South Beach Capital Markets

1998 Activity

Jun-Dec	Cornerstone Brands Inc Portland ME Appointed initial public offering advisor to this catalog direct marketer. Reported to chairman/CEO and vice chairman/founder.
Nov	Michigan State University East Lansing MI Lectured on the Initial Public Offering Process at The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management.
Jan-Oct	Museum of American Financial History New York NY Co-curator of Initial Public Offering exhitbit which opened in October 1998 in conjunction with Museum's 10th anniversary celebration.
Mar	Renaissance Partners Pompano Beach FL Elected to board of advisors, of this troubled-business turnaround and pre-turnaround consulting group.
Jan-Dec	Securities Industry Association New York NY Retained to formulate, compile, create and edit this trade association's first attempt at publishing Capital Markets Handbook. Reported to executive vice president and worked with vice president-director industry studies.
Jun-Jul	Staples, Inc. Boston MA Reported to chairman/chief executive and executive vice president/chief administrative officer/chief financial officer and to president/chief executive officer and former senior officer/director of Quill Corporation with regard to $513,000,000 registered secondary public offering of Staples common stock underwritten by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Goldman Sachs and Salomon Smith Barney. Advised on selection of underwriters, roadshow structure, distribution strategy, division of underwriting fees (to help maximize proceeds to sellers) and attended price meeting to advise on actual deal terms.
Apr	Technology Flavors and Fragrances Amityville NY Conducted strategic review of corporate governance procedures for board of directors of this flavor, fragrance and seasonings company. Elected to board in May.
Jan-Aug	2Connect Express, Inc. Plantation FL Director and chairman of debtor-in-possession Investor Solicitation Committee of this communications specialty retailer. Operated under coluntary petition as per Chapter XI of this United States Bankruptcy Code. Helped effect operational and financial restructuring.
Jan-Feb	Univeristy of Florida Gainesville FL Visiting lecturer/course coordinator for investment banking course offered to second year MBA candidates at Warrington College of Business Adminstration.
May-Dec	Van Kasper & Company San Francisco CA Retained to provide strategic advice with regard to firm's future direction. Provided fairness opinion on equity recapitalization. Acted as co-advisor in search for suitable acquirer and ultimate sale of firm to First Security Corporation. Reported to president/chief executive officer and worked with board of directors, chief financial officer and general counsel.
Jul-Sep	The Williams Capital Group, LP New York NY Worked with founder, president and chief executive officer of this boutique securities broker-dealer to help integrate sales, trading and research with investment banking.
Jan-Oct	WIT Capital Corporation New York NY Reported to senior vice president/head of investment banking and head of capital markets to provide strategic advise relative to company's funding, business direction and focus and as hoc advisor regarding equity capital markets issues for world's first internet investment bank.