P. Blake Allen

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Gen. Coun.
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Represented a publicly traded manufacturer of 2D-
  3D-vision systems for minimally invasive surgery in a recapitalization through the conversion of its preferred stock
  debentures into common stock. Represented Irish company in a $2.7B merger with a US-based NASDAQ company,
  related Form S-4. Represented a United Arab Emirates-based private-equity-company buyer in its purchase of $9M in Series D stock issued by a Silicon Valley-based developer of massively multiplayer online games. Represented Coda Therapeutics, Inc., an early-stage pharmaceutical biotechnology company, in its $20M sale of Series A preferred stock to various venture capital investors. Represented a San Francisco-based registered investment advisor in its formation of a $50M private equity investment fund. Represented oil
  gas producer Arena Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ARD) as special Nevada counsel in its $1.65B acquisition by S
  Ridge Energy (NYSE: SD)
  registration statement on Form S-4. Represented a Belgian private equity investor in a Series D investment in a California beverage company. Represented a Chinese company in connection with its investments in US public companies
  related SEC compliance. Represented the issuer in preparation of a 144A offering memor
  um
  collateral documentation for private offering of $140M of First Mortgage Notes for a $195M project for a NYSE company. Represented the issuer in preparation of the S-3 registration statement for registration of $25M of shares placed by a NASDAQ SmallCap company. Represented a US based global internet retailer in its sale of assets to a Belgian subsidiary of a Hong-Kong based public company. Represented the issuer in preparation of the 144A offering memor
  um
  collateral documentation for offering of $120M of Senior Notes for a NYSE company. Represented the issuer in preparation of S-4 registration statement for an A/B exchange offer for $140M of First Mortgage Notes issued by a NYSE company. Represented the issuers
  participated in preparation of the prospectus for the issuance of $120M of 13% Senior Subordinated Notes for a NYSE company. Represented NASDAQ NMS company in SEC investigation. Represented one of the merging companies in preparation of S-3 Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus
  the S-4 Registration Statement regarding the $1.15B merger of a NYSE company into another NYSE company. Represented the issuer in preparation of Form S-3 registration of $25 million PIPE for NASDAQ NMS company. Represented the issuer in preparation of Form SB-2 registration of $7M PIPE for OTCBB company. Draft
  file all required Securities
  Exchange Commission reports such as 8-Ks, 10-Qs, annual reports, proxy statements, Forms 3, 4
  5 for various NYSE
  NASDAQ companies. Draft confidential treatment requests
  no-action letter requests.