Bradford Dean West

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Managing Partner

  Firm Name

  West PLC
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Transactions

  Corporate and securities work for the sponsor of a newly-organized $25 million Florida-focused tax certificate fund, including preparation of Private Placement Memorandum and related materials. Corporate and securities work for the sponsor of a newly-organized $25 million Florida-focused real estate private equity fund, including preparation of Private Placement Memorandum and related materials. Merger of corporations controlled by registered representatives of a broker-dealer, including post-closing shareholders agreement. Closed an investment by a UK investor in an Arizona-based pet cremation company. Closed a merger of an asset-based lender into a subsidiary of the bank that provided warehouse financing for the lender, as counsel for the co-founder and CEO. Departure agreement for executive and co-founder of venture-backed telecommunications company. Corporate and M&A work with a senior executive and co-owner of a Canadian death services provider. Corporate work for a company that manages capital market risk for originators of residential mortgage loans. Corporate work for an investor in a company that uses a novel, patented process to color hair naturally and safely using common dietary supplements and food ingredients. Corporate and securities work for a start-up, web-based business to business and business to consumer international travel services company, including work relating to a UK investee. Corporate and securities work for a start-up designer, developer and marketer of voice recognition technology used in the delivery and take out segments of the restaurant industry. Sale of a leading, national real estate investment banking firm as co-counsel to the firm sold. Corporate work for start-up nanotechnology company that uses proprietary aluminum nanofibers in the design and manufacture of high throughput, highly electropositive consumer and commercial water and air filters. Corporate work for a co-founder of a high technology designer of high grade, advanced rescue equipment designed principally for use in rugged-ground transportation of injured persons, such as mountainside in ski resorts, or in military, civilian, or mining rescue operations. Corporate and securities work in connection with the creation of a $50 million real estate development fund, as counsel for the placement agent and the fund co-sponsor. Corporate and securities work for a new investment fund organized to provide start-up capital to a high technology, sound wave company, including organizational structuring and private placement of convertible preferred shares. Corporate and securities work for start-up technology firm focused on the recreational fishing gear industry. Corporate and securities work for a start up kids' healthy beverage company, with former Coca-Cola and Anheuser-Busch executives, including organizational structuring and private placement of convertible preferred shares. Placement of preferred equity securities to be used by a Florida franchisee of a new quick service dining concept featuring low-fat, low-carbohydrate and low-calorie food items, selected beverages and nutritional products served in a casual dining environment, as counsel to the franchisee/issuer. Private placement of preferred equity securities to be used, together with a $200 million warehouse facility, to start-up a healthcare equipment leasing company. Private placement of preferred equity securities to provide CAD 2.5 million to a provider of fixed wireless and satellite broadband Internet services focused on the non-urban and rural areas of Canada, as counsel to the fund.