Company: Horsehead Industries, Inc.
Industry: Metals Recycling and Environmental Services
Transaction #1: $50,000,000 Senior Debt Facility

RMG’s Role:Co-Advisor Securing facility with JP Morgan, CIT, Fleet, and LaSalle Bank.

Horsehead Industries is the largest zinc producer in the United States and the leading manufacturer of value-added zinc products including zinc oxide and zinc powder. Leading the industry as an integrated producer as well as the world’s largest producer of zinc from recycled sources, Horsehead’s electrothermic smelting facility, the only one of its type in the Western Hemisphere, provides unique capabilities allowing it to utilize the most diverse range of zinc-bearing feed materials. Horshead’s facilities process hundreds of thousands of tons per year of electric arc furnace (EAF) dust generated by the steel industry. EAF dust is a listed hazardous waste. It contains approximately 20% zinc from galvanized scrap melted by steel mini-mills. Horsehead’s Waelz kiln technology has been designated by the U.S. EPA as the “Best Demonstrated Available Technology” for processing EAF dust.

www.horsehead.net

Company: Puralube, Inc.
Transaction: Undisclosed Private Placement
RMG’s Role: RMG was co- advisor introducing co-advisor and investor the Macquarie Group

Puralube is a world-wide leading enterprise in the field of used oil recycling and has grown into an independent and reliable partner in the market for base oils. It produces and distributes up to four cuts of top-quality, high-grade base oils for the European lubricants market under the brand name pur – e.g. pur75, pur160, pur300. Their excellent physical and chemical characteristics correspond to the requirements of API Group II base oils and meet strict industry specifications and tough environmental standards.

New recycling plants based on this technology are planned for expansion in Europe, the United States and Asia. These facilities are distinguished by their environmental friendliness and their high efficiency. From an ecological perspective, the HyLubeTM process contributes substantially to safeguarding the environment, by conserving finite fossil resources, and by substantially reducing CO2 emissions through lower energy consumption in the production process.

www.puralube.com

Company: Summit Group Incorporated
Industry: Hospitality
Transaction #3: $75,000,000 Growth Capital
RMG’s Role: RMG was the sole advisor securing indications of interest offering various financing alternatives before Summit eventually chose Fortress.

The Summit Group, Inc. is a premier owner and manager of quality upscale lodging properties. For over a decade, The Summit Group, Inc. has focused on developing, managing and owning upscale lodging properties nationwide. With over 25 years of experience, Summit’s seasoned management team has knowledge and experience in hotel development, financing, marketing and operations. Their unique approach to management has resulted in properties focused on sales and operating efficiencies, making them one of the most efficient in the industry at delivering bottom-line results.

www.thesummitgroupinc.com

Company: Summit Group Incorporated
Industry: Hospitality
Transaction #1: $88,000,000 7 Year Fixed Rate Debt Financing
RMG’s Role: Sole Advisor securing indications of interest offering various refinancing alternatives before Summit eventually chose Lehman Brothers.

The Summit Group, Inc. is a premier owner and manager of quality upscale lodging properties. For over a decade, The Summit Group, Inc. has focused on developing, managing and owning upscale lodging properties nationwide. With over 25 years of experience, Summit’s seasoned management team has knowledge and experience in hotel development, financing, marketing and operations. Their unique approach to management has resulted in properties focused on sales and operating efficiencies, making us them of the most efficient in the industry at delivering bottom-line results.

www.thesummitgroupinc.com