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| Close Date | Client | Sector | Transaction |
| 3/9/2010 | Wintrust Financial Corporation | Banking | Follow-on offering $192,850,000 |
| 3/8/2010 | IBERIABANK Corporation | Banking | Follow-on offering $299,999,989 |
| 3/5/2010 | LaSalle Hotel Properties | REITs | Follow-on offering $98,975,000 |
| 3/4/2010 | S1 Corporation | Transaction Processing | Investment advisory services |
| 2/24/2010 | Broadwind Energy, Inc. | Alternative Energy | Follow-on offering $99,187,500 |
| 2/12/2010 | EV Energy Partners L.P. | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $84,240,000 |
| 2/10/2010 | Art Technology Group, Inc. | Communications and E-commerce Software | Follow-on offering $87,500,000 |
| 2/9/2010 | BPZ Resources Inc. | Exploration and Production | Convertible debt offering $140,000,000 |
| 2/5/2010 | Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. | REITs | Follow-on offering $47,250,000 |
| 2/2/2010 | First Financial BanCorp | Banking | Follow-on offering $84,998,988 |
| 2/1/2010 | Concho Resources Inc. | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $198,787,500 |
| 1/25/2010 | Inergy L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $181,250,000 |
| 1/21/2010 | Hersha Hospitality Trust | REITs | Follow-on offering $155,250,000 |
| 1/15/2010 | Legacy Reserves L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $99,802,750 |
| 1/15/2010 | Associated Estates Realty Corporation | REITs | Follow-on offering $57,442,500 |
| 1/12/2010 | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $354,188,500 |
| 1/11/2010 | Energy Transfer Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $437,138,000 |
| 1/5/2010 | BioMed Realty Trust Inc. | REITs | Convertible debt offering $150,000,000 |
| 12/18/2009 | Geokinetics Inc. | Oilfield Services | Follow-on offering $38,916,600 |
| 12/14/2009 | Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | REITs | Initial public offering $350,000,000 |
| 12/11/2009 | New York Community Bancorp | Banking | Follow-on offering $897,000,000 |
| 12/11/2009 | DuPont Fabros Technology Inc. | REITs | Public debt offering $550,000,000 |
| 12/4/2009 | EV Energy Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Block trade of registered shares $11,751,308 |
| 12/2/2009 | Equity One, Inc. | REITs | Public debt offering $250,000,000 |
| 12/1/2009 | TeleCommunication Systems | Communications Software | Investment advisory services |
| 11/25/2009 | Global Defense Technology and Systems Inc. | Government IT & Homeland Security | Initial public offering $59,800,000 |
| 11/24/2009 | StoneMor Partners L.P. | Death Care | Follow-on offering $24,926,250 |
| 11/24/2009 | StoneMor Partners L.P. | Death Care | Private debt offering $150,000,000 |
| 11/20/2009 | Cloud Peak Energy | Coal | Public debt offering $600,000,000 |
| 11/17/2009 | Simmons First National Corporation | Banking | Follow-on offering $74,663,750 |
| 11/13/2009 | James River Coal Company | Coal | Convertible debt offering $150,000,000 |
| 11/13/2009 | NuStar Energy L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $301,587,500 |
| 11/10/2009 | TeleCommunication Systems | Communications Software | Convertible debt offering $90,000,000 |
| 11/10/2009 | Service Corporation International | Death Care | Public debt offering $150,000,000 |
| 11/3/2009 | Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | Insurance | Public debt offering $400,000,000 |
| 10/30/2009 | Hudson Valley Holding Corp. | Banking | Follow-on offering $99,834,875 |
| 10/27/2009 | Brigham Exploration Company | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $176,793,992 |
| 10/26/2009 | SuccessFactors, Inc. | Application Software | Follow-on offering $213,900,000 |
| 10/16/2009 | Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. | REITs | Follow-on offering $165,600,000 |
| 10/15/2009 | Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. | Airlines | Follow-on offering $409,417,500 |
| 10/14/2009 | AirTran Holdings, Inc. | Airlines | Convertible debt offering $100,000,000 |
