Axia Advises Delphax Technologies on $7 Million Financing
September 11, 2007
For Immediate Release
Axia Advisors is pleased to announce that we advised Delphax Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: DLPX), a global provider of high speed digital printing systems, on their recent $7 million financing with an affiliate of Whitebox Advisors, LLC.
Background
Having worked with Delphax on strategic and capital issues since 2005, helping them secure financing was a natural evolution of our relationship. "This new infusion of capital will play an important role in Delphax's long-term growth strategy," states John Ippolito, Managing Director, Axia Advisors. "In addition to giving them more resources to exploit the competitive advantages of their technology, it will reinforce their viability as a technology partner for leading printing and publishing customers."
Financing
The transaction was highly complex on several dimensions and required cooperation among all key capital structure constituents. This included Whitebox, Delphax's senior lender, and common shareholders who approved the transaction in July. Adding to the transaction's complexity was the fact that the subordinated promissory note was issued by Delphax's Canadian subsidiary.
In the second phase of the transaction, which closed on September 11th, Delphax's Canadian subsidiary issued a $7 million five-year secured subordinated promissory note. Delphax issued to Whitebox a warrant to purchase 6.3 million shares of Delphax common stock (in addition to the warrant to purchase 1.2 million shares in the first phase of the transaction). For a period of one year after September 11th, Whitebox has the right to buy on the same terms an additional $1.4 million subordinated note and obtain a warrant for an additional 1.5 million shares.
About Axia Advisors, LLC /
www.axia-advisors.com
Axia Advisors, LLC is a leading boutique investment bank that specializes in developing profitable relationships between buyers, sellers and investors in industrial technology. Our unique combination of engineering know-how and hands-on management expertise provides public and private companies with deep domain expertise, actionable advice and best in class execution. As an affiliate of Axia Partners, Axia Advisors has been providing middle market industrial technology clients with strategic advisory, capital raising and M&A services since 2004.
About Whitebox Advisors, LLC /
www.whiteboxadvisors.com
Whitebox Advisors, LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor with over $3 billion in assets, headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.
For more information please contact Axia Advisors, LLC:
John F. Ippolito
Managing Director
(781)273-6062
jippolito@axia-partners.com
John H. Ricketson
Managing Director
(781)273-6062
jricketson@axia-partners.com
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