Strength  to Grow

Segal & Co.

Recent Deals

Segal & Co.

Incorporated

Phone: 845-406-3416

E-mail: rbsegal@segalandco.com

Below are current transaction summaries successfully completed under the leadership of Robert B. Segal, founding principal of SEGAL & Co., Incorporated.

Recent transactions:


Oceanic Digital CommunicationsVarious, including the Restructuring of Oceanic Digital Jamaica, $30,000,000 Revolving Credit and Term Loan from the Inter-American Development Bank and the acquisition of mobile wireless telecommunications licenses in the Caribbean and Latin America.

 

CustomerLinx-$28,300,000 Bridge Loan and Equity Funding in

Centennial Digital Jamaica Ltd.-$25,500,000 Private Equity

Centennial Digital Jamaica, Ltd.- $75,000,000 Revolving Credit, Term Loan

Metrocall- $20,000,000 Off-Balance Sheet Financing

Oceanic Digital Communications, Inc.- $36,000,000 Private Equity Funding      

                                                        
Metrocall- $10,000,000 Off-Balance Sheet Financing

Paradise Communications, Inc.- $1,500,000 Term Loan and Equity Funding

Plus Communications International Corp.- $1,000,000 Private Equity Funding                    

                                                                

Pac-West Telecom, Inc.- $115,000,000 Recapitalization, Leveraged Buyout with Private Equity and Senior Bank Bridge financing

 

Mergers & Aquisitions:

 

Allegheny Beverage - $40 million sale of the Laundry Services division to a management led LBO

 

Allegheny Beverage-  $450 million sale of the Service America food service operations to an LBO

 

Allegheny International- $25 million sale of Scripto division to an LBO group

 

Allegheny International- $270 million sale of Allegheny Ludlum Steel Company to a management led LBO group

 

Armstrong World Industries- $340 million acquisition of American Olean from National Gypsum

 

Bird Incorporated- $47 million sale of Bird Machine Company to Baker Hughes

 

Bird Incorporated- $30 million sale of a cross border joint venture to Sulzer Escher Weiss

 

Booker plc- Exclusive sale mandate for non-core subsidiary.

 

Inacomp Computer Centers- $60 million advisory engagement concerning the acquisition of Valcom        

                                                    

National Foods, Inc.- Retained for a review of strategic alternatives and specific acquisition and merger assignments successfully completed

 

Oceanic Digital Comm., Inc.- Joint venture with Centennial Communications in Jamaica

 

Oceanic Digital Comm., Inc.-  Acquisition of Servicios Globales Telecommunicaciones licenses in El Salvador

 

Oceanic Digital FWI- Acquisition of mobile wireless telecommunications license in the French West Indies

 

Oceanic Digital Comm., Inc.- Acquisition of long distance licenses in the Netherlands Antilles

 

Oceanic Digital Jamaica, Ltd.- $30,000 Term Loan provided by the Inter-American Development Bank

 

Paging Services, Inc.- Advisory assignment in connection with merger discussions and sourcing senior debt and mezzanine financing, leading to the acquisition of Paging Services by Positive Comm.

 

Paradise Communications, Inc.- Advisory assignment in connection with the acquisition of certain offshore cellular operations

 

RWE-DEA-  A successful cash tender offer of $1.2 billion, which led to the acquisition of Vista Chemical

 

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.- Advisory assignment with respect to the acquisition of certain Rural LEC's and CLEC's

 

Scott Paper Company- Advisory services and retainer for timber divestiture

 

UGI- A $66 million acquisition of Matheson Gas

 

Universal Foods- Advisory mandate to acquire an F,D & C ingredients company from an international pharmaceutical company

 

Vortex Sound Communications- Successful LBO acquisition and financing of Music, Inc., a Muzak franchisee serving Greater Washington, DC, Baltimore and the Eastern Shore

                                                                           

Financings:

 