| 10/14/2009 | AirTran Holdings, Inc. | Airlines | Follow-on offering $57,500,002 |
| 10/13/2009 | Linn Energy | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $188,887,500 |
| 10/6/2009 | Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. | Alternative Energy | Follow-on offering $30,000,003 |
| 10/6/2009 | First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | REITs | Follow-on offering $71,587,425 |
| 9/30/2009 | United Community Banks, Inc. | Banking | Follow-on offering $193,500,000 |
| 9/30/2009 | EV Energy Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $73,512,600 |
| 9/30/2009 | Hercules Offshore Inc. | Oilfield Services | Follow-on offering $94,067,950 |
| 9/29/2009 | Gaylord Entertainment Co. | Lodging | Convertible debt offering $360,000,000 |
| 9/29/2009 | Gaylord Entertainment Co. | Lodging | Follow-on offering $141,700,000 |
| 9/29/2009 | Iridium Communications Inc. | Satellite Communications | Follow-on offering $160,000,000 |
| 9/28/2009 | Goodrich Petroleum Corp. | Exploration and Production | Convertible debt offering $190,000,000 |
| 9/25/2009 | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $233,450,000 |
| 9/24/2009 | Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. | REITs | Initial public offering $200,000,000 |
| 9/18/2009 | Concho Resources Inc. | Exploration and Production | Public debt offering $250,000,000 |
| 9/18/2009 | Legacy Reserves L.P. | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $60,150,000 |
| 9/16/2009 | MarineMax | Entertainment & Leisure | Follow-on offering $20,930,000 |
| 9/16/2009 | Horsehead Holding Corp. | Industrial Services | Follow-on offering $84,525,000 |
| 9/11/2009 | Plains All American Pipeline L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $247,043,000 |
| 9/4/2009 | Health Care REIT, Inc. | REITs | Follow-on offering $371,680,000 |
| 9/2/2009 | Tower Bancorp, Inc. | Banking | Follow-on offering $52,657,616 |
| 8/26/2009 | WESCO International | Specialty Distribution | Convertible debt offering |
| 8/14/2009 | Suburban Propane Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $91,300,000 |
| 8/14/2009 | Federal Realty Investment Trust | REITs | Follow-on offering $99,762,500 |
| 8/12/2009 | Plains Exploration & Production Company | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $414,000,000 |
| 8/12/2009 | Targa Resources Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $108,330,000 |
| 8/4/2009 | CenterState Banks, Inc. | Banking | Follow-on offering $86,261,500 |
| 8/4/2009 | Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $107,042,000 |
| 8/3/2009 | Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. | Alternate Site Healthcare Providers | Investment banking services |
| 7/17/2009 | Dawson Geophysical Company | Oilfield Services | Investment advisory services |
| 7/6/2009 | Encore Energy Partners L.P. | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $134,849,000 |
| 7/1/2009 | MetLife, Inc. | Life and Health Insurance | Public debt offering $500,000,000 |
| 6/30/2009 | BPZ Resources Inc. | Exploration and Production | Registered-direct offering $87,608,000 |
| 6/23/2009 | Whiting Petroleum Corp. | Exploration and Production | Convertible debt offering $300,000,000 |
| 6/19/2009 | Duncan Energy Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $143,094,400 |
| 6/16/2009 | Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | Banking (Southeast & Southwest) | Follow-on offering $115,115,000 |
| 6/16/2009 | EV Energy Partners L.P. | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $82,110,000 |
| 6/12/2009 | El Paso Pipeline Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $192,500,000 |
| 6/12/2009 | LaSalle Hotel Properties | REITs | Follow-on offering $147,500,000 |
| 6/10/2009 | First Community Bancshares, Inc. | Banking (Southeast & Southwest) | Follow-on offering $66,125,000 |
| 6/10/2009 | IESI-BFC Ltd. | Industrial Services | Initial public offering $130,000,000 |
| 6/10/2009 | Cal Dive International Inc. | Oilfield Services | Secondary offering $192,100,000 |
| 6/9/2009 | Callaway Golf Co. | Hardline Retail | Preferred equity offering $140,000,000 |
