IPO Traffic – Week Ended Nov. 10, 2006

  Lead # of Price Range Dollar SCOOP
New Filings (Proposed Symbol) Manager(s) Shares Low High Volume Ratings
Fortress Investment Group (FIG) Goldman Sachs       $750.00 3-Stars
HFF (HF)
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley
      $100.00 n.a.
Optimer Pharmaceuticals (OPTR)
Piper Jaffray
Jefferies
      $86.25 n.a.
Quadra Realty Trust (QRR)
Credit Suisse
Wachovia
      $250.00 n.a.
Rand Acquisition Corp. II (OCTBB: tba) (u) EarlyBirdCapital 6.00 $8.00 $8.00 $48.00 1-Star
Vantage Energy Services (AMEX: VES-U) (u) Deutsche Bank 12.50 $8.00 $8.00 $100.00 1-Star
(u) unit offering            
n.a. (not available)            
             
SCOOP Ratings From Last week:             
AerCap Holdings N.V. (AER) Morgan Stanley 26.10 $22.00 $24.00 $600.30 3-Stars
Ellora Energy (LORA) A.G. Edwards       $86.25 1-Star
U.S. Auto Parts Network (PRTS)
RBC Capital Markets
Thomas Weisel Partners
    $100.00 2-Stars
             
Postponed            
ActivBiotics (ACTV) HSBC 4.00 $8.00 $10.00 $36.00 1-Star
             
Withdrawn            
Rhino Resources Partners L.P. (RRLP)
Citigroup
Lehman Brothers
3.75     $90.56 2-Stars
             
New Terms:            
ActivBiotics (ACTV) HSBC 4.00 $8.00 $10.00 $36.00 1-Star
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners (CPRX)
First Albany
Stifel Nicolaus
3.35 $6.00 $6.00 $20.10 1-Star
Double-Take Software (DBTK)
Cowen
Thomas Weisel Partners
7.50 $9.00 $11.00 $75.00 2-Stars
KBW (KBW)
Keefe Bruyette & Woods
Merrill Lynch
6.80 $19.00 $21.00 $136.00 3-Stars
North American Energy Partners (NOA)
Credit Suisse
UBS Investment Bank
Jefferies
12.50 $19.00 $21.00 $250.00 1-Star
Penn Virginia GP Holdings (PVG)
Lehman Brothers
UBS Investment Bank
6.00 $19.00 $21.00 $120.00 1-Star
Thermage (THRM) Merrill Lynch 6.00 $8.00 $9.00 $51.00 1-Star
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IPOs Priced Lead Shares Amount Offer Close %
Week Ending Nov. 10, 2006 Manager(s) Offered Raised Price 11/10/06 Change
KBW (KBW)
Keefe Bruyette & Woods
Merrill Lynch
6.80 $142.80 $21.00 $28.75 36.90%
Capella Education (CPLA) Credit Suisse  4.00 $80.00 $20.00 $25.11 25.55%
Physicians Formula Holdings (FACE)
Deutsche Bank
Citigroup
7.50 $127.50 $17.00 $19.19 12.88%
Metabolix (MBLX) Piper Jaffray 6.80 $95.20 $14.00 $15.52 10.86%
OneBeacon Insurance Group (OB) Lehman Brothers 24.00 $600.00 $25.00 $26.68 6.72%
Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners (CPRX)
First Albany
Stifel Nicolaus
3.35 $20.10 $6.00 $6.14 2.33%
Canadian Solar (CSIQ)
Deutsche Bank
Lehman Brothers
7.70 $115.50 $15.00 $15.08 0.53%
ACA Capital Holdings (ACA)
Credit Suisse
JPMorgan
Bear Stearns
6.88 $89.38 $13.00 $12.85 -1.15%
Thermage (THRM) Merrill Lynch 6.00 $42.00 $7.00 $6.75 -3.57%