Merriman Capital, Inc. - Investment Banking

Investment Banking

Advising and Financing High Growth Companies with an Entrepreneurial Drive Toward Success

Merriman Capital represents the entrepreneur and innovator – those willing to wager their careers on an idea. As a subsidiary of a publicly traded company, we understand what it takes to work for shareholders. With the same passion and expertise that goes into building our own firm, our investment banking team works hard every day to help U.S. and international managers finance and advise their respective companies toward further growth and success.

Our seasoned bankers, with decades of industry and Wall Street experience, have a leading reputation for completing difficult transactions that other banks can’t or won’t take on. By combining our proven capital market and execution capabilities with our deep domain expertise in our coverage sectors, we are able to provide a suite of financing options and advisory services that no other bank can deliver.

Transaction Services:

  • Public Offerings
  • Private Placements
  • PIPEs & Registered Directs
  • M&A / Corporate Finance Advisory

Corporate Client Case Studies:

 

Transactions

$41,400,000
Confidentiallly Marketed Public Offering Co-Manager July, 2011
$6,942,000
Private Placement Common Stock Sole Placement Agent July, 2011
$3,900,000
Registered Direct Common Stock Sole Placement Agent June, 2011
$22,000,000
Sell-Side Advisor June, 2011
$14,600,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager March, 2012
$11,500,000
Follow-On Offering Lead Manager February, 2012
$99,705,000
Follow-on Offering Co-Manager April, 2011
$108,000,000
Follow-On Offering Exclusive Financial Advisor February, 2012
$15,000,000
Buy-Side Advisor January, 2012
$1,700,000
PIPE Sole Placement Agent January, 2012
$10,000,000
Follow-On Offering Lead-Manager December, 2011
$101,000,000
Fairness Opinion & Advisor to Acorn Energy July, 2011
$18,000,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager February, 2011
$5,000,000
Debt Financing Financial Advisor December, 2010
$88,000,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager November, 2010
$35,750,000
Private Placement Preferred Stock Co-Placement Agent October, 2010
$181,526,529
Follow-On Offering Selected Dealer September, 2010
Undisclosed
Sell-Side Advisor August, 2010
$10,500,000
Recapitalization Financial Advisor June, 2010
$63,250,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager April, 2010
$15,454,986
Private Placement Common Stock Sole Placement Agent March, 2010
$12,275,000
Registered Direct Common Stock Sole Placement Agent March, 2010
$7,200,000
Registered Direct Common Stock Sole Placement Agent March, 2010
$42,000,000
Initial Public Offering Co-Manager March, 2010
$15,000,002
Follow-On Offering Financial Advisor March, 2010
$22,500,000
Private Placement Common Stock Sole Placement Agent February, 2010
$28,000,000
Registered Direct Common Stock Co-Placement Agent February, 2010
$96,000,000
Initial Public Offering Co-Manager January, 2010
$31,290,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager January, 2010
$5,900,000
Registered Direct Common Stock Financial Advisor January, 2010
$7,200,000
Registered Direct Common Stock Financial Advisor January, 2010
$50,025,000
Initial Public Offering Co-Manager April, 2011
$32,000,000
Buy-Side Advisor March, 2011
$99,000,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager February, 2011
$20,000,000
Initial Public Offering Co-Manager February, 2011
$15,652,176
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager February, 2011
$15,000,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager January, 2011
$12,333,375
Private Placement Common Stock Co-Manager January, 2011
$13,149,968
Private Placement Common Stock Sole Placement Agent December, 2010
$17,401,969
Private Placement Common Stock Co-Placement Agent December, 2010
$96,000,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager November, 2010
$8,374,993
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager November, 2010
$125,000,000
Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Co-Placement Agent November, 2010
$18,400,000
Registered Direct Common Stock Co-Manager November, 2010
$125,000,000
Senior Secured Notes Co-Manager October, 2010
$22,000,000
Private Placement Sole Placement Agent October, 2010
$104,650,000
Initial Public Offering Co-Manager September, 2010
$104,275,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager September, 2010
$181,526,529
Follow-On Offering Selected Dealer September, 2010
$10,500,000
Recapitalization Financial Advisor June, 2010
$63,250,010
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager April, 2010
$15,450,000
Private Placement Sole Placement Agent March, 2010
$15,000,002
Follow-On Offering Financial Advisor March, 2010
$7,200,000
Registered Direct Common Stock Sole Placement Agent March, 2010
$22,500,000
Private Placement Sole Placement Agent February, 2010
$31,290,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager January, 2010
$18,100,000
Registered Direct Common Stock Co-Placement Agent December, 2009
$73,920,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager November, 2009
$20,700,000
Registered Direct Lead Placement Agent November, 2009
$10,000,000
Financial Advisor November, 2009
$3,970,000
Registered Direct Financial Advisor October, 2009
 