| 6/8/2009 | First Financial BanCorp | Banking | Follow-on offering $103,500,000 |
| 6/4/2009 | Brandywine Realty Trust | REITs | Follow-on offering $253,575,000 |
| 6/3/2009 | Targa Resources Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Public debt offering $250,000,000 |
| 6/1/2009 | Cogdell Spencer Inc. | REITs | Follow-on offering $80,500,000 |
| 5/28/2009 | Berry Petroleum Company | Exploration and Production | Public debt offering $300,000,000 |
| 5/27/2009 | Cardinal Financial Corporation | Banking | Follow-on offering $33,931,841 |
| 5/27/2009 | Spectra Energy Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $216,491,000 |
| 5/22/2009 | StoneMor Partners L.P. | Death Care | Block trade of registered shares $14,203,146 |
| 5/22/2009 | Encore Energy Partners L.P. | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $43,056,000 |
| 5/18/2009 | Linn Energy | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $102,781,250 |
| 5/18/2009 | BioMed Realty Trust Inc. | REITs | Follow-on offering $174,250,482 |
| 5/18/2009 | Kite Realty Group Trust | REITs | Follow-on offering $92,000,000 |
| 5/13/2009 | Wells Fargo & Co. | Banking | Follow-on offering $8,627,300,000 |
| 5/5/2009 | Washington REIT | REITs | Follow-on offering $1,012,350,000 |
| 4/29/2009 | Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | REITs | Follow-on offering $499,950,000 |
| 4/29/2009 | LaSalle Hotel Properties | REITs | Follow-on offering $124,861,250 |
| 4/24/2009 | Old Republic International Corp. | Property and Casualty Insurance | Convertible debt offering $275,000,000 |
| 4/15/2009 | Equity One, Inc. | REITs | Follow-on offering $85,800,000 |
| 3/30/2009 | Teekay LNG Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $70,400,000 |
| 3/27/2009 | Inergy L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $89,200,000 |
| 3/3/2009 | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $266,018,700 |
| 2/11/2009 | MetLife, Inc. | Life and Health Insurance | Public debt offering $1,034,999,000 |
| 2/4/2009 | Whiting Petroleum Corp. | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $232,000,000 |
| 1/30/2009 | Chesapeake Energy Corp. | Exploration and Production | Public debt offering $1,000,000,000 |
| 1/27/2009 | Energy Transfer Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $234,945,000 |
| 1/19/2009 | Targa Resources Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $146,360,500 |
| 1/12/2009 | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $235,098,000 |
| 11/13/2008 | Wells Fargo & Co. | Banking | Follow-on offering $12,649,500,000 |
| 10/7/2008 | Community Bank System | Banking (Northeast & Mid-Atlantic) | Follow-on offering $52,447,500 |
| 10/7/2008 | Kite Realty Group Trust | REITs | Follow-on offering $50,112,500 |
| 10/1/2008 | National Retail Properties, Inc. | REITs | Follow-on offering $40,337,500 |
| 10/1/2008 | Washington REIT | REITs | Follow-on offering $52,500,000 |
| 9/30/2008 | Waste Connections, Inc. | Industrial Services | Follow-on offering $411,125,000 |
| 9/30/2008 | Realty Income | REITs | Follow-on offering $72,414,000 |
| 9/29/2008 | Corporate Office Properties Trust | REITs | Follow-on offering $126,750,000 |
| 9/18/2008 | EV Energy Partners L.P. | Exploration and Production | Block trade of registered shares $9,677,003 |
| 9/18/2008 | Eagle Rock Energy Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Block trade of registered shares $2,569,235 |
| 9/18/2008 | Eagle Rock Energy Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Block trade of registered shares $12,791,200 |
| 9/16/2008 | Cogdell Spencer Inc. | REITs | Follow-on offering $39,960,000 |
| 9/15/2008 | Kimco Realty Corporation | REITs | Follow-on offering $426,650,000 |
| 9/10/2008 | Health Care REIT, Inc. | REITs | Follow-on offering $336,000,000 |
| 8/15/2008 | Petrohawk Energy Corp. | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $762,737,500 |
| 8/15/2008 | MetLife, Inc. | Life and Health Insurance | Public debt offering $1,035,000,000 |
