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July 01, 2008 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery - ASCO presentations highlight value of cancer biomarkers June 30, 2008 The Wall Street Journal - Drug Makers Say FDA Safety Focus Is Slowing New-Medicine Pipeline June 23, 2008 U.S. News & World Report - Terms of Endearment April 24, 2008 PlacementTracker Publishes PIPE Market League Tables February 25, 2008 CatalystTracker Launches Coverage of Natural Resources Sector February 04, 2008 USA Today - FDA caution, 'research drought' cuts drug approvals February 01, 2008 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery - 2007 FDA drug approvals: a year of flux January 30, 2008 The New York Times - Rule Change to Help Smaller Companies Raise Funds January 25, 2008 PlacementTracker Publishes 2007 PIPE Market League Tables January 09, 2008 Sagient Research Reports Significant Decline in FDA Drug Approval Rate January 09, 2008 CNBC - FDA In 2007: Not Much Love For New Drugs December 12, 2007 TheStreet.com - Biotech Trial Dates to Watch in '08 December 07, 2007 Reuters - In credit crunch, private equity turns to PIPEs December 05, 2007 TheStreet.com - Biotech Stocks Face Make-or-Break FDA Rulings October 31, 2007 CNBC - One Pill, No Problems October 23, 2007 TheStreet.com - After Exubera, Uncertainty Reigns October 16, 2007 PlacementTracker Publishes PIPE Market League Tables - First Three Quarters 2007 October 15, 2007 CatalystTracker Publishes Third Quarter Occurred Catalyst Rankings October 08, 2007 BusinessWeek - Private Equity's Public Moves October 01, 2007 Sagient Research Launches CatalystTracker September 10, 2007 Financial Week - Debt strain unclogs PIPEs August 15, 2007 CNBC - The Great FDA Debate August 15, 2007 CNBC - FDA: Behind the Numbers July 23, 2007 PlacementTracker Publishes PIPE Market League Tables - First Half of 2007 July 20, 2007 TheStreet.com - These 10 Biotechs Have Drugs Near Finish Line May 22, 2007 TheStreet.com - Glaxo Aims to Recover April 24, 2007 PlacementTracker Publishes PIPE Market League Tables - First Quarter of 2007 March 09, 2007 BusinessWeek - Private Equity Goes Public February 17, 2007 TheStreet.com - Feuerstein's Biotech Mailbag January 24, 2007 TheStreet.com - PIPE Deal Shines Up Sun January 24, 2007 PlacementTracker Publishes 2006 PIPE Market League Tables January 03, 2007 PlacementTracker Announces PIPE Market Record Year December 05, 2006 TheStreet.com - Pfizer Misstep Induces Angst October 30, 2006 PlacementTracker Publishes PIPE Market League Tables - First Three Quarters of 2006 September 27, 2006 TheStreet.com - Biotechs' Compound Conundrum August 13, 2006 New York Times - Secrets in the Pipeline August 02, 2006 The Wall Street Journal - Mutual Funds Delve Into Private Equity July 20, 2006 PlacementTracker Publishes PIPE Market League Tables - First Half of 2006 July 20, 2006 CFO.com - PIPEs Are Smoking April 25, 2006 PlacementTracker Publishes PIPE Market League Tables - First Quarter of 2006 March 22, 2006 TheStreet.com - Cephalon Overcomes Sparlon Scare February 21, 2006 TheStreet.com - Sanofi Stumbles After Drug Setback January 24, 2006 PlacementTracker Publishes 2005 PIPE Market League Tables December 09, 2005 Forbes - Piped Aboard October 25, 2005 PlacementTracker Publishes Q3 2005 PIPE Market League Tables October 21, 2005 Sagient Research Announces Approval of Reverse Stock Split and Going Private Transaction July 20, 2005 TheStreet.com - Lilly Makes Bid for Respect July 20, 2005 PlacementTracker Publishes Q2 2005 PIPE Market League Tables May 02, 2005 Reuters - Regaining acceptance, PIPEs deals getting bigger April 25, 2005 Investment Dealers' Digest - Yucaipa's Pathmark PIPE Dream April 19, 2005 PlacementTracker Publishes Q1 2005 PIPE League Tables April 06, 2005 TheStreet.com - Rituxan Data a Balm for Biogen Idec Pain February 10, 2005 PlacementTracker Publishes 2004 PIPE League Tables November 15, 2004 Financial Engineering News - PIPEs: Quick Financing, the Hail Mary Pass and New Investors October 26, 2004 PlacementTracker Publishes Q3 2004 PIPE League Tables October 25, 2004 Investment Dealers' Digest - Big Changes