PlanetOut Inc.
announced today that it has raised $26.2 million to meet
the capital requirements set forth by its lender, according
to a press release by PR Newswire. The transaction,
which includes the sale of 22.8 million shares of
common stock to a small group of investors, is expected
to close by July 6, 2007.
According to the
press release, today's purchase agreement is in
connection with a private placement of common stock to a
group of new and existing accredited and institutional
investors, including Special Situations Funds, Cascade
Investment, L.L.C., SF Capital Partners, PAR
Investment Partners LP, and Allen & Company LLC. Allen
& Company LLC managed the transaction, acting as
the placement agent.
To find out more,
read the reports PlanetOut filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exhange Commission, available at www.sec.gov.