Mortgage REIT  Sterne Agee provides full service investment banking services to residential and commercial mortgage REITs and related finance companies and has lead or co-managed public offerings in both sectors. Including their experience prior to Sterne Agee, our senior bankers have been directly involved in over 200 offerings involving financial companies, including over 30 managed or co-managed REIT equity offerings. Additionally, Sterne Agee maintains relationships with the major providers of private capital, including banks, investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, pension plans, endowments, insurance companies, and mortgage REITs. Drawing on this experience, Sterne Agee’s innovative team provides services in the following areas: Initial Public Offerings Follow-on Offerings Convertible Securities Senior and Subordinated Debt Private Investments in Public Equity (PIPEs) Private Equity Creating new finance companies around an experienced management team Mergers & Acquisitions Valuations and Fairness Opinions Recapitalization and workout of distressed financial companies and financial assets   Recent transactions: