Rosetta Resources Inc. NA Houston US$800 million Privately placed 45.3 million common shares to purchase all of Calpine Corp.'s U.S. E&P assets. The overallotment of 4.7 million common shares was exercised. The balance of proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes. Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. was agent. Dresser-Rand Group Inc. NYSE: DRC Olean, N.Y. US$567 million Priced its IPO of 27 million common shares at US$21 each. Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. were joint book-running managers; UBS Securities LLC was co-lead manager; and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Lehman Brothers Inc., Natexis Bleichroeder Inc., Simmons & Co. International and Howard Weil Inc. were co-managers. Enerplus Resources Fund Toronto: ERF.UN; NYSE: ERF Calgary C$351.5 million Plans to sell 7.6 million subscription receipts at C$46.25 each. Proceeds will fund the acquisition of Lyco Energy Corp. The underwriting syndicate is led by CIBC World Markets Inc. and includes RBC Capital Markets, BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., TD Securities Inc., Canaccord Capital Corp., FirstEnergy Capital Corp., Raymond James Ltd., Desjardins Securities Inc., HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc., Dundee Securities Corp., First Associates Investments Inc., GMP Securities Ltd., Peters & Co. Ltd. and Tristone Capital Inc. Hanover Compressor Co. NYSE: HC Houston US$187.4 million Sold 13.2 million common shares at US$14.25 each. Credit Suisse First Boston LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. were joint book-running managers. ATP Oil & Gas Corp. Nasdaq: ATPG Houston US$175 million Privately placed non-convertible, perpetual preferred stock to fund development of some North Sea and Gulf of Mexico properties, add properties to its 2005 development program, and for acquisitions and general corporate purposes. Harvest Energy Trust Toronto: HTE.UN; NYSE:THE Calgary C$175 million Privately placed 6.5 million subscription receipts at C$26.90 each to pay bank debt. The underwriting syndicate was led by National Bank Financial Inc., and included TD Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., Canaccord Capital Corp., GMP Securities Ltd., FirstEnergy Capital Corp., Tristone Capital Inc., Haywood Securities Inc. and Raymond James Ltd. Union Drilling Inc. Nasdaq: UDRL Bridgeville, Penn. US$150 million Filed for an IPO. The number of shares to be offered and the expected price range are not determined yet. Lead underwriters are J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Jefferies and Co. Inc.; other underwriters are Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and RBC Capital Markets Corp. Bronco Drilling Co. Inc. Nasdaq: BRNC Oklahoma City US$86.7 million Priced its IPO of 5.1 million common shares at US$17 each to pay approximately US$18.1 million of debt, to refurbish rigs and for general corporate purposes. Johnson Rice & Co. LLC and Jeffries & Co. Inc. were joint book-running managers, while Calyon Securities (USA) Inc. and Friedman Billings Ramsey were co-managers. NuVista Energy Ltd. Toronto: NVA Calgary C$102 million Privately placed 7.5 million subscription receipts at C$13.60 each to help fund the acquisition of gas properties in northwestern Saskatchewan. The financing was co-led by Peters & Co. Ltd. and TD Securities Inc. and included BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., FirstEnergy Capital Corp., CIBC World Markets Inc., GMP Securities Ltd., Tristone Capital Inc., Orion Securities Inc. and Sprott Securities Inc. High Arctic Energy Services Trust Toronto: HWO.UN Red Deer, Alberta C$89.9 million Completed its IPO of 8.9 million trust units at C$10 each to reduce debt and buy equipment. Canaccord Capital Sprott Securities Inc., Lightyear Capital Inc., J.F. Mackie & Co. Ltd., Haywood Securities Inc. and Wellington West Capital Markets Inc. were agents. Chesapeake Energy Corp. NYSE: CHK Oklahoma City US$600 million Privately placed senior notes due Aug. 15, 2017, to pay credit-facility debt. Key Energy Services Inc. Pink Sheets: KEGS Houston US$547 million Closed senior credit facilities arranged by Lehman Brothers Inc. Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. Nasdaq: CRZO Houston US$150 million Closed an institutional second-lien term loan to fund retirement of US$52.9 million of senior subordinated and senior secured subordinated notes and pay US$18.5 million of first-lien credit-facility debt. Remaining proceeds will fund capex, including drilling in the Barnett Shale and onshore Gulf Coast, and general corporate purposes. Credit Suisse First Boston was lead arranger; co-arrangers included First Albany, Harris Nesbitt, Hibernia Southcoast Capital, Jefferies & Co., Keybanc Capital Markets and Suntrust Capital Markets. Crimson Exploration Inc. OTCBB: CXPI Houston US$100 million Closed a three-year senior secured revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank NA. Esprit Energy Trust Toronto: EEE.UN Calgary C$100 million Closed a bought-deal offering of 6.5% convertible extendible unsecured subordinated debentures. The offering was led by CIBC World Markets Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc. and included National Bank Financial Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., FirstEnergy Capital Corp., Peters & Co. Ltd. and First Associates Investments Inc.
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