-----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, TuNh6Yl7h1cyTyngsdomB/DPGV0i7dCb6vl+qlQhN9Dzw1t3+sNHszjflxq7y9X1 LHF1i2kYrj6ta3YheZhHSA== 0001193125-07-123753.txt : 20070525 0001193125-07-123753.hdr.sgml : 20070525 20070525170806 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-07-123753 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070525 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070525 GROUP MEMBERS: QVT ASSOCIATES GP LLC GROUP MEMBERS: QVT FINANCIAL GP LLC GROUP MEMBERS: QVT FUND LP SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TAILWIND FINANCIAL INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001368879 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BLANK CHECKS [6770] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-82804 FILM NUMBER: 07881320 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 181 BAY STREET STREET 2: SUITE 4400 CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M5J 2T3 BUSINESS PHONE: 416-601-2422 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 181 BAY STREET STREET 2: SUITE 4400 CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M5J 2T3 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: QVT Financial LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001290162 IRS NUMBER: 113694008 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1177 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS STREET 2: 9TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-705-8800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1177 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS STREET 2: 9TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 SC 13G 1 dsc13g.htm SCHEDULE 13G Schedule 13G

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Tailwind Financial Inc.


(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $.001 par value per share


(Title of Class of Securities)

 

 

874023104

                                (CUSIP Number)                                

May 22, 2007


(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

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

¨ Rule 13d-1(b)

x Rule 13d-1(c)

¨ 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. 874023104    

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

   
   

            QVT Financial LP

            11-3694008

   
  2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)  
  (a)  ¨  
    (b)  x    
  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
 
                  859,000
    7.    Sole Dispositive Power
 
                  0
    8.    Shared Dispositive Power
 
                  859,000
  9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    
                859,000    
10.   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   ¨
         
11.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)  
                5.5%    
12.   Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  
                PN    

 

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CUSIP No. 874023104    

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

   
   

            QVT Financial GP LLC

            11-3694007

   
  2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)  
  (a)  ¨  
    (b)  x    
  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
 
                  859,000
    7.    Sole Dispositive Power
 
                  0
    8.    Shared Dispositive Power
 
                  859,000
  9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    
                859,000    
10.   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   ¨
         
11.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)  
                5.5%    
12.   Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  
                OO    

 

Page 3 of 9 pages


CUSIP No. 874023104    

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

   
   

            QVT Fund LP

            98-0415217

   
  2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)  
  (a)  ¨  
    (b)  x    
  3.   SEC Use Only  
         
  4.   Citizenship or Place of Organization  
                Cayman Islands    

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

    5.    Sole Voting Power
 
                  0
    6.    Shared Voting Power
 
                  831,884
    7.    Sole Dispositive Power
 
                  0
    8.    Shared Dispositive Power
 
                  831,884
  9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    
                831,884    
10.   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   ¨
         
11.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)  
                5.32%    
12.   Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  
                PN    

 

Page 4 of 9 pages


CUSIP No. 874023104    

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

   
   

            QVT Associates GP LLC

            01-0798253

   
  2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)  
  (a)  ¨  
    (b)  x    
  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
 
                  831,884
    7.    Sole Dispositive Power
 
                  0
    8.    Shared Dispositive Power
 
                  831,884
  9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    
                831,884    
10.   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   ¨
         
11.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)  
                5.32%    
12.   Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  
                OO    

 

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Item 1   (a).   Name of Issuer      
    Tailwind Financial Inc. (the “Issuer”)      
Item 1  

(b).

  Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices      
    The address of the Issuer’s principal executive offices is:      
    BCE Place, 181 Bay Street, Suite 2040, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T3      
Item 2  

(a).

  Name of Person Filing      

Item 2

 

(b).

  Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence      
Item 2  

(c).

  Citizenship      
   

QVT Financial LP

1177 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor

New York, New York 10036

Delaware Limited Partnership

 

QVT Financial GP LLC

1177 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor

New York, New York 10036

Delaware Limited Liability Company

 

QVT Fund LP

Walkers SPV, Walkers House

P.O. Box 908GT

Mary Street

George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Limited Partnership

 

QVT Associates GP LLC

1177 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor

New York, New York 10036

Delaware Limited Liability Company

     
Item 2  

(d).

  Title of Class of Securities      
    Common Stock, $.001 par value (the “Common Stock”).      
Item 2  

(e).

  CUSIP Number      
    The CUSIP number of the Common Stock is 874023104.      
Item 3.     If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:      
 

(a)

  ¨    Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).      
 

(b)

  ¨    Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).      
 

(c)

  ¨    Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).      
 

