Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Assist clients with entity formation, operating agreements, and other issues related to establishing a new business.
Performed due diligence for multi-tranche convertible debt offering for privately held, early-stage company.
Assisted with due diligence review and filings related to Cascade Corporation’s $760 million acquisition by Toyota Industries Corporation. The negotiated transaction was structured as a public tender offer followed by a merger of a subsidiary of Toyota Industries into Cascade in which all shares not acquired in the tender offer were acquired for the tender offer price. Prior to the transaction, Cascade was a public reporting company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Assisted privately held Widmer Brothers Brewing Company in a merger with Redhook Ale Brewery, Incorporated, in which Widmer shareholders received SEC-registered stock valued at $50 million.
Advise a wide range of entities and individuals in corporate formation, organization and drafting matters, including preparation of operating agreements and bylaws, shareholder and voting agreements, stock/unit purchase and sale agreements, promissory notes and security agreements, warrants, consents and resolutions, equity incentive plans and grants, and various service agreements.
Assisted machine learning product company in conducting $25 million Series C Preferred Stock offering.
Prepared and negotiated agreement for higher education institute establishing a new graduate program for nurses.
Defending financial services organization against claims from creditor of educational institution
Represented seller of contract manufacturing business.