-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, HV9bSKfXxN931BnCsirTM70A22Lrh+k46e6Eb1ksFECsqaoCnVXdDckh/S92Ez3T haKmM87jc0AMBRCzwMSeLw== 0001144204-08-011163.txt : 20080221 0001144204-08-011163.hdr.sgml : 20080221 20080221165148 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-08-011163 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080221 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080221 GROUP MEMBERS: D. E. SHAW & CO., L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: DAVID E. SHAW GROUP MEMBERS: LAMINAR DIRECT CAPITAL GP, INC. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MINRAD INTERNATIONAL, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001121225 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 870299034 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-80813 FILM NUMBER: 08633474 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 847 MAIN ST. CITY: BUFFALO STATE: NY ZIP: 14203 BUSINESS PHONE: 716-855-1068 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 847 MAIN ST. CITY: BUFFALO STATE: NY ZIP: 14203 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000804 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Laminar Direct Capital L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001427640 IRS NUMBER: 201131815 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10000 MEMORIAL DRIVE, SUITE 500 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77024 BUSINESS PHONE: 713-292-5400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10000 MEMORIAL DRIVE, SUITE 500 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77024 SC 13G 1 v104607_sc13g.htm
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 


Minrad International, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)


Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)


60443P103
(CUSIP Number)


February 8, 2008
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the following box to designate the rule pursuant to which the Schedule is filed:

o
Rule 13d-1(b)
 
x
Rule 13d-1(c)
 
o
Rule 13d-1(d)
 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

CUSIP No. 60443P103
 
  
 
1.
Names of Reporting Persons
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Laminar Direct Capital L.P.
20-1131815
  
       
 
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
 
   
(a)
o
      
   
(b)
o
      
         
 
3.
SEC Use Only
 
       
 
4.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
  
       
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
5.
Sole Voting Power
-0-
  
       
     
6.
Shared Voting Power
3,208,427 (1)
  
           
     
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
-0-
  
           
     
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
3,208,427 (1)
  
           
 
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
3,208,427 (1)
  
       
 
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o
  
       
 
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
6.2% (2)
  
       
 
12.
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN
  

1 Represented by warrants exercisable into 3,208,427 shares.

2 The percent of class is based on 48,584,633 shares of outstanding common stock and includes 3,208,427 shares from the potential exercise of the warrants for a total of 51,793,060 shares.
 

CUSIP No. 60443P103
 
  
 
1.
Names of Reporting Persons
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Laminar Direct Capital GP, Inc.
20-0850694
  
       
 
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
 
   
(a)
o
      
   
(b)
o
      
         
 
3.
SEC Use Only
 
       
 
4.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
  
       
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
5.
Sole Voting Power
-0-
  
       
     
6.
Shared Voting Power
3,208,427 (1)
  
           
     
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
-0-
  
           
     
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
3,208,427 (1)
  
           
 
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
3,208,427 (1)
  
       
 
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o
  
       
 
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
6.2% (2)
  
       
 
12.
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA, CO
  

1 Represented by warrants exercisable into 3,208,427 shares.

2 The percent of class is based on 48,584,633 shares of outstanding common stock and includes 3,208,427 shares from the potential exercise of the warrants for a total of 51,793,060 shares.
 

CUSIP No. 60443P103
 
  
 
1.
Names of Reporting Persons
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
13-3695715
  
       
 
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
 
   
(a)
o
  
   
(b)
o
  
         
 
3.
SEC Use Only
 
       
 
4.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
  
       
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
5.
Sole Voting Power
-0-
  
       
     
6.
Shared Voting Power
3,208,427 (1)
  
           
     
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
-0-
  
           
     
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
3,208,427 (1)
  
           
 
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
3,208,427 (1)
  
       
 
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o
  
       
 
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
6.2% (2)
  
       
 
12.
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA, PN
  

1 Represented by warrants exercisable into 3,208,427 shares.

2 The percent of class is based on 48,584,633 shares of outstanding common stock and includes 3,208,427 shares from the potential exercise of the warrants for a total of 51,793,060 shares.
 
