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Schedule 13G

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.     )*

 

 

NRDC Acquisition Corp.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

 

62941R102

                                (CUSIP Number)                                 

October 30, 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. 62941R102    

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

 

            QVT Financial LP

 

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

    
                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
 
                  3,314,867
    7.    Sole Dispositive Power
 
                  0
    8.    Shared Dispositive Power
 
                  3,314,867
  9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    
                3,314,867    
10.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

 

   ¨            
         
11.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)  
                6.4%    
12.   Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  
                PN    

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CUSIP No. 62941R102    

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

 

            QVT Financial GP LLC

 

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

    
                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
 
                  3,314,867
    7.    Sole Dispositive Power
 
                  0
    8.    Shared Dispositive Power
 
                  3,314,867
  9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    
                3,314,867    
10.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

 

   ¨            
         
11.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)  
                6.4%    
12.   Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  
                OO    

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CUSIP No. 62941R102    

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

 

            QVT Fund LP

 

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

    
                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
 
                  2,730,455
    7.    Sole Dispositive Power
 
                  0
    8.    Shared Dispositive Power
 
                  2,730,455
  9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    
                2,730,455    
10.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

 

   ¨            
         
11.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)  
                5.28%    
12.   Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  
                PN    

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CUSIP No. 62941R102    

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

 

            QVT Associates GP LLC

 

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

    
                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
 
                  3,023,593
    7.    Sole Dispositive Power
 
                  0
    8.    Shared Dispositive Power
 
                  3,023,593
  9.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    
                3,023,593    
10.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

 

   ¨            
         
11.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)  
                5.84%    
12.   Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  
                OO    

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Item 1  

(a).

    Name of Issuer      
     NRDC Acquisition Corp. (the “Issuer”)      
Item 1  

(b).

    Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices      
     The address of the Issuer’s principal executive offices is:      
     3 Manhattanville Road, Purchase, New York 10577, United States      
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

Mary Street

George Town, Grand Cayman, KY1 9001 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, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”).      
Item 2  

(e).

    CUSIP Number      
     The CUSIP number of the Common Stock is 62941R102.      
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 2,730,455 shares of Common Stock, and for Quintessence Fund L.P. (“Quintessence”), which beneficially owns 293,138 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 291,274 shares of Common Stock. QVT Financial has the power to direct the vote and disposition of the Common Stock held by the Fund, Quintessence and the Separate Account. Accordingly, QVT Financial may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of an aggregate amount of 3,314,867 shares of Common Stock, consisting of the shares owned by the Fund and Quintessence 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. QVT Associates GP LLC, as General Partner of the Fund and Quintessence, may be deemed to beneficially own the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock owned by the Fund and Quintessence, and accordingly, QVT Associates GP LLC may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of an aggregate amount of 3,023,593 shares of Common Stock.      
      QVT Financial, QVT Financial GP LLC and QVT Associates GP LLC each acquired beneficial ownership of more than 5% of the class of equity securities as of October 30, 2007. The Fund acquired beneficial ownership of more than 5% of the class of equity securities on October 31, 2007. The reported share amounts reflect amounts beneficially owned by the reporting persons as of such dates, as adjusted for subsequent transactions through the date hereof.      
      The Fund and Quintessence own warrants to purchase additional shares of Common Stock that are not exercisable until the later of the Issuer’s completion of a business combination and October 17, 2008, and will expire on October 17, 2011 or earlier upon redemption. 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 disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock owned by the Fund, Quintessence and the Separate Account. QVT Associates GP LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares of Common Stock owned by the Fund and Quintessence, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.      
      The percentage disclosed in Item 11 of the Cover Pages for each reporting person is calculated based upon 51,750,000 shares of Common Stock outstanding, which is the total number of shares issued and outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2007.      
   (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.      

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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: November 8, 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/ Lars Bader

     By:  

/s/ Lars Bader

Name:    Lars Bader     Name:   Lars Bader
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/ Lars Bader

     By:  

/s/ Lars Bader

Name:    Lars Bader     Name:   Lars Bader
Title:    Managing Member     Title:   Managing Member

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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: November 8, 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/ Lars Bader

     By:  

/s/ Lars Bader

Name:    Lars Bader     Name:   Lars Bader
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/ Lars Bader

     By:  

/s/ Lars Bader

Name:    Lars Bader     Name:   Lars Bader
Title:    Managing Member     Title:   Managing Member

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