Cases
Experience: Venture Capital - Negotiate
document venture capital financings, both on behalf of companies
in representing venture capitalists
participated in numerous convertible bridge financings.
Representation of Start Up Companies - Represented many start up companies in structuring
forming the entities, capital raising, shareholders agreements, founders agreements, stock option plans, phantom stock plans, licensing agreements, partnering arrangements, intellectual property issues, venture capital financing,
substantial work with foreign venture capitalists
foreign investors. These start up businesses have been involved in the areas of software, e-commerce, telecommunications, retail, sports,
consumer. These services also include appropriate introductions to funding sources
relevant service providers. We took one of these start up companies, Bridgepoint Education, Inc., public in April 2009.
Representation of Middle Market Companies - This representation has related primarily to liquidity events such as leveraged recapitalizations, minority equity infusions, debt transactions
majority equity sales.
Mergers
Acquisitions - These transactions have involved cash sales
stock for stock exchanges of both public
private companies. The industries involved have included companies involved in cemeteries
mortuaries, restaurants, consumer products, software companies, manufacturing, internet companies, spa companies, mortgage banking, real estate management, sports
action sports, travel agencies, service providers,
parts assemblers (including maquiladora companies). These transactions have involved puts, calls, earnouts
equity rollovers.
General Corporate Representation - Strategic planning, advisor to the Board of Directors, integration of corporate planning
structuring with estate
gift tax issues of the owners.
Private Wealth Team - Creation of Family Offices
structuring of the holdings of the
Family in order to transition the assets to future generations
work with the
clients on business succession
serving as the Trusted Advisor to the Family.
