Annie's (BNNY), a leading organic food company, added underwriters to its IPO on Wednesday. William Blair, RBC Capital Markets, Stifel Nicolaus Weisel and Canaccord Genuity will now help manage the offering. Credit Suisse and J.P. Morgan remain the lead bookrunners. Annie's booked sales of $129 million and for the twelve months ended September 30, 2011. Revenues increased 20% for the most recent six month period. The company plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BNNY.
Erickson Air-Crane (EAC), a heavy-lift helicopter manufacturer, also changed underwriters on Wednesday. After removing BofA Merrill Lynch, Gleacher & Company and BB&T Capital Markets in its filing last month, Erickson retained Stifel Nicolaus Weisel and added Oppenheimer & Co., Lazard and D.A. Davidson, all as lead bookrunners. Erickson posted $147 million in sales and $23 million in EBITDA for the twelve months ended September 30, 2011. Sales for the most recent nine month period increased 31% to $122 million. The Portland, OR-based company made its initial filing in May 2010 and plans to list on the NASDAQ under symbol EAC.