Allegheny Beverage- $58 million underwritten negotiated equity offering

 

Allegheny Beverage- $105 million underwritten negotiated convertible debenture offering

 

Allegheny International- $125 million underwritten call for conversion of convertible debentures

 

ARA Services- $25 million private placement of negotiated debt

 

Armstrong World Industries- $125 million negotiated underwritten issue of 9 3/4% Debentures

 

Arvin Industries, Inc.– Public offering of $15 million of 9 3/8% of sinking fund debentures

 

Ashland Oil- $36 million Pollution Control Revenue Bond refunding

 

Ashland Oil-  $36 million refunding

 

Bunker-Ramo Corporation- $26,318,362 public offering of 2,339,410 common shares

 

Cartridge Television Inc. - $22 million public offering of 1,100,000 common shares

 

Continental Investment Corp.-  A $30 million public offering of 9% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due

 

Fairchild Industries- $20 million private placement for negotiated debt

 

Fairchild Industries- $25 million private placement for negotiated debt

 

Fairchild Industries- $45 million private placement for negotiated debt

 

Ferrofluidics Corporation- $12 million underwritten negotiated equity offering

 

Hammermill Paper Company Remarketing- tax exempt debt issue

 

Hammermill Paper Company- $23 million Pollution Control Revenue Bond refunding - tax exempt

 

Hammermill Paper Company- $9 million Pollution Control Revenue Bond refunding - tax exempt

 

Hammermill Paper Company- $60 million Co-Generation Facility Joint Venture project financing

 

Hansen Capital- $75 million AAA-Rated SABRES (Money Market preferred)

 

Hercules Incorporated- $50 million debt underwriting

 

Inacomp Computer Centers- $15 million negotiated equity offering

 

Integrated Resources, Inc.- $4,106,250 public offering of 365,000 common shares

 

Kayser-Roth Corporation- $20 million public offering in 1971 of 8 3/4% debentures

 

NVRyan- $45 million convertible debenture offering

 

NVRyan- $21 million equity offering

 

Oceanic Digital Comm., Inc.- $36,000 private equity funding

 

Oceanic Digital Comm., Inc.- $75,000 Revolving Credit and Term Loan

 

PQ Corporation- Remarketing of tax exempt debt

 

PQ Corporation- Remarketing of tax exempt debt

 

PQ Corporation- $7 million tax exempt Pollution Control Revenue Bond PQ Corporation Advisory services and acquisition retainer

 

PQ Corporation- $25 million private placement for negotiated debt

 

PQ Corporation- $10 million Kansas City Industrial Development Revenue Bond -tax exempt

 

PQ Corporation- $15 million private placement of negotiated debt

 

Province of Newfoundland- $25 million public offering in 1971 of 8 3/4% sinking fund debentures due

 

Ryan Mortgage- Acceptance A series of structured Collateralized Mortgage Obligation issues and raising over $1 billion in several dozen transactions over a three year time period

 

Sanitas Service Corp.- $5,800,000 public offering of 725,000 common shares

 

Scott Paper Company- Remarketing of tax exempt bonds

 

Scott Paper Company- Remarketing of tax exempt revenue bonds

 

Scott Paper Company- $44 million Michigan Strategic Fund tax exempt financing

 

Scott Paper Company- $92 million negotiated underwriting of Refunding Project Debt

 

Scott Paper Company- $125 million debenture offering

 

Scott Paper Company- $100 million debenture offering

 

Scott Paper Company- $100 million debenture offering

 

Scott Paper Company- An $8 million Winslow tax exempt Industrial Development Bond

 

Scott Paper Company- $40 million acquisition of The Hoffmaster Company

 

Scott Paper Company- $75 million debenture offering

 

Scott Paper Company- Advisory services for San Cristobal cross-border private placement of debt

 

Scott Paper Company- $70 million private placement of debt

 

Scott Paper Company- $91 million equity offering

 

Scott Paper Company- $44 million sale of the Brown Jordan Company to management led LBO

 

Scott Paper Company-  $40 million public debt financing for Westbrook Project

 

Scott Paper Company- Tax exempt public debt financing for Winslow Project

 

Scott Paper Company- $25 million negotiated public debt financing for Winslow Project

 

Scott Paper Company- Tax exempt debt financing for Westbrook

 

Scott Paper Company- Tax exempt debt financing for Maine

 

Scott Paper Company- Project financing for Westbrook Co-Generation

 

Scott Paper Company- Project financing for Winslow Paper Recycling

 

Scott Paper Company- Project financing for tax benefit transfer

 

Scott Paper Company- Tax exempt debt financing

 

Scott Paper Company- $7 million Westbrook Co-Generation Project lease

 

Stelber Industries, Inc.- An $8,157,594 public offering of 709,356 common shares

 

Stelber Industries, Inc.- A private placement of $1 million 9% Senior Notes with Warrants and $2 million 7% Convertible Debentures with Warrants

 

Stelber Industries, Inc.- $5 million private placement of Senior Notes due and $4 million of Class A Preferred Shares

 

Tenneco- $100 million Counce Co-Generation project financing

 

Toll Brothers- $38 million initial public offering

 

Tri-State Radio Paging Company- $5 million long term debt restructuring and an $8 million revolving credit/term debt financing

 

WL Gore & Associates- Tax exempt debt remarketing services

 

WL Gore & Associates- $9 million Delaware/Texas IDB

 

Restructuring:

 

Alleco Inc.- A successful $150 million debt restructuring advisory assignment involving developing a financial plan and valuation, negotiations with representatives of creditors, a cash tender offer for an $11.7 million defeased Junior Subordinated Debt issue, an exchange offer for $31.2 million Subordinated Debentures and a negotiated settlement on a $115 million contingent liability Convertible Debenture issue

 

Bird Corporation- $60 million corporate restructuring

 

Bird Incorporated- General restructuring advisory services

 

Bird Incorporated- Term debt restructuring

 

Continental Investment Corp.- Dealer Manager of $39 million debt-for-debt exchange offer

 

Millicom Inc.- Financial Advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors in connection with the merger and reorganization with Millicom International Cellular S.A., assisting with negotiations and rendering a Fairness Opinion

 

Oceanic Digital Comm., Inc.– Restructuring of Centennial Digital Jamaica through the acquisition of 51% of Centennial Digital Jamaica and the purchase of the outstanding Revolving Credit and Term Loan for Oceanic Digital Jamaica

 

Resorts International- Advisor to the Government of the Bahamas in connection with the $600 million Resorts International bankruptcy and its impact on Paradise Island and the Bahamas

 

Servam Corporation- Representing Alleco Inc., a contingent creditor, in connection with the $450 million planned restructuring of the liabilities of Servam Corporation that were undertaken in connection with its management LBO

 

Southland Communications, Inc.- Advisory services including a review of strategic alternatives, a successful restructuring of long term debt and specific merger, divestiture and acquisition negotiations

 

Advisory:

 

Airwave Telecommunications- Advisory assignment in involving negotiations with private equity investors and strategic telecommunications companies on behalf of a Designated Entity participant in the FCC C-Band auctions for PCS spectrum

Allegheny International- Advisory services for tax evaluation

Armstrong World Industries- Corporate governance advisory services in connection with establishing an ESOP

Armstrong World Industries- Corporate governance advisory services in connection with establishing an ESOP

Armstrong World Industries- Acquisition of tax benefits through a Tax Benefit Transfer

Bird Incorporated- Defensive retainer

Booker plc.- Advisory services in connection with acquisition strategy

Brown Foodservice Inc.- Advisoryservices in connection with a review of strategic alternatives for the founding shareholders and company

Fresh America Corp.- Advisory services with respect to a specific acquisition target