 
CUSIP No. 60443P103
  
   
 
1.
Names of Reporting Persons
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
David E. Shaw
  
       
 
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
 
   
(a)
o
 
  
   
(b)
o
    
         
 
3.
SEC Use Only
 
       
 
4.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
  
       
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
5.
Sole Voting Power
-0-
  
       
     
6.
Shared Voting Power
3,208,427 (1)
  
           
     
7.
Sole Dispositive Power
-0-
  
           
     
8.
Shared Dispositive Power
3,208,427 (1)
  
 
 
9.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
3,208,427 (1)
  
       
 
10.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o
  
       
 
11.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
6.2% (2)
  
       
 
12.
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN
  

1 Represented by warrants exercisable into 3,208,427 shares.

2 The percent of class is based on 48,584,633 shares of outstanding common stock and includes 3,208,427 shares from the potential exercise of the warrants for a total of 51,793,060 shares.
 
 
Item 1.
   
(a)
 
Name of Issuer:
   
Minrad International, Inc.
     
(b)
 
Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
   
50 Cobham Drive
Orchard Park, NY 14127
     
Item 2.
   
(a)
 
Name of Person Filing:
   
Laminar Direct Capital L.P.
Laminar Direct Capital GP, Inc.
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
David E. Shaw
     
(b)
 
Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
   
The business address for each reporting person is:
120 W. 45th Street, Tower 45, 39th Floor
New York, NY 10036
     
(c)
 
Citizenship:
   
Laminar Direct Capital L.P. is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.
Laminar Direct Capital GP, Inc. is a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.
David E. Shaw is a citizen of the United States of America.
     
(d)
 
Title of Class of Securities:
   
Common Stock
     
(e)
 
CUSIP Number:
   
60443P103
  
Item 3.
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
 
     
Not Applicable
  

Item 4.
Ownership
  
     
As of  February 15,  2008:
 
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
 
Laminar Direct Capital L.P.:
3,208,427 shares
This is composed of 3,208,427 shares that Laminar Direct Capital L.P. has the right to acquire upon exercise of warrants.
   
Laminar Direct Capital GP, Inc.:
3,208,427 shares
This is composed of 3,208,427 shares that Laminar Direct Capital L.P. has the right to acquire upon exercise of warrants.
   
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
3,208,427 shares
This is composed of 3,208,427 shares that Laminar Direct Capital L.P. has the right to acquire upon exercise of warrants.
 
David E. Shaw:
3,208,427 shares
This is composed of 3,208,427 shares that Laminar Direct Capital L.P. has the right to acquire upon exercise of warrants.
 
(b) Percent of class:
 
Laminar Direct Capital L.P.:
6.2%
 
Laminar Direct Capital GP, Inc.:
6.2%
 
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
6.2%
 
David E. Shaw:
6.2%
 
(c) Number of shares to which the person has:
 
(i)      Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
 
Laminar Direct Capital L.P.:
-0- shares
 
Laminar Direct Capital GP, Inc.:
-0- shares
 
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
-0- shares
 
David E. Shaw:
-0- shares
 
(ii)     Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
 
Laminar Direct Capital L.P.:
3,208,427 shares
 
Laminar Direct Capital GP, Inc.:
3,208,427 shares
 
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
3,208,427 shares
 
David E. Shaw:
3,208,427 shares
 
(iii)    Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
 
Laminar Direct Capital L.P.:
-0- shares
 
Laminar Direct Capital GP, Inc.:
-0- shares
 
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
-0- shares
 
David E. Shaw:
-0- shares
 
(iv)    Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
 
Laminar Direct Capital L.P.:
3,208,427 shares
 
Laminar Direct Capital GP, Inc.:
3,208,427 shares
 
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:
3,208,427 shares
 
David E. Shaw:
3,208,427 shares
 
David E. Shaw does not own any shares directly. By virtue of David E. Shaw’s position as President and sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc., which is the general partner of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., which in turn is the sole shareholder of Laminar Direct Capital GP, Inc., which in turn is the general partner of Laminar Direct Capital L.P., David E. Shaw may be deemed to have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of, and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of, the 3,208,427 shares as described above constituting 6.2% of the outstanding shares and, therefore, David E. Shaw may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares. David E. Shaw disclaims beneficial ownership of such 3,208,427 shares.
 
