Weil`s PIPE Survey - Private Equity
Weil’s PIPE Survey April 2015 Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Footer / document number goes here Research Methodology We surveyed a sample of 16 private investments in public equity (“PIPEs”) involving private equity sponsors. All of the PIPEs were announced from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014, involved an investment of at least $100 million and provided the sponsor with board representation or observer rights. The 16 surveyed PIPEs involved the following issuers: ￭ ￭ ￭ ￭ ￭ ￭ ￭ ￭ Knight Capital Group Genesee & Wyoming Inc. CROCS, Inc. Triangle Petroleum Corporation Cheniere Energy Partners, LP Parkway Properties, Inc. Diamond Foods, Inc. PVR Partners, L.P. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP ￭ ￭ ￭ ￭ ￭ ￭ ￭ Colfax Corporation CHC Group Ltd. Crestwood Midstream Partners LP Aeropostale, Inc. RCS Capital Corporation Uti Worldwide Inc. Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2 Security Issued 16 14 12 Number of PIPEs 11 10 8 6 4 2 2 2 1 0 Convertible Preferred Stock Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Convertible Debt Common Stock Non-Convertible Debt 3 Reason for Financing 16 14 Number of PIPEs 12 10 10 8 6 4 3 3 Acquisition Financing Distressed 2 0 Growth Capital Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 4 Amount of PIPE Investment 16 14 Number of PIPEs 12 10 8 8 6 6 4 2 1 1 $500MM-$750MM $750MM-$1B 0 $0-$250MM Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP $250MM-$500MM 5 Percentage of Pro Forma Ownership 100% 90% 80% 70% 65.80% 60% 50% 40% 29.8% 30% 23.8% 20% 10% 9.20% 0% Lowest Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Highest Mean Median 6 Coupon on Convertible Preferred or Debt 25% 20% 15% 14% 10% 7.10% 7.00% Mean Median 5% 0 0% Smallest Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Largest 7 Conversion Price 142% 140% 120% 114.00% 107.50% 100% 80% 60% 58.80% 40% 20% 0% Smallest: Largest Mean Median Conversion Price (as a % of the trading price of the issuer's stock on the day the PIPE was announced) of 10 Non-Distressed PIPEs with Fixed Conversion Prices Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 8 Warrants PIPEs with warrants PIPEs without warrants 2 of the PIPEs Surveyed had Warrants Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 9 Automatic/Forced Conversions Does not have automatic and/or forced conversion provisions Have automatic and/or forced conversion provisions 8 of 13 Convertible Preferred PIPEs Surveyed have Automatic and/or Forced Conversion Provisions Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 10 Automatic/Forced Conversions Triggers 130% Smallest Trigger: average trading price exceeds 130% of conversion price Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 250% 167% Largest Trigger: Mean: average trading price exceeds 250% of conversion price average trading price exceeds 171% of conversion price 11 Anti-Dilution Has weighted-average adjustment antidilution protection Does not have weighted-average adjustment antidilution protection 9 of 13 Convertible Preferred PIPEs Surveyed have Weighted-Average Adjustment Anti-Dilution Protection Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 12 Percentage of Pro Forma Ownership v. Board Representation (% of Post-Closing Board) 50% 45% Percent age of Post-Closing Board 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Percentage of Pro Forma Ownership Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 13 Contractual Consent Rights 0 None of the PIPEs surveyed had contractual consent or veto rights over board or corporate actions Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 14 Lock-Ups 14 12 Number of PIPEs 12 10 8 6 4 2 2 1 1 0 None Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 1 Year 2 Years 8 Years 15 Standstills 10 9 8 8 7 Number of PIPEs 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 0 None Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Based on Ownership Threshold Fixed Period of Time 16 Global Network Beijing 2001 China World Tower 2, 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue Beijing, PR China 100004 Tel: +86 10 6535 5200 Fax: +86 10 6505 8366 Boston 100 Federal Street Floor 34 Boston, MA 02110 Tel: +1 617 772 8300 Fax: +1 617 772 8333 Budapest Bank Center Granite Tower Szabadsag ter 7 Budapest, H-1054 Tel: +36 1 301 8900 Fax: +36 1 301 8901 Dallas 200 Crescent Court Suite 300 Dallas, TX 75201 Tel: +1 214 746 7700 Fax: +1 214 746 7777 Dubai Level 7, Al-Fattan Currency House Dubai International Financial Centre PO Box 506781 Dubai Tel: +971 4 384 1700 Fax: +971 4 384 1701 Frankfurt Taunusanlage 1 (Skyper) 60329 Frankfurt Tel: +49 69 21659 600 Fax: +49 69 21659 699 Hong Kong 29th Floor Alexandra House 18 Chater Road Central, Hong Kong Tel: +852 3476 9000 Fax: +852 3015 9354 Houston 700 Louisiana Suite 1700 Houston, TX 77002 Tel: +1 713 546 5000 Fax: +1 713 224 9511 London 110 Fetter Lane London, EC4A 1AY Tel: +44 20 7903 1000 Fax: +44 20 7903 0990 Miami 1395 Brickell Avenue Suite 1200 Miami, FL 33131 Tel: +1 305 577 3100 Fax: +1 305 374 7159 Munich Maximilianhoefe, Maximilianstrasse 13 80539 Munich Tel: +49 89 24243 0 Fax: +49 89 24243 399 New York 767 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10153 Tel: +1 212 310 8000 Fax: +1 212 310 8007 Paris 2, rue de la Baume Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 1 4421 9797 Fax: +33 1 4289 5790 Prague Charles Bridge Center Krizovnicke nam. 193/2 Prague Tel: +420 22140 7300 Fax: +420 22140 7310 Princeton 301 Carnegie Center Suite 303 Princeton, NJ 08540 Tel: +1 609 986 1100 Fax: +1 609 986 1199 Providence 50 Kennedy Plaza 11th Floor Providence, RI 02903 Tel: +1 401 278 4700 Fax: +1 401 278 4701 Shanghai 30/F Tower 2, Jing An Kerry Centre 1539 Nanjing Road (W) Shanghai, PR China 200040 Tel: +86 21 6016 6300 Fax: +86 21 6016 6399 Silicon Valley 201 Redwood Shores Parkway Redwood Shores CA 94065 Tel: +1 650 802 3000 Fax: +1 650 802 3100 Warsaw Warsaw Financial Center 20th floor ul. 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