(d)

  ¨    Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).      
 

(e)

  ¨    An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);      
 

(f)

  ¨    An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);      
 

(g)

  ¨    A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);      
 

(h)

  ¨    A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);      
 

(i)

  ¨    A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);      
 

(j)

  ¨    Group, in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).      

 

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Item 4.    Ownership.      
   (a)    Amount beneficially owned:      
     

QVT Financial LP (“QVT Financial”) is the investment manager for QVT Fund LP (the “Fund”), which beneficially owns 831,884 shares of Common Stock. QVT Financial is also the investment manager for a separate discretionary account managed for Deutsche Bank AG (the “Separate Account”), which holds 27,116 shares of Common Stock. QVT Financial has the power to direct the vote and disposition of the shares of Common Stock held by the Fund and the Separate Account. Accordingly, QVT Financial may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of an aggregate amount of 859,000 shares of Common Stock, consisting of the shares owned by the Fund and the shares held in the Separate Account.

 

QVT Financial GP LLC, as General Partner of QVT Financial, may be deemed to beneficially own the same number of shares of Common Stock reported by QVT Financial.

 

The Fund beneficially owns 831,884 shares of Common Stock. QVT Associates GP LLC, as General Partner of the Fund, may be deemed to beneficially own the same number of shares of Common Stock reported by the Fund.

 

The Fund and the Separate Account also own warrants to purchase additional shares of Common Stock, which are not exercisable until the later of the Issuer’s completion of a business combination and April 11, 2008. As of the date of this filing, there has been no report of the completion of a business combination.

 

Each of QVT Financial and QVT Financial GP LLC disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock owned by the Fund and the shares of Common Stock held in the Separate Account. QVT Associates GP LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares of Common Stock owned by the Fund, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

     
   (b)    Percent of class:      
      See Item 11 of the Cover Pages to this Schedule 13G.      
   (c)    Number of shares as to which the person has:      
      (i)    Sole power to vote or to direct the vote      
         0      
      (ii)    Shared power to vote or to direct the vote      
         See item (a) above.      
      (iii)    Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of      
         0      
      (iv)    Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of      
         See item (a) above.      
Item 5.    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class   
   If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following  ¨.   
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
   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 I certify that, to the best of my 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 that purpose or effect.      

 

Page 7 of 9 pages


SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: May 25, 2007

    

QVT FINANCIAL LP

   QVT FUND LP

By QVT Financial GP LLC,

   By QVT Associates GP LLC,

its General Partner

   its General Partner

By:

 

/s/ Daniel Gold

   By:  

/s/ Daniel Gold

Name:

  Daniel Gold    Name:   Daniel Gold

Title:

  Managing Member    Title:   Managing Member

By:

 

/s/ Tracy Fu

   By:  

/s/ Tracy Fu

Name:

  Tracy Fu    Name:   Tracy Fu

Title:

  Managing Member    Title:   Managing Member

QVT FINANCIAL GP LLC

   QVT ASSOCIATES GP LLC

By:

 

/s/ Daniel Gold

   By:  

/s/ Daniel Gold

Name:

  Daniel Gold    Name:   Daniel Gold

Title:

  Managing Member    Title:   Managing Member

By:

 

/s/ Tracy Fu

   By:  

/s/ Tracy Fu

Name:

  Tracy Fu    Name:   Tracy Fu

Title:

  Managing Member    Title:   Managing Member

 

Page 8 of 9 pages


EXHIBIT A

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G signed by each of the undersigned shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Dated: May 25, 2007

    

QVT FINANCIAL LP

   QVT FUND LP

By QVT Financial GP LLC,

   By QVT Associates GP LLC,

its General Partner

   its General Partner

By:

 

/s/ Daniel Gold

   By:  

/s/ Daniel Gold

Name:

  Daniel Gold    Name:   Daniel Gold

Title:

  Managing Member    Title:   Managing Member

By:

 

/s/ Tracy Fu

   By:  

/s/ Tracy Fu

Name:

  Tracy Fu    Name:   Tracy Fu

Title:

  Managing Member    Title:   Managing Member

QVT FINANCIAL GP LLC

   QVT ASSOCIATES GP LLC

By:

 

/s/ Daniel Gold

   By:  

/s/ Daniel Gold

Name:

  Daniel Gold    Name:   Daniel Gold

Title:

  Managing Member    Title:   Managing Member

By:

 

/s/ Tracy Fu

   By:  

/s/ Tracy Fu

Name:

  Tracy Fu    Name:   Tracy Fu

Title:

  Managing Member    Title:   Managing Member

 

Page 9 of 9 pages

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