IPO Traffic – Week Ending Sept. 29, 2006

  Lead # of Price Range Dollar SCOOP
New Filings (Proposed Symbol) Manager(s) Shares Low High Volume Ratings
AeroVironment (AVAN) Goldman Sachs       $115.00 n.a.
Altra Holdings (AIMC)
Merrill Lynch
Wachovia
      $172.50 n.a.
Animal Health International (AHII) JPMorgan       $155.25 n.a.
China Opportunity Acquisition (OTCBB: tba) (u) EarlyBirdCapital 6.00 $6.00 $6.00 $36.00 n.a.
CVR Energy (tba) n.a.       $300.00 n/c
Mellanox Technologies (MLNX)
Credit Suisse
JPMorgan
      $86.25 n.a.
(u) unit offering            
n.a. (not available)            
             
SCOOP Ratings From Last week:             
Carrols Holdings (Nasdaq: tba)
Wachovia
Banc of America
      $210.00 1-Star
Meruelo Maddux Properties (MMPI) Friedman Billings Ramsey       $500.00 1-Star
NewStar Financial (NEWS)
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley
Citigroup
Wachovia
  $100.00 n/c
St. Francis Medical Technology (SFMT)
Citigroup
JPMorgan
      $86.25 n/c
             
Postponed            
None            
             
Withdrawn            
Jazz Semiconductor (JAZZ)
Cowen
Needham
      $105.00 2-Stars
Telemar Holding (KOI)
UBS Investment Bank
Morgan Stanley
Pactual
731.69 $2.46 $2.72 $1,895.07 1-Star
             
New Terms:            
eHealth (EHTH)
Morgan Stanley
Merrill Lynch
5.00 $10.00 $12.00 $55.00 3-Stars
GateHouse Media (GHS)
Goldman Sachs
Wachovia
      $200.00 2-Star
InterMetro Communications (AMEX: ITR) Ladenburg Thalmann 2.35 $7.00 $8.00 $17.63 1-Star
Superior Offshore International (DEEP)
Merrill Lynch
Morgan Stanley
      $200.00 2-Stars
Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Limited (ULTR)
UBS Investment Bank
Bear Stearns
12.50 $13.00 $15.00 $175.00 1-Star
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IPOs Priced Lead Shares Amount Offer Close %
Week Ending Sept. 29, 2006 Manager(s) Offered Raised Price 9/29/06 Change
Mindray Medical International (MR)
Goldman Sachs (Asia)
UBS Investment Bank
20.00 $270.00 $13.50 $16.69 23.63%
Bare Escentuals (BARE)
Goldman Sachs
CIBC World Markets
16.00 $352.00 $22.00 $27.15 23.41%
Omni Financial Services (OFSI)
Sandler O’Neill
Keeye Bruyette & Woods
3.35 $31.83 $9.50 $10.49 10.42%
ICF International (ICFI)
UBS Investment Bank
Stifel Nicolaus
4.67 $56.04 $12.00 $12.65 5.42%
CBRE Realty Finance (CBF)
Credit Suisse
Deutsche Bank
Citibank
Wachovia
10.00 $145.00 $14.50 $15.25 5.17%
Shutterfly (SFLY) JPMorgan 5.80 $87.00 $15.00 $15.55 3.67%
EV Energy Partners L.P. (EVEP)
AG Edwards
Raymond James
3.90 $78.00 $20.00 $19.89 -0.55%