Financial Advisor September, 2009
 
Financial Advisor September, 2009
$108,675,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager September, 2009
$200,000,000
Senior Secured Convertible Notes Co-Manager September, 2009
AUD $8,290,000
Private Placement Co-Manager September, 2009
$6,000,000
Registered Direct Sole Placement Agent August, 2009
$27,720,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager August, 2009
$7,200,000
Convertible Debenture Placement Agent August, 2009
$80,500,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager August, 2009
$120,000,000
Follow-On Offering Financial Advisor August, 2009
$5,900,000
Registered Direct Financial Advisor July, 2009
$10,000,000
Registered Direct Co-Placement Agent July, 2009
$22,100,000
Financial Advisor June, 2009
$6,000,000
Registered Direct Sole Placement Agent May, 2009
 
Sell-Side Advisor May, 2009
$34,375,000
Public Offering Co-Manager May, 2009
 
Financial Advisor March, 2009
 
Buy-Side Advisor March, 2009
$1,800,000
PIPE Sole Placement Agent February, 2009
$3,000,000
PIPE Financial Advisor January, 2009
$24,500,000
Financial Advisor January, 2009
$4,483,000
Registered Direct Sole Placement Agent December, 2008
$7,917,000
Registered Direct Lead Placement Agent October, 2008
$19,080,000
Registered Direct Sole Placement Agent August, 2008
$106,375,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager June, 2008
$15,225,000
Follow-On Offering US Placement Agent May, 2008
$61,180,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager May, 2008
$45,000,000
Fairness Opinion May, 2008
$17,000,000
Registered Direct Lead Placement Agent May, 2008
$15,000,000
Common Stock Lead Placement Agent May, 2008
$30,600,000
Convertible Preferred Stock Co-Placement Agent April, 2008
$12,100,000
Secured Credit Facility & Convertible Note Lead Placement Agent April, 2008
 
Series A Preferred Stock Exclusive Advisor & Placement Agent March, 2008
$10,200,000
Common Stock Sole Placement Agent March, 2008
$23,900,000
Common Stock Lead Placement Agent March, 2008
$100,000,000
Common Stock Co-Placement Agent February, 2008
$18,000,000
Common Stock Sole Placement Agent January, 2008
$22,300,000
Sell-Side Advisor January, 2008
$20,000,000
5% Senior Secured Convertible Note Financial Advisor January, 2008
$12,000,000
Common Stock Sole Placement Agent December, 2007
$12,200,000
Preferred Stock Financial Advisor December, 2007
$40,000,000
Convertible Note Lead Placement Agent December, 2007
$150,000,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager November, 2007
$32,000,000
Private Financing Advisor November, 2007
$60,000,000
Follow-On Offering Sole Bookrunner November, 2007
$38,800,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager November, 2007
$10,400,000
Common Stock Lead Placement Agent November, 2007
$16,300,000
Common Stock Sole Placement Agent November, 2007
$11,000,000
Common Stock Sole Placement Agent October, 2007
$25,000,000
Registered Direct Common Stock Sole Placement Agent October, 2007
 
