October 2011.  Peakstone Advises Bowie Resources, LLC on Loan Financing Transaction. Bowie is a productive coal mine in southwest Colorado with over 40 million recoverable tons of highly valuable, low sulfur steam coal. Mercuria Energy, an energy trading company based in Switzerland, provided the financing.  The proceeds were used to refinance the existing lender and provide additional growth capital to Bowie.

For more information, please contact:

Eric Dziedzic, Managing Director, (312) 204-7300, edziedzic@peakstone.com

Stephen Sleigh, Managing Partner, (312)346-7318, ssleigh@peakstone.com