Vaporin Raises $2.4M via Chardan Capital

Vaporin, Inc. (VAPO) announced that it has raised $2,400,000 in a Common Stock transaction. Chardan Capital Markets acted as the exclusive agent on the transaction. The transaction closed on April 01, 2014. via PlacementTracker.

Pacific Ethanol Closes $28M CMPO at 7% via Lazard, Cowen, Craig-Hallum

Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (PEIX) announced that it has raised $28,000,000 in a CMPO/Overnight transaction. The common stock was sold at $16.00 per share, an approximate 7% discount to the market price ($17.25) of PEIX at deal announcement. Lazard and Cowen and Company acted as Book-Runners with Craig-Hallum Capital Group acting as Co-Manager on the transaction. Underwriter counsel was Proskauer Rose and issuer counsel was Troutman Sanders. The transaction is expected to close by 04/08/2014.

Clean Diesel Technologies Raises $7M in RDO at 11% Discount via Roth, Craig-Hallum

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (CDTI) announced that it has raised $6,902,000 in a Registered Direct transaction. The common stock was sold at $3.40 per share, an approximate 11% discount to the market price ($3.80) of CDTI at deal announcement. A series of 812,000 66-Month Warrants with an exercise price of $4.20 per share (10.53% premium) was issued to the investors in this transaction. Roth Capital Partners, LLC and Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC acted as agents on the transaction. Placement Agent counsel was Loeb & Loeb, LLP and issuer counsel was DLA Piper.

Arista Power Raises $1.5M in Conv Preferred at 31% Conversion Discount

Arista Power, Inc. (ASPW) announced that it has raised $1,500,000 in a Convertible Preferred Stock transaction. The fixed conversion price of the Convertible Preferred Stock is $0.20 per share, an approximate 31.03% discount to the market price ($0.29) of ASPW at deal announcement. A series of 11,250,000 60-Month Warrants with an exercise price of $0.25 per share (13.8% discount) was issued to the investors in this transaction. Issuer counsel was Schwell Wimpfheimer & Associates LLP. The transaction closed on March 31, 2014.