| 8/14/2008 | Capital Product Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Block trade of registered shares $11,374,650 |
| 7/29/2008 | XTO Energy Inc. | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $1,435,200,000 |
| 7/21/2008 | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | REITs | Follow-on offering $220,915,000 |
| 7/15/2008 | Chesapeake Energy Corp. | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $1,645,937,500 |
| 7/14/2008 | Goodrich Petroleum Corp. | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $192,000,000 |
| 6/24/2008 | Saul Centers, Inc. | REITs | Block trade of registered shares $62,775,000 |
| 6/18/2008 | Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $147,500,000 |
| 6/16/2008 | Walter Industries | Coal | Follow-on offering $292,215,000 |
| 6/6/2008 | Goodrich Petroleum Corp. | Exploration and Production | Block trade of registered shares $39,956,312 |
| 5/29/2008 | Natus Medical Inc. | Medical Supplies & Devices | Follow-on offering $89,700,000 |
| 5/23/2008 | Washington REIT | REITs | Follow-on offering $90,840,000 |
| 5/22/2008 | PrivateBancorp, Inc. | Banking (Midwest & West) | Preferred equity offering $143,750,000 |
| 5/22/2008 | New York Community Bancorp | Banking (Northeast & Mid-Atlantic) | Follow-on offering $345,803,850 |
| 5/16/2008 | Hersha Hospitality Trust | REITs | Follow-on offering $59,400,000 |
| 5/12/2008 | Plains All American Pipeline L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $319,539,000 |
| 5/6/2008 | Pioneer Southwest Energy Partners L.P. | Exploration and Production | Initial public offering $180,262,500 |
| 5/6/2008 | Range Resources Corp. | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $294,415,214 |
| 5/6/2008 | SYNNEX Corporation | IT Hardware and Distribution | Convertible debt offering $125,000,000 |
| 4/25/2008 | Whiting USA Trust I | Midstream Suppliers | Initial public offering $233,550,000 |
| 4/23/2008 | Teekay LNG Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $143,750,000 |
| 4/22/2008 | BioMed Realty Trust Inc. | REITs | Follow-on offering $145,350,000 |
| 4/15/2008 | NGP Capital Resources Company | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $65,382,208 |
| 4/2/2008 | Chesapeake Energy Corp. | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $1,052,250,000 |
| 4/2/2008 | Neutral Tandem Inc. | Telecommunications Services | Secondary offering $81,000,000 |
| 3/27/2008 | Saul Centers, Inc. | REITs | Preferred equity offering $79,327,875 |
| 3/10/2008 | Health Care REIT, Inc. | REITs | Follow-on offering $124,320,000 |
| 3/3/2008 | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $331,775,000 |
| 2/26/2008 | Senior Housing Properties Trust | REITs | Follow-on offering $135,674,450 |
| 2/21/2008 | XTO Energy Inc. | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $1,100,000,000 |
| 2/20/2008 | SemGroup Energy Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $164,910,000 |
| 2/8/2008 | EV Energy Partners L.P. | Exploration and Production | Block trade of registered shares $27,323,697 |
| 1/24/2008 | Williams Pipeline Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Initial public offering $358,000,000 |
| 12/21/2007 | Nuance Communications, Inc. | Communications Software | Follow-on offering $140,875,000 |
| 12/21/2007 | StoneMor Partners L.P. | Death Care | Follow-on offering $73,638,840 |
| 12/18/2007 | Senior Housing Properties Trust | REITs | Follow-on offering $114,050,000 |
| 12/17/2007 | Energy Transfer Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $244,050,000 |
| 12/11/2007 | Williams Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $349,187,500 |
| 12/10/2007 | Goodrich Petroleum Corp. | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $151,122,625 |
| 12/10/2007 | Hologic Inc. | Medical Supplies & Devices | Convertible debt offering $1,725,000,000 |
| 12/5/2007 | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $351,794,200 |
| 11/21/2007 | El Paso Pipeline Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Initial public offering $575,000,000 |
