Principal Investments

PUBLIC EQUITY

• Participated in multiple equity offerings for Lilium [LILM] to support the development of its eVTOL jet. Acted as placement agent for a $119mm equity offering in November 2022 and as sole bookrunner for a $192mm equity financing in July 2023.
• Led several equity offerings since 2018 for tech platform and media company The Arena Group [AREN], formerly theMaven, helping the company uplist to the NYSE in January 2022. B. Riley currently owns approximately 25% of the company and has two board seats.
  
• Led a A$24mm equity offering for Australia-based IperionX [IPX] in September 2021, supporting the development of its titanium metal technologies.
  
• B. Riley Securities acted as sole bookrunner in the $114mm IPO of digital games publisher DoubleDown Interactive [DDI] in September 2021. In support of the company, just 11 days later, B. Riley Financial announced a cash tender offer to acquire 2mm ADS of DDI at the original IPO price.
  
• Led several equity and debt transactions for containership owner Global Ship Lease [GSL], including a $51mm equity offering in October 2019, a $70mm equity offering in January 2021, and a $58mm block trade in September 2021.
  
• Led and backstopped a refinancing of the full capital structure of wireless carrier software provider Synchronoss [SNCR] in June 2021, including a $110mm equity offering. B. Riley currently owns approximately 15% of the Company and has a board seat.
  
• Backstopped a $50mm rights offering in April 2019 and led a $298mm equity offering in February 2021 for global supplier of energy and environmental technologies and services Babcock & Wilcox [BW]. B. Riley currently owns approximately 31% of the company and has a board seat.
  
• Took energy storage provider EOS Energy [EOSE] public in November 2020 via a B. Riley-sponsored SPAC.
  
• Took equipment dealership platform Alta Equipment Group [ALTG] public in February 2020 via a B. Riley-sponsored SPAC. B. Riley currently owns approximately 12% of the company and has a board seat.
  
• Acquired a significant stake in franchise platform company Franchise Group [FRG] in July 2018. Advised on and financed multiple M&A transactions. B. Riley currently owns approximately 36% of the company.
  
• Acquired a significant stake in bebe stores, inc. [BEBE] in January 2018 and assisted in bebe's transformation to an online-only retailer. B. Riley currently owns approximately 40% of the company and has two board seats.
  
• Led a $58mm secondary equity offering for gaming content provider Inspired Entertainment [INSE] in June 2021.
  
• Other notable public equity positions have included Marchex [MCHX], NextNav [NN], Perpetua Resources [PPTA], Quantum [QMCO], TransAct [TACT], The Tile Shop [TTSH], and Innovate [VATE].
  

PRIVATE EQUITY

• Established fashion brand portfolio in partnership with Bluestar Alliance in October 2019 to hold majority ownership of assets and IP related to licenses of six brands: Catherine Malandrino, English Laundry, Joan Vass, Kensie Girl, Limited Too and Nanette Lepore. Participated as a minority equity investor in Bluestar Alliance's acquisitions of the Hurley, Justice, and Scotch & Soda brands.
• Backed a management team in August 2022 to fund the rebuild of Atlantic Coast Recycling, a residential and commercial recycling facility in the NYC metro area.
  
• Led a $30mm venture round in March 2022 for tort case management software company Torticity.
  
• Supported California Natural Resources Group in its November 2021 purchase of California Resources Corp.'s oil and gas fields in the Ventura Basin. B. Riley bridged the acquisition and participated as a minority equity investor.
  
• Helped lead the purchase of key assets out of the BJ Services Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2020, forming power generation solutions platform Kanaci Technologies. B. Riley owns approximately 20% of the company and has a board seat.
  
• Led the acquisition of Italian sportswear brand Sergio Tacchini as majority equity investor. Owned from July 2019 to July 2022.
  

WHOLLY-OWNED ACQUISITIONS

• Acquired Targus in October 2022, growing B. Riley's portfolio of steady cash-generative businesses. The company is a multinational manufacturer of laptop and tablet cases, backpacks, docking stations, and computer accessories, and is led by former B. Riley board member Mikel Williams.
• Built a diversified platform of communications companies with recurring revenue and steady cash flow characteristics, through a series of acquisitions since 2016, including:
  
• United Online, an internet access provider that offers dial-up, mobile broadband and DSL services under the NetZero and Juno brands, acquired May 2016.
• magicJack, a VoIP cloud-based technology and communications provider that offers related devices and subscription services, acquired November 2018.
• Marconi Wireless and Credo Mobile, MVNOs acquired in 2021.
  
• Lingo Management, a global cloud/UC and managed service provider. B. Riley acquired Lingo in February 2022 after owning a significant stake since December 2020. Lingo acquired BullsEye Telecom, a single source communications and cloud technology provider in August 2022.
  
• Acquired leading independent investment bank FocalPoint Securities in January 2022 to expand B. Riley Securities' M&A advisory business and enhance its debt capital markets and financial restructuring capabilities.
  
• Acquired National Holdings in February 2021, after owning a large stake since 2018. The acquisition meaningfully expanded the advisor and asset base of the B. Riley Wealth platform.
  
• Acquired specialty financial advisory services firm GlassRatner in July 2018 to establish a business consulting services vertical for B. Riley, including bankruptcy and restructuring services, forensic accounting and litigation support, valuation services, and real estate consulting.
  

DEBT

• Provided a $50mm loan to Applied Digital [APLD] in May 2023 to support the buildout of its AI cloud platform and datacenters.
• Provided $60mm in debt financing to Harrow Health [HROW] in January 2023 to support its acquisition of the exclusive commercial rights to five FDA approved ophthalmic products.
  
• Purchased performing credit receivables from Badcock, a furniture retailer and subsidiary of Franchise Group [FRG]. Cumulative purchase price of $700mm from December 2021 to October 2022.
  
• Provided $26.5mm in secured debt to cypto datacenter Greenidge Generation [GREE] in March 2022 to fund expansion.
  
• Provided $115mm in debt financing to an SPV alongside Exela Technologies [XELA] in November 2021 to purchase the company's subsidiary debt and catalyze a global restructuring.
  
• Led and backstopped a refinancing of the full capital structure of wireless carrier software provider Synchronoss [SNCR] in June 2021, including a $125mm senior notes offering and a $75mm preferred stock private placement.
  
• Provided $15mm in debt financing to telehealth company LifeMD [LFMD] to support its growth plans.
  
• Provided a $50mm credit facility as part of a $107.5mm refinancing solution in June 2021 for Cadiz [CDZI], a publicly held natural resources company that owns property and water resources in Southern California.
  
• Provided $68mm in senior secured notes to support tech platform and media company The Arena Group [AREN], formerly theMaven, in its July 2019 acquisition of theStreet.com and a license to operate Sports Illustrated's media businesses.
  
• Provided non-convertible preferred stock to American Natural Gas in support of its June 2019 acquisition of ampCNG, a competitor with a portfolio of 20 CNG stations.
  
• Led $150mm last out term loan to global supplier of energy and environmental technologies and services Babcock & Wilcox [BW] in April 2019 to allow the company to exit legacy contracts and focus on growing its core business. B. Riley subsequently led two senior notes offerings and a preferred stock offering in 2021.
  
• Provided debt capital to support Traub Capital's October 2018 acquisition of Signature Brands, a manufacturer and distributor of decorating and celebration products.