ACQUISITION
$1,700,000,000
HOGAN LOVELLS
Client: Adobe Systems
Team: Jane Ross, partner and lead attorney (Silicon Valley); Allison Donovan, senior associate; Leire Aguirre, associate (Madrid); Silvia Bauzá, partner (Madrid); Logan Breed, partner (Washington, D.C.); John Brockland, partner (San Francisco); Alex Dolmans, partner (Madrid); Brittany Chiang, associate (Silicon Valley); Lauren Zachry, associate (Silicon Valley); Mike Frank, partner (Silicon Valley); Jeff Tolin, partner (New York); Scott Loughlin, partner (Washington, D.C.); T. Weymouth, partner (Washington, D.C.)
Other Parties: Permira Advisers LLP and Magento
Other Firms: Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
Notes: The deal, valued at $1.7 billion, will enable commerce to be seamlessly integrated into the Adobe Experience Cloud, delivering a single platform that serves both B2B and B2C customers globally.
Although the lead partner on this transaction is not in the Denver office, Allison Donovan, in Denver, worked with lawyers across the U.S. and in specialty fields to complete the transaction.
$120,000,000
HOGAN LOVELLS
Client: Splunk Inc.
Team: Keith Flaum, partner and lead attorney (Silicon Valley); Allison Donovan, senior associate; Nadia Aksentijevich, associate (Washington, D.C.); Meryl Bernstein, partner (Northern Virginia); Benjamin Clark, senior associate (Washington, D.C.); Patrick de Laperouse, associate (Washington, D.C.); Susan Ebersole, attorney (Washington, D.C.); Michael Frank, partner (Silicon Valley); Andrew Keller, partner (Washington, D.C.); Will Lamb, associate (Silicon Valley); Tao Leung, counsel (Los Angeles); Scott Loughlin, partner (Washington, D.C.); Mark Pereira, associate; Michelle Roberts Gonzales, senior associate (Los Angeles); Jeffrey Tolin, partner (New York)
Other Parties: VictorOps Inc.
Other Firms: Cooley
Notes: Splunk has been using artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide automation required when the sheer volume of data makes it difficult for humans to keep pace. The addition of VictorOps will provide on-call technical staff with an analytics and an AI-driven approach for addressing the incident lifecycle, from monitoring to response to incident management to continuous learning and improvement.
Denver senior associate Allison Donovan handled communications with the client and supervised the team bringing the deal to completion.
$63,000,000
DAVIS GRAHAM & STUBBS
Client: Confidential
Team: Lamont Larsen, partner, lead; Stacie Carter, associate
Other Parties: Confidential
Notes: Davis Graham & Stubbs represented the buyer in acquisition of oil and gas properties.
$13,500,000
DAVIS GRAHAM & STUBBS
Client: Confidential
Team: Lamont Larsen, partner; Stacie Carter, associate
Other Parties: Confidential
$5,000,000
DAVIS GRAHAM & STUBBS
Client: Confidential
Team: Lamont Larsen, partner and lead attorney; Stacie Carter, associate
Other Parties: Confidential
Notes: Davis Graham & Stubbs represented the buyer in the acquisition of oil and gas properties.
$2,760,000
DAVIS GRAHAM & STUBBS
Client: Confidential
Team: Lamont Larsen, partner; Brian Annes, associate
Other Parties: Confidential
Confidential
BALLARD SPAHR
Client: Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Inc.
Team: John Ruppert, partner; Michele Rowland, partner; Ethan Birnberg, associate
Other Parties: ACI Concrete Pumping
Other Firms: Sader Law Firm
Notes: Ballard Spahr represented Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Inc. in its purchase of assets of ACI Concrete Pumping in a bankruptcy 363 sale.
Confidential
BALLARD SPAHR
Client: Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Inc.
Team: John Ruppert, partner; Michele Rowland, partner; Alicia Clark, partner; Caroline Marfitano, associate
Other Parties: O’Brien Concrete Pumping Inc.
Other Firms: Miller & Law
Notes: Ballard Spahr represented Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Inc. in its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of O’Brien Concrete Pumping Inc.
Confidential
Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti
Client: Westland Distributing Partners LLC
Type of Deal: Mergers and Acquisitions
Team: Jim Fipp, partner; Donna Lance, counsel; Jessica Pingleton, associate
Other Parties: Arizona Mobile Home Supply Inc., Nevada Mobile Home Supply LLC
Other Firms: Confidential
Notes: Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti represented Westland Distributing Partners in connection with its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Arizona Mobile Home Supply Inc. and Nevada Mobile Home Supply LLC. Westland Distributing Partners is in the business of distributing building supplies, parts and other products and accessories to manufactured housing contractors, retailers and homeowners.
Confidential
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK
Client: NexusTek Holdings LLC
Team: Kevin Cudney, shareholder; Erik Jensen, shareholder; Daniel Winer, associate; Gregory Janssen, associate
Other Parties: Syndeo Technologies Inc.
Other Firms: Davis Malm & D’Agostine
Notes: Brownstein represented NexusTek Holdings and its wholly owned subsidiary Nexus Technologies LLC, in the acquisition of substantially all of the business assets of Syndeo Technologies, a Massachusetts corporation and IT managed services provider.
Confidential
DAVIS GRAHAM & STUBBS
Client: Kodiak Building Partners
Team: Drew Sultan, partner; William Rendle Myer, associate; Justin Nyberg, associate
Other Parties: Builders’ Millwork Inc.
Other Firms: Ruder Ware
Notes: Kodiak Building Partners purchased substantially all of the assets of Builders’ Millwork Inc.
Confidential
DAVIS GRAHAM & STUBBS
Client: Kodiak Building Partners
Team: Andrew Sultan, partner; William Rendle Myer, associate
Other Parties: Specialty Appliance Inc.
Other Firms: Lewis Bess Williams & Weese
Notes: Kodiak Building Partners purchased substantially all of the assets of Specialty Appliance Inc.
Confidential
DAVIS GRAHAM & STUBBS
Client: KSL Capital Partners
Team: Bruce Stocks, partner; Catherine Hance, partner; Erin Simmons, partner; Chris Lane, associate; Jon Goldstein, associate
Other Parties: Starwood, Bank of America
Other Firms: Latham & Watkins, Haynes & Boone
Notes: Davis Graham & Stubbs represented KSL Capital Partners in the acquisition of the Margaritaville resort in Hollