Los Angeles, CA –June 29, 2011-- B. Riley & Co., LLC (B. Riley) www.brileyco.com, a leading independent investment bank which provides a full array of corporate finance, research, sales and trading services announced that it served as Placement Agent and Exclusive Financial Advisor to National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS) (Nasdaq: NTSC) in a $14 Million private placement of debt and equity. B. Riley also provided a fairness opinion.
In a press release issued June 28, 2011, NTS reported that Greenwich, CT-based Mill Road Capital is acquiring 933,333 shares of newly-issued, restricted NTS common stock at $7.50 per share. Mill Road is also investing $7 million in an interest-bearing, five-year subordinated note and in connection with the subordinated note is receiving seven-year warrants to acquire 300,000 shares of NTS common stock exercisable at a price of $0.75 per share.
B. Riley’s Managing Director Mike Lowell and Senior Vice President Salomon Kamalodine led the banking team.
“B. Riley’s experience in the financing of defense and technology companies allowed us to secure needed capital quickly and efficiently,” said William McGinnis, NTS’s Chief Executive Officer.
“We’ve known the B. Riley team for several years”, added Donald Tringali, NTS’s Chairman of the Board. “Their extensive relationships with quality capital sources were instrumental in helping us secure funding for acquisitions and our overall growth needs.”
Calabasas, CA-based National Technical Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of engineering services to the aerospace, defense, telecommunications, automotive and high technology markets. Through a world-wide network of resources, NTS provides full product life-cycle support, offering world class design engineering, compliance, testing, certification, quality registration and program management.
ABOUT B. RILEY & CO.
B. Riley & Co. is a leading independent investment bank which provides a full array of corporate finance, research, sales, trading and otcqx dad services to corporate, institutional and high net worth individual clients. Investment banking services include merger and acquisitions advisory to public and private middle market companies, initial and secondary public offerings and institutional private placements. Its Corporate Governance Advisory Services Group is engaged by both companies and investors to help maximize value for shareholders. The firm is recognized for its distinguished Equity Research. Founded in 1997, B. Riley is headquartered in Los Angeles and maintains offices in Newport Beach, San Francisco, Philadelphia and New York. It is a member of FINRA and SIPC. For more information, please visit www.brileyco.com. www.brileyco.com.
Contact Information:
For B. Riley & Co.:
Mike Lowell
949-250-5500
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
or
Media Inquiries:
The Orbach Company, Inc.
Nevena Orbach
818-904-0500
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)