-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, S5nWXTNT0luydM5fGIG3wnn8FEC8FPSFs5zrnsgMHwGlb5OhDmjilcuG2r28W6sG 11PPcMUeww5+zFTaAiu9sw== 0000930413-08-001882.txt : 20080324 0000930413-08-001882.hdr.sgml : 20080324 20080324083002 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000930413-08-001882 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080324 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080324 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080324 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RODMAN & RENSHAW CAPITAL GROUP, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001054303 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MORTGAGE BANKERS & LOAN CORRESPONDENTS [6162] IRS NUMBER: 841374481 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33737 FILM NUMBER: 08705836 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1270 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS STREET 2: 16TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10020 BUSINESS PHONE: 2123560500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1270 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS STREET 2: 16TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10020 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ENTHRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070702 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ENTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010410 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: EASY QUAL COM DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000628 8-K 1 c52842_8-k.htm
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 8-K
 
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 24, 2008

RODMAN & RENSHAW CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware   001-33737   84-1374481
     (State or other jurisdiction             (Commission        (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)             Identification No.)          

       1270 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York          10020
(Address Of Principal Executive Office)                       (Zip Code)                    

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 356-0500

 

 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[   ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[   ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[   ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[   ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


Item 8.01.      Other Events.

             On March 24, 2008, Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: RODM) issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 with respect to its acquisition of Miller Mathis & Co, LLC.

Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits

Exhibit        
No.  
Description
99.1   Press release, dated March 24, 2008.               

* * * * *

SIGNATURES

             Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

    Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc.
 
 
Dated:    March 24, 2008 By:  /s/ Michael Lacovara  
      Michael Lacovara            
      Chief Executive Officer  


EX-99.1 2 c52842_ex99-1.htm

Exhibit 99.1

Contacts:
Michael Lacovara, Chief Executive Officer
(212) 356 -0513

Financial Dynamics
Julie Prozeller / Hannah Sloane
212-850-5600

Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc.
Announces the Acquisition of Miller Mathis & Co.

New York, NY, March 24, 2008 – Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc (NASDAQ: RODM), today announced that it has acquired Miller Mathis & Co, LLC, the leading independent M&A advisor to the global steel industry. Miller Mathis, which is based in New York City, will retain its brand name and will continue to be led by its co-founder, Robert Miller, as a subsidiary of Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group. The total fixed consideration for the acquisition is $7.30 million, with $4.35 million paid in cash at closing, and the balance payable in one year. Rodman, at its election, may pay up to $2.51 million of the deferred payment in stock. Up to an additional $2.1 million of purchase price is payable in cash or stock, or a combination thereof, in two years upon the achievement of significant growth targets. The acquisition is expected to be accretive to earnings in 2008.

Michael Lacovara, Chief Executive Officer, commented, “The Miller Mathis acquisition brings to Rodman a firm with an excellent brand name and deeply talented professionals, strong breadth of experience, expertise, and global presence, especially in non-US markets likely to see relatively strong growth in the coming years. The Miller Mathis acquisition is in line with our long-term strategy to develop our franchise by adding depth in selected non-healthcare verticals while diversifying our revenue base, both in terms of sector and revenue type. Adding Bob Miller, his team, and his strong global client base is an important first step in our geographic and sector diversification. We expect to take additional such steps, through further acquisitions, in the coming months.”

Robert Miller commented, “We are excited to be working with the Rodman & Renshaw team and look forward to benefiting from their extensive capital raising experience. We believe our combined expertise will help further our leading market positions to help drive the next phase in our growth. To that end, I am pleased to report that the Rodman-Miller Mathis team has already secured its first M&A mandate representing a leading company in the steel sector.”

About Miller Mathis & Co, LLC

Miller Mathis, which was established in February 2004, offers advisory services in mergers and acquisitions, strategic relationships, restructurings and assistance in financings, across the globe, including India, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Australia and the U.S. The firm’s primary industry focus is in steel, metals and mining, in which it is considered one of the world’s leading M&A advisors, representing many of the major global steelmakers and other strategic players. In addition, Miller Mathis also has significant experience in capital-intensive industries such as energy, aviation and telecom. Miller Mathis has advised on over $51 billion in steel-related M&A transactions in the last two years, including the $1.4 billion sale of Villacero Group’s long products plant and iron ore reserves in Mexico to Arcelor Mittal, and advised Russia’s Severstal group in the international contest for control of Arcelor, the largest steel transaction ever.

About Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc.

Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. is a holding company with a number of direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Rodman & Renshaw, LLC.


Rodman & Renshaw, LLC is a full service investment bank dedicated to providing investment banking services to companies that have significant recurring capital needs due to their growth and development strategies, along with research and sales and trading services to institutional investor clients that focus on such companies. Rodman is a leading investment banking firm to the biotechnology sector, a capital intensive market segment, as well as a leader in the PIPE (private investment in public equity) and RD (registered direct placements) transaction markets.

MEMBER FINRA, SIPC

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and financial performance. In some cases, you can identify these statements by words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “except,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or “continue,” the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties and are based on numerous assumptions involving judgments with respect to future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond the Company’s control. There are or may be important factors that could cause our actual results to materially differ from our historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 14, 2008, which is available at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon management's reasonable belief as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

 

 

 

 


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