Afoot for Indie Research Payment September 01, 2004 Entrepreneur.com - Relief Valve? July 27, 2004 PlacementTracker Publishes Q2 2004 PIPE League Tables June 05, 2004 The New York Times - Pipe Dream or Problem? May 06, 2004 PlacementTracker Publishes Q1 2004 PIPE League Tables May 03, 2004 BusinessWeek - A Pipeline To Bargain Deals March 05, 2004 Sagient Research Reports Robust U.S. PIPE Market in 2004 January 27, 2004 PlacementTracker Publishes 2003 PIPE Market League Tables January 20, 2004 PCS Research Changes Name to Sagient Research Systems July 28, 2003 Buyouts - PIPEs Flowing Despite LP Concerns May 30, 2003 East Bay Business Times - PIPEs channel capital to biotechnology May 23, 2003 San Francisco Business Times - PIPEs open funding taps for biotech May 05, 2003 The Deal - Mainstreaming March 17, 2003 PlacementTracker Announces New Feature - PIPE Performance Research March 15, 2003 The Deal - The SEC looks to shatter PIPE dreams March 10, 2003 Private Equity Week - A New Breed of PIPE Deals Emerges February 28, 2003 CBS MarketWatch - Drugmakers hope to win losing battle February 07, 2003 PCS Research Technology Finalizes Restructuring Agreement December 27, 2002 WSJ.com - Utilities Pursue Financing From Non-Traditional Lenders November 25, 2002 PCS Research Technology Adds ChangeWave Insight to its Independent Research Platform October 10, 2002 PCS Research Technology Unveils BiotechTracker Research Service October 09, 2002 PCS Research Technology Adds Significant Search Tool to PlacementTracker October 07, 2002 DirectPlacement, Inc. Changes Name to PCS Research Technology, Inc. September 23, 2002 PCS Research Technology Enters Into Agreement with La Jolla Economics September 13, 2002 The Deal - Alta to Raise $250M Biotech Fund September 01, 2002 Worth - Investing With A Built-In Exit Strategy June 24, 2002 CanadianBusiness.com - PIPE dreams May 31, 2002 Private Equity Week - PIPEs Flowing Despite LP Concerns April 03, 2002 WSJ.com - PIPE Dreams: Capitalists Flood the Public Market March 15, 2002 TechNews.com - Steelcloud's Silver Lining February 04, 2002 Fortune Magazine - Don't Get Burned By PIPEs January 07, 2002 Private Equity Week - PIPE Deals Dip Down, But Not Out In 2001 January 02, 2002 DirectPlacement Completes Purchase of PCS Securities December 18, 2001 San Diego Union-Tribune - DirectPlacement, Inc. acquires Seattle investor-research firm December 07, 2001 IR On the Net - Show Me the Money November 20, 2001 CFO.com - Number of private investments in public equity companies dwindles, but deal size gets bigger November 01, 2001 Venture Capital Journal - A Call to Arms: VCs Forced to Confront Troubled Portfolios October 15, 2001 Private Equity Week - PIPE Deals Funnel Through Economic Strife October 12, 2001 TheDeal.com - The Lender of Last Resort October 11, 2001 Bloomberg - Cash Strapped Companies Turning More to Toxic Loans October 09, 2001 PlacementTracker Reports Robust Market for Pipe Financings After September 11th October 08, 2001 DirectPlacement Acquires PCH Securities October 07, 2001 TheDeal.com - Sedona challenges PIPE financiers September 07, 2001 Forbes Magazine - PIPE Dreamer September 02, 2001 San Jose Mercury News - An Uninterrupted Look at TiVo's Latest Funding Moves July 11, 2001 BusinessWeek - Tapping the Cash in PIPEs: An Interview with Brian Overstreet June 19, 2001 CFO.com - Financing Puts Software Firm at Risk May 10, 2001 New York Times - Public Ventures Do Private Deals April 11, 2001 Red Herring - Death By Finance April 05, 2001 The T Sector - VC Investments Fall for Third Straight Quarter April 04, 2001 TheDeal.com - PIPEs Get Clogged In Moribund Market March 22, 2001 TheStreet.com - Back to the Private Equity Markets February 14, 2001 IPO.com - Interview with Brian Overstreet, President of PlacementTracker.com February 14, 2001 Red Herring - Cash Hungry Tech Companies Get Stuck in the PIPEs February 09, 2001 Bloomberg - Public Firms Turn to Private Markets for Money January 15, 2001 Washington Techway - PIPE Dreams January 04, 2000 PlacementTracker.com Launches Free Private Placement Notification Service December 20, 1999 PlacementTracker.com Launches Web Site