| 11/15/2007 | OSG America L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Initial public offering $142,500,000 |
| 11/9/2007 | SandRidge Energy Inc. | Exploration and Production | Initial public offering $841,867,000 |
| 11/7/2007 | Neutral Tandem Inc. | Telecommunications Services | Initial public offering $107,063,838 |
| 11/7/2007 | Syniverse Holdings Inc. | Telecommunications Services | Follow-on offering $356,500,000 |
| 10/24/2007 | Targa Resources Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $411,111,000 |
| 10/24/2007 | DuPont Fabros Technology Inc. | REITs | Initial public offering $736,575,000 |
| 10/22/2007 | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | REITs | Follow-on offering $158,504,500 |
| 10/16/2007 | National Retail Properties, Inc. | REITs | Follow-on offering $103,760,000 |
| 10/10/2007 | Kimco Realty Corporation | REITs | Preferred equity offering $460,000,000 |
| 10/1/2007 | Strategic Hotels & Resorts | REITs | Preferred equity offering $11,485,625 |
| 9/26/2007 | K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $138,250,000 |
| 9/24/2007 | LKQ Corporation | Specialty Distribution | Follow-on offering $427,800,000 |
| 9/17/2007 | Encore Energy Partners L.P. | Exploration and Production | Initial public offering $213,116,400 |
| 8/21/2007 | XTO Energy Inc. | Exploration and Production | Public debt offering $1,008,876,500 |
| 8/15/2007 | Horsehead Holding Corp. | Industrial Services | Initial public offering $113,040,900 |
| 8/1/2007 | PC Mall, Inc. | IT Hardware and Distribution | Investment advisory services |
| 7/23/2007 | SemGroup Energy Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Initial public offering $316,250,000 |
| 7/5/2007 | Otelco, Inc. | Telecommunications Services | Follow-on offering $59,400,000 |
| 7/3/2007 | Whiting Petroleum Corp. | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $220,725,000 |
| 7/2/2007 | Spectra Energy Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Initial public offering $253,000,000 |
| 7/2/2007 | AuthenTec, Inc. | Power Electronics | Initial public offering $82,500,000 |
| 6/29/2007 | NCI, Inc. | Government IT & Homeland Security | Investment advisory services |
| 6/25/2007 | American Physicians Service Group, Inc. | Property and Casualty Insurance | Follow-on offering $39,847,500 |
| 5/31/2007 | Orbcomm Inc. | Mobile Data Technology | Follow-on offering $80,500,000 |
| 5/30/2007 | Allegiant Travel Co. | Growth Airlines | Secondary offering $144,224,375 |
| 5/25/2007 | LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. | Hospitals | Convertible debt offering $575,000,000 |
| 5/18/2007 | Teekay LNG Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Follow-on offering $87,699,000 |
| 5/16/2007 | CACI International Inc. | Government IT & Homeland Security | Convertible debt offering $300,000,000 |
| 5/15/2007 | Geokinetics Inc. | Oilfield Services | Follow-on offering $126,000,000 |
| 5/14/2007 | Continental Resources Inc. | Exploration and Production | Initial public offering $442,500,000 |
| 4/27/2007 | Bank of Florida Corporation | Banking (Southeast & Southwest) | Investment advisory services |
| 4/27/2007 | Mariner Energy, Inc. | Exploration and Production | Public debt offering $250,000,000 |
| 4/25/2007 | Delta Petroleum Corp. | Exploration and Production | Convertible debt offering $100,000,000 |
| 4/25/2007 | Delta Petroleum Corp. | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $146,165,000 |
| 4/24/2007 | MetroPCS | Telecommunications Services | Initial public offering $1,322,500,000 |
| 4/23/2007 | Range Resources Corp. | Exploration and Production | Follow-on offering $292,054,000 |
| 4/19/2007 | Cimarex Energy Co. | Exploration and Production | Public debt offering $300,000,000 |
| 4/18/2007 | Health Care REIT, Inc. | REITs | Follow-on offering $278,363,250 |
| 4/11/2007 | Veraz Networks Inc. | Telecommunications Equipment | Initial public offering $72,000,000 |
| 4/9/2007 | BioMed Realty Trust Inc. | REITs | Investment advisory services |
| 4/3/2007 | Capital Product Partners L.P. | Midstream Suppliers | Initial public offering $290,518,750 |