Recent Transactions

Date Client Amount Transaction Role
August 2002 Dover Motorsports   Fairness Opinion for a PIPE Transaction
August 2002 Dover Motorsports   Advisory Services
July 2002* Pacific Gold Beef Jerky   Has been acquired by Oberto
July 2002* Willow Brook   Has been acquired by Management
July 2002* Fender   Has completed a leveraged recapitilization with Weston Presidio
March 2002 Houston’s Restaurant   Financial Advisory
March 2002 Asbury Automotive Group $127.1 Million Initial Public Offering Co-Manager
March 2002 Newell Rubermaid $500 Million Debt Offering Co-Manager
February 2002 Stratosphere   Fairness Opinion
February 2002 ISC $100 Million Follow-on Offering Co-Manager
December 2001 Lifestyle Furnishings   Has sold three of its brands to Furniture Brands International
December 2001* Euro Fresh Farms   Has been acquired by BRS
December 2001 Ninety Nine   Sale-leaseback of Real Estate Assets (GE Capital)
September 2001* Eagle Family Foods   Has been acquired by Mott's
September 2001 World of Science, Inc.   Has been acquired by Natural Wonders
November 2000 ISC   Fairness Opinion
September 2000 Good Buy Sportswear   Has been acquired by Alpha
May 2000 Broder   Has been acquired by Bain Capital Private Equity
April 2000* FurnitureFind   Has merged with Goodhome, LLC to form Scene 7
March 2000 Dover Motorsports $46.9 Million Follow-on Offering Lead-Manager
March 2000 Duke & Long Distributing Co.   Has been sold to Devon Convenience Holdings
February 2000 MarineMax $10 Million Block Trade Placement Agent
February 2000 Leggett & Platt $349.2 Million Follow-on Offering Co-Manager
February 2000* Bolle   Has been acquired by Worldwide Sports
January 2000 Kingdom Vacations   Has been sold to Vista Travel Ventures
November 1999 Farm Stores   Has sold 92 of its stores to United Petroleum Corporation
November 1999 Miami Subs   Acquired by Nathan’s Fairness Opinion
October 1999 Toledo Store Fixtures   Has been sold to Leggett & Platt
October 1999 ISC $225 Million Follow-on Offering Co-Manager
September 1999* Wizards of the Coast   Has been acquired by Hasbro
September 1999 Florida Panthers $40 Million Follow-on Offering Co-Manager
September 1999 Royal Caribbean $579.9 Million Follow-on Offering Co-Manager
May 1999 The Parts Source   Has been acquired by General Parts Fairness Opinion
March 1999 Steiner $42 Million Follow-on Offering Co-Manager
October 1998 Guardian International   Recapitilization
July 1998 Travel Services International $138.9 Million Follow-on Offering Co-Manager
July 1998 ISC $108 Million Follow-on Offering Co-Manager
July 1998 Applica $103.4 Million Follow-on Offering Co-Manager
July 1998* Accessory Network   Has completed a leveraged recapitilization with Saunders, Karp & Mergue
June 1998* Applica   Has acquired Black & Decker Household Products Group
June 1998* Callaway Golf   Joint Venture Advising
June 1998* Summerfield Suites   Has been acquired by Patriot American
April 1998* First Alert, a Thomas H. Lee portfolio company   Has been acquired by Sunbeam
March 1998* Chattem   Has acquired Ban from Bristol Myers Squibb
March 1998* Phoenix Suns   Has been acquired by Jerry Colangelo
November 1997 Guardian International   Has sold common & preferred equity to Westar Capital, LLC Fairness Opinion
September 1997 Schlotzky's Deli $48.6 Million Follow-on Offering Lead-Manager
February 1997 Hops   Acquired by Avado
February 1997 Checkers   Preferred Equity has been acquired by CKE Restaurants, Inc
January 1997 Checkers $20 Million Follow-on Offering Co-Manager
May 1996 Avado Brands $125 Million Follow-on Offering Co-Manager
September 1995 Main Street $15 Million Follow-on Offering Lead-Manager
August 1995 Avado   Acquired by Don Pablos (DF & R Restaurant Group)
June 1995 Avado Brands $16.7 Million Follow-on Offering Sole Managed
March 1995 Avado Brands $43.5 Million Follow-on Offering Lead-Manager
January 1995 Schlotzky's Deli $24.8 Million Initial Public Offering Co-Manager
March 1994 Don Pablos (DF & R Restaurants, Inc) $27 Million Follow-on Offering Co-Manager
January 1993 Don Pablos (DF & R Restaurants, Inc) $28 Million Initial Public Offering Co-Manager
October 1992 Outback $66 Million Follow-on Offering Co-Manager
May 1992 Checkers $87.1 Million Follow-on Offering Co-Manager
January 1992 Outback $70.9 Million Follow-on Offering Co-Manager
November 1991 Avado Brands $18.7 Million Initial Public Offering Lead-Manager
November 1991 Checkers $38.6 Million Follow-on Offering Co-Manager
January 1991 Outback $27.1 Million Initial Public Offering Co-Manager

* Denotes transactions completed by Raymond James bankers while at other firms.

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