$1.3mm Convertible Preferred Stock with warrants - Private Placement
Deer Valley (OTCBB:DVLY) Avalon's Capital Markets Co-Presidents worked with the management to raise a total of $1.3mm in Convertible Preferred Stock with warrants via private placement with institutional investors, accredited investors and a limited number of non-accredited investors. Proceeds used for general corporate purposes including working capital. (*)Midtown Partners & Co. was sole placement agent.

Deer Valley Corporation (Deer Valley), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Deer Valley Homebuilders, Inc. (DVH), designs and manufactures factory-built homes which are sold to a network of independent dealers, builders, developers and government agencies located primarily in the southeastern and south central regions of the United States.


EuroGas, Inc.*
Advised Acquisition Structuring
Advised and helped structure an agreement that secured the acquisition rights of Regent Ventures Ltd.'s interest in McCallan Oil & GAS (UK) Limited.(*)Spencer Clarke acted as an advisor to the company.


EuroGas, Inc.*
Advised Joint Venture Negotiation
Advised and helped negotiate the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with OJSC ZNVKIF New Technologies (ZNT) of Kiev, Ukraine, a corporative Ukrainian investment fund. (*)Bradley Woods acted as an advisor to the company.


Food Manufacturer
Valuation & Sale of Minority Interest
Valued privately held food manufacturer and advised in the sale of a minority interest.


Global Aircraft Leasing
$8.0mm Termination Agreement
International leasing company with $140 million aircraft fund investing in wide-body commercial aircraft leased to international airlines. As financial advisor negotiated lease termination agreement for two Boeing 747-100 Aircraft with Aer Lingus.


HELIOS Tech, a.s.*
Multi-facetted Advisory and Financing Engagement
Advised and helped structure the acquisition of development sites and related financing options for multi-megawatt grid-connected solar power generating facilities in the Czech Republic. (*)Traficon was the advisor of this transaction.

   


Branded Consumer Products
Specialty Retailing / Direct Marketing
Business Services
Media / Marketing / Technology
Alternative Energy / Industrial / Manufacturing
Biotechnology / Pharmaceuticals / Medical Devices / Diagnostic Services


Private Placements
Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
Valuations / Fairness Opinions
Financial Restructurings
Advisory Services / Business Plans
Private Investments In Public Equity (PIPEs)