IPO Traffic – Week Ending August 25, 2006

  Lead # of Price Range Dollar SCOOP
New Filings (Proposed Symbol) Manager(s) Shares Low High Volume Ratings
Harbor Business Acquisition (OTCBB: tba) H.C. Wainwright 4.17 $6.00 $6.00 $25.00 n.a
New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU)
Credit Suisse
Goldman Sachs (Asia)
7.50 $11.00 $13.00 $90.00 2-Stars
Physicians Formula Holdings (PHYS)
Deutsche Bank
Citigroup
      $115.00 n.a
(u) unit offering            
n.a. (not available)            
             
SCOOP Ratings From Last week:             
Hansen Medical (HNSN)
Morgan Stanley
JPMorgan
      $86.25 1-Star
MV Oil Trust (MVO) Raymond James 7.50     $172.50 n/c
Netlist (NLST) Thomas Weisel Partners       $57.50 2-Stars
Picis (PICS)
Goldman Sachs
Piper Jaffray
      $86.25 2-Stars
             
Postponed            
None            
             
Withdrawn            
None            
             
New Terms:            
First Mercury Financial (FMR)
JPMorgan
Keefe Bruyette Woods
      $189.75 (*)
Media & Entertainment Holdings (AMEX: tba)(u)
Ladenburg Thalmann
Jesup & Lamont Securities
9.00 $8.00 $8.00 $72.00 (*)
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IPOs Priced Lead Shares Amount Offer Close %
Week Ending August 25, 2006 Manager(s) Offered Raised Price 8/25/06 Change
Marathon Acquisition (AMEX: MAQ.U) (u) Citigroup 37.50 $300.00 $8.00 $8.00 0.00%

(u) unit offering