Petrostar Enters Into International Finance & Investor Relation Contracts With Wakabayashi Fund LLC
Nov. 6, 2009 (TheNewswire.ca) --
Petrostar Petroleum Corporation (TSX-Venture: PEP, Frankfurt: LMQ; "Petrostar" or the "Company") is pleased to make the following announcement:
The Company has engaged the services of Wakabayashi Fund LLC of Tokyo, Japan. Wakabayashi Fund LLC will provide Institutional Investor Relations and Investment Banking Consulting Services to arrange CAD$3.3 million in working capital for Petrostar. The term of the contract is six months with an option to extend the Investor Relations contract. For its services, Wakabayashi Fund LLC will receive success fees on all funds raised at the rate of 7% (or such lesser amount as permitted by the TSX Venture Exchange). Additionally, for Investor Relations Services, Wakabayashi Fund will be paid a USD$20,000 retainer and will be issued 1.5 million share options exercisable at a price of CAD$0.10 for a period of one year. Options will vest to the Wakabayshi Fund LLC as permitted under TSX Venture Exchange rules.
Scope of Services
The emphasis of the funding project and investor relations services shall be personal introduction of Petrostar to money managers, equity fund managers, hedge fund managers, pension fund managers, financial analysts, institutional brokers, venture capitalists, investment bankers and wholesale & retail markets. Particular emphasis will be on assisting Petrostar in international branding of the Company's Electric Tank Heater (ETH) and Down Hole Heating Tool (DHT) technologies and to highlight Petrostar's plans to further develop and explore the Company's Bakken Formation lands in S.E. Saskatchewan and S.W. Manitoba, Canada.
About Wakabayshi Fund LLC
Wakabayashi Fund is a private equity firm with offices in Tokyo, Japan and New York, NY. Wakabayashi provides corporate capitalization and institutional investor relations consulting services. Wakabayashi Fund may invest on a principal basis and acts in an institutional agency capacity to procure capital for profitable small- and mid-cap companies. Wakabayashi Fund's premise is based on established relationships and its reputation for consistently delivering relevant information and insight. Its extensive relationship database is the culmination of its efforts over the last 23+ years of working on Wall Street and in Tokyo. Wakabayashi Fund has successfully funded over $600 million of project financing over the last year.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Bruce Scafe, President and Director