Advisor & Fairness Opinion October, 2007
$28,350,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager October, 2007
$16,000,000
Common Stock Financial Advisor October, 2007
$25,500,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager October, 2007
$11,000,000
Common Stock Sole Placement Agent October, 2007
$8,602,125
Secured Promissory Note Lead Placement Agent October, 2007
$72,799,992
Initial Public Offering Lead Manager October, 2007
$28,350,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager September, 2007
$30,000,000
Secured Credit Facility & Convertible Note Lead Placement Agent September, 2007
$10,000,000
Common Stock Sole Placement Agent September, 2007
$2,000,000
Convertible Note Lead Placement Agent August, 2007
AU $2,805,800
PIPE Common Stock Financial Advisor August, 2007
$9,000,000
Convertible Note Lead Placement Agent August, 2007
$10,510,000
Common Stock Lead Placement Agent August, 2007
$9,900,000
Common Stock Sole Placement Agent August, 2007
$50,000,005
Follow-On Offering Sole Bookrunner July, 2007
$129,000,000
Buy-Side Advisor July, 2007
$18,750,000
Common Stock Co-Placement Agent June, 2007
$40,250,000
Follow-On Offering Sole Bookrunner June, 2007
$19,020,000
Advisor June, 2007
$10,300,000
Convertible Notes Co-Placement Agent June, 2007
$40,250,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager May, 2007
$5,300,000
Common Stock Sole Placement Agent May, 2007
25,000,000
Common Stock Lead Placement Agent May, 2007
$228,083,339
Initial Public Offering Co-Manager February, 2007
$10,633,218
Registered Direct Common Stock Sole Placement Agent February, 2007
$117,460,000
Series B Preferred Stock Co-Placement Agent February, 2007
$20,150,000
Initial Public Offering Lead Manager February, 2007
$36,052,500
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager January, 2007
$10,420,000
Convertible Preferred Stock Lead Placement Agent January, 2007
$40,000,000
Registered Direct Common Stock Financial Advisor December, 2006
$20,000,000
Convertible Notes Financial Advisor December, 2006
$80,000,000
Convertible Note Co-Placement Agent December, 2006
$66,375,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager December, 2006
$176,600,000
Sell-Side Advisor & Fairness Opinion December, 2006
$41,400,000
Initial Public Offering Lead Manager December, 2006
$84,525,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager November, 2006
$18,000,000
Preferred Stock Financial Advisor November, 2006
$15,500,000
Common Stock Lead Placement Agent November, 2006
$42,656,250
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager November, 2006
$10,000,000
Common Stock Co-Placement Agent October, 2006
$24,818,800
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager October, 2006
$567,000,000
Fairness Opinion August, 2006
$9,000,000
Private Placement Preferred Stock Sole Placement Agent July, 2006
$21,000,000
Initial Public Offering Co-Manager June, 2006
$33,434,368
Common Stock Co-Placement Agent June, 2006
$18,750,000
Block Trade Co-Placement Agent May, 2006
$200,338,625
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager May, 2006
$78,000,000
Common Stock Sole Placement Agent May, 2006
$57,500,000
Convertible Notes Co-Placement Agent April, 2006
$62,560,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager April, 2006
$25,510,000
Registered Direct Common Stock Lead Placement Agent April, 2006
$60,000,000
Initial Public Offering Co-Manager March, 2006
$394,450,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager March, 2006
$12,000,000
Fairness Opinion February, 2006
$5,100,000
Common Stock Sole Placement Agent December, 2005
$21,136,000
Buy-Side Advisor & Fairness Opinion December, 2005
$28,620,422
Follow-On Offering Lead Manager November, 2005
$15,000,000
Common Stock Sole Placement Agent November, 2005
$77,840,257
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager November, 2005
$53,437,500
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager October, 2005
$6,000,000
PIPE Covertible Preferred Stock Sole Placement Agent October, 2005
$36,800,000
Initial Public Offering Co-Manager August, 2005
$9,600,000
Follow-On Offering Lead Manager August, 2005
$90,000,000
Convertible Notes Sole Placement Agent June, 2005
$22,625,000
Common Stock Sole Placement Agent May, 2005
$12,936,807
Common Stock Sole Placement Agent April, 2005
$5,000,000
PIPE Common Stock Sole Placement Agent March, 2005
$6,000,000
Common Stock Sole Placement Agent March, 2005
$35,000,000
Convertible Preferred Stock Sole Placement Agent March, 2005
$87,802,500
Common Stock Co-Placement Agent February, 2005
$7,720,000
Fairness Opinion February, 2005
$28,100,000
Initial Public Offering Co-Manager February, 2005
$42,372,000
Common Stock Sole Placement Agent December, 2004
$12,000,000
PIPE Senior Convertible Notes Sole Placement Agent December, 2004
$75,000,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager December, 2004
$140,813,750
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager November, 2004
$22,800,000
Buy-Side Advisor & Fairness Opinion July, 2004
$75,900,000
Initial Public Offering Co-Manager June, 2004
$12,930,000
Sell-Side Advisor June, 2004
$41,526,500
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager May, 2004
$46,345,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager April, 2004
$11,800,000
PIPE Common Stock Co-Placement Agent April, 2004
$19,400,000
Common Stock Sole Placement Agent March, 2004
$20,000,000
Senior Secured Debentures Placement Sole Placement Agent January, 2004
$4,750,000
Sell-Side Advisory December, 2003
$152,168,000
Follow-On Offering Co-Manager October, 2003
$12,657,600
PIPE Common Stock Sole Placement Agent September, 2003
$25,510,000
PIPE Common Stock Sole Placement Agent September, 2003
$20,650,000
Common Stock Sole Placement Agent August, 2003
$30,000,000
Convertible Subordinated Note Financial Advisor August, 2003
$13,600,000
Fairness Opinion January, 2003