Item 5.
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not Applicable
 
Item 6.
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Not Applicable
 
Item 7.
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person
Not Applicable
 
Item 8.
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not Applicable
 
Item 9.
Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not Applicable
 
Item 10.
Certification
By signing below, each of Laminar Direct Capital L.P., Laminar Direct Capital GP, Inc., D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., and David E. Shaw certify that, to the best of such reporting person’s knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect.
 
 

SIGNATURE
 
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. A Power of Attorney, dated October 24, 2007, granted by David E. Shaw in favor of Rochelle Elias, is attached hereto.

Dated: February 21, 2008
 
 
LAMINAR DIRECT CAPITAL L.P.
 
By:   
Laminar Direct Capital GP, Inc., as general partner
 
 
 
 
    By:  /s/ Rochelle Elias
 
 
 
Rochelle Elias
Chief Compliance Officer
       
 
 
LAMINAR DIRECT CAPITAL GP, INC.
 
   
 
  By:  /s/ Rochelle Elias
 
 
Rochelle Elias
Chief Compliance Officer
 
     
  D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
   
  By:    /s/ Rochelle Elias
 
Rochelle Elias
Chief Compliance Officer
 
     
  David E. Shaw
   
  By:    /s/ Rochelle Elias
 
Rochelle Elias
Attorney-in-Fact for David E. Shaw
 
 
 
 EX-1 2 v104607_ex1.htm
Exhibit 1

POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR CERTAIN FILINGS
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
I, David E. Shaw, hereby make, constitute, and appoint each of:

Anne Dinning,

Rochelle Elias,

Julius Gaudio,

John Liftin,

Louis Salkind,

Stuart Steckler,

Maximilian Stone, and

Eric Wepsic,

acting individually, as my agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for the purpose of, from time to time, executing in my name and/or my capacity as President of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. (acting for itself or as the general partner of D. E. Shaw & Co., L. P. and general partner, managing member, or manager of other entities, any of which in turn may be acting for itself or other entities) all documents, certificates, instruments, statements, other filings, and amendments to the foregoing (collectively, “documents”) determined by such person to be necessary or appropriate to comply with ownership or control-person reporting requirements imposed by any United States or non-United States governmental or regulatory authority, including without limitation Forms 3, 4, 5, and 13F and Schedules 13D and 13G required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and delivering, furnishing, or filing any such documents to or with the appropriate governmental or regulatory authority. Any such determination shall be conclusively evidenced by such person’s execution, delivery, furnishing, and/or filing of the applicable document.

This power of attorney shall be valid from the date hereof and replaces the power granted on February 24, 2004, which is hereby cancelled.

IN WITNESS HEREOF, I have executed this instrument as of the date set forth below.

Date: October 24, 2007

DAVID E. SHAW, as President of
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.
/s/ David E. Shaw
New York, New York
 EX-2 3 v104607_ex2.htm Unassociated Document

Exhibit 2

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the undersigned Reporting Persons hereby agrees to the joint filing, along with all other such Reporting Persons, on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Stock of Minrad International, Inc., and that this Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned hereby executes this Agreement as of this 21st day of February, 2008.
 
 
 
LAMINAR DIRECT CAPITAL L.P.
 
By:   
Laminar Direct Capital GP, Inc., as general partner
 
 
 
 
    By:  /s/ Rochelle Elias
 
 
 
Rochelle Elias
Chief Compliance Officer
       
 
 
LAMINAR DIRECT CAPITAL GP, INC.
 
   
 
  By:  /s/ Rochelle Elias
 
 
Rochelle Elias
Chief Compliance Officer
 
     
  D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
   
  By:    /s/ Rochelle Elias
 
Rochelle Elias
Chief Compliance Officer
 
     
  David E. Shaw
   
  By:    /s/ Rochelle Elias
 
Rochelle Elias
Attorney-in-Fact for David E. Shaw
 
 
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