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Investment Banking
At Stratosphere Capital, we offer a comprehensive range of services designed to meet the unique needs of our clients, whether they are preparing for an IPO, navigating mergers and acquisitions, or seeking strategic capital market opportunities.
Sector Expertise
Stratosphere Capital focuses on advising small- and mid-cap companies across high-growth and capital-intensive industries. Our team combines deep sector knowledge with extensive capital markets experience to help clients navigate strategic transactions and growth opportunities.
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We have particular expertise in the following sectors:
Natural Resources Sector
Our executives bring along a one-stop solution to our issuer prospects by combining recognized Equity Research coverage/expertise in natural resources sector with the global institutional investor base.
Sector Coverage
Our senior professionals have worked across 97 listed companies in 11 sub-sectors, 59 in North America and 38 in Asia, at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, CIBC, HSBC, Daiwa and Mizuho.
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Coal
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Oil and gas
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Aluminium and copper
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Nickel, zinc and diversified
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Iron ore and steel
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Gold
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Silver
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Cement and glass
   Equity Research Coverage UniverseÂ
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Shenhua Energy (1088.HK), Yanzhou Coal (1171.HK), China Coal Energy (1898.HK), Peabody Energy (BTU)
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CNOOC (883.HK), PetroChina (857.HK), Sinopec Corp (386.HK)
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Alcoa (AA), Chalco (2600.HK), Rusal (486.HK), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Phelps Dodge (PD), Jiangxi Copper (358.HK)
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Inco (N), Teck Cominco (TEK.SV.B), Cameco (CCO), Falconbridge (FAL)
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Nucor (NUE), US Steel (X), POSCO (5490.KS), Baosteel (600019.CH), Nippon Steel (5401.JP)
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Barrick Gold (ABX), Newmont (NEM), Placer Dome (PDG), Kinross (KGC), Agnico-Eagle (AEM), AngloGold Ashanti (AU), Zijin Mining (2899.HK), Zhaojin Mining (1818.HK)
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Pan American Silver (PAAS), Silver Wheaton (SLW), Hecla Mining (HL)
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Anhui Conch (914.HK), CNBM (3323.HK), Xinyi Glass (868.HK)
Institutional Investor Base
Our senior professionals dealt directly with institutional investors across the United States, Europe, Australia and Asia,  including:
Barings | BlackRock | Â D. E. Shaw & Co. | Fidelity International |Â Citadel |Â Franklin Templeton |Â J.P. Morgan Asset Management |Â Mirae Asset Global Investments |Â Principal Asset Management |Â Schroders |Â Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management | Victory Capital Management |Â
Note: This is a selected list of representative accounts and not a complete record. It describes prior coverage relationships and is not a representation as to the placement of any future offering.
Research Recognition
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No. 1
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No. 2
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No. 8
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Institutional Investor All-Asia Research Team
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Institutional Investor All-America Research Team
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Asiamoney Brokers Poll, regional sector heads in commodities
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2008
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2005
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2011
Basis
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Team
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Individual
Note: Institutional Investor rankings shown were awarded to the research team of which the individual was a member. The Asiamoney ranking is an individual ranking. All rankings were achieved during employment at prior firms.
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Disclaimer: The company coverage, institutional investor base and rankings described above were developed by Stratosphere Capital's senior professionals while employed at prior firms. They do not represent transactions, client relationships or rankings of Stratosphere Capital, LLC. Nothing herein constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security, or a recommendation with respect to any security.