FINANCO CLIENTS
 ACQUIRING, SELLING OR TARGET COMPANY    FORM OF TRANSACTION/ ASSIGNMENT *
  2009
Calumet Photographic   Burdale Capital   Financing  
Wells Fargo Trade Capital   LeSportsac   Valuation  
Atelier Fund, LLC   ADAM, Avelle, Harrys of London, Mary Norton   Valuation  
Fireman Capital Partners   Hudson Jeans   Advisory services in the acquisition of Hudson Jeans  
American Apparel, Inc.   Lion Capital (Americas) Inc.   Financing  
Forever 21   Mervyn's   Acquisition of Leases  
Li & Fung   Kathy Van Zeeland Inc.   Acquisition of Kathy Van Zeeland Inc.  
  2008
QA Direct Holding, LLC       Valuation advisory  
Michael Jeffries   Abercrombie & Fitch   Negotiation of employment contract  
National Wholesale Liquidators       Financial advisor in Chapter 11 bankruptcy  
Linens 'n Things       Financial advisor in Chapter 11 bankruptcy  
Kira Plastinina       Review of strategic alternatives  
Gottschalks       Review of strategic alternatives  
dELiA*s   Foot Locker   Sale of CCS  
Schottenstein Stores Corp.   Steuben Glass   Acquisition of Steuben Glass  
NRDC Equity Partners   Hudson's Bay Company   Acquisition of Hudson's Bay Company  
Jonathan Adler   GF Capital Management   Sale of a majority interest  
Cinram   Li & Fung   Sale of Giant  
Morgan Grays   Stiassni Capital & EL Group   Recapitalization  
Mulberry Neckwear   PVH Corporation   Sale of Mulberry Neckwear  
NRDC Equity Partners   Fortunoff   Acquisition of Fortunoff  
GB Merchant Partners   G-III Apparel Design   Sale of Andrew Marc  
Accessory Network   Creo Capital Partners   Sale of Planet Sox  
Warnaco   In Mocean   Sale of certain assets  
In Mocean   Assets from Warnaco   Purchase Financing  
  2007
Pegasus Apparel   Leiber   Sale of Company  
Perfumania       Fairness Opinion  
J. Mendel       Equity Financing  
House of Taylor       Credit Facility  
Dunlaps       Sale of assets out of court; financial advisory  
House of Taylor   N/A   Financing  
Agent Provocateur   3i   Sale of the Company  
India Ink   Charlesbank   Sale of the Company  
Bebe   Bebe's Special Committee   Fairness Opinion  
QA Direct Holdings   TA Associates   Recapitalization of the Company  
Acon Investments   Spencer Gifts Holdings Inc.   Acquisition of the Company  
Kellwood   Royal Robbins   Acquisition of the Company  
Just Jeffrey, Inc.   Nordstrom   Sell of additional interest  
Payless Shoesource, Inc.   Stride Rite   Acquisition of the Company  
Caché, Inc.   Adrienne Victoria Designs, Inc.   Acquisition of the Company  
Hot Sox   Renfro   Sale of the Company  
eToys   Baby Universe   Sale of the Company  
Payless ShoeSource   Collective International   Acquisition of the Company  
Sun Capital Partners   Mattress Firm   Sale of the Company  
Moosejaw   Parallel Investment Partners   Recapitalization of the Company  
La Senza   Limited Brands   Sale of the Company  
Superba   Phillips- Van Heusen   Sale of the Company  
           
  2006
Kellwood Company   Hollywould   Acquisition of Hollywould  
Samuels Jewelers   Gitanjali   Sale of the Company  
The Bargain Shop   Genuity Capital Partners   Sale of the Company  
Haskell Jewels   Holding Capital   Sale of a minority stake  
Crescent Jewelers   Friedman's and Harbinger   Sale of the Company  
Moretz Inc.   Gold Toe   Acquisition of Gold Toe  
Marc Fisher Footwear   Segurson Morrison   Acquisition of majority interest  
Gurwitch Products, LLC   Alticor   Sale of Gurwitch Products LLC & Laura Mercier  
Rosetti   Li & Fung   Sale of the Company  
Direct Holdings Worldwide   LV Catalog Holding Corp, an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners   Sale of Lillian Vernon  
Li & Fung Group   Oxford Industries, Inc.   Acquisition of the Womenswear Group  
Cherokee Inc.   Iconix Brand Group, Inc.   Sale of  Cherokee's Stake in Mossimo, Inc.  
Casual Mail Retail Group   Inflection Point Ventures, Venture Capital Fund of New England,  Velocity Equity Partners and Wells Fargo Retail Finance   Sale of LP Innovations, Inc.  
Affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc.   The Estée Lauder Companies   Acquisition of Stila Cosmetics  
G + G Retail Inc.   BCBG MAXAZRIA   Sale of G + G Retail Inc.  
Steve's Shoes   The Walking Company   Sale of Steve's Shoes  
Kellwood Company   Industrial Renaissance   Sale of Biflex Intimates Group  
Shane-Hunter, Inc.   Hampshire Group, Limited   Sale of Shane Hunter, Inc.  
           
  2005
Windsong Alliance Group LLC   Harvé Bernard   Sale of the assets of New Frontier  
Corral West Ranchwear, Inc.   Sage LLC   Sale of a majority interest  
GMM Capital & Prentice Capital Management   Goody's Family Clothing, Inc.   Acaquisition of Goody's  
Whitehall Jewellers Inc.       Out of court restructuring  
Kellwood Company   The Hampshire Group, Ltd.   Sale of David Brooks  
Kellwood Company   AH Schreiber Co.   Sale of Dotti  
Lifetime Brands, Inc.   Salton, Inc.   Acquisition of certain assets  
Just Jeffrey, Inc.   Nordstrom   Sale of majority interest  
Retail Brand Alliance   Gordon Brothers   Sale of  Casual Corner  
La Curacao   CVC Capital Partners   Sale of minority interest  
Joe Boxer   Iconix Brand Group, Inc   Sale of Joe Boxer  
Stuart Weitzman   Bear Stearns Merchant Banking   Sale of minority interest  
Ultimate Electronics, Inc.       Restructuring advisory  
Regatta   Donnkenny, Inc.   Acquisition of Donnkenny, Inc.  
Gadzooks, Inc.   Forever 21, Inc.   Sale of Gadzooks, Inc.  
Frédéric Fekkai   Catterton Partners   Recapitalization  
           
 
 

* Client in Boldface
(a) Completed by Financo, Inc. prior to its acquisition by Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc. in 1985.
(b) Completed by Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc. where Gilbert W. Harrison or Joshua R. Goldberg was the lead banker or played an active role in the transaction.
(c) Completed by Kidder, Peabody & Co. where William M. Smith was the lead banker or played an active role in the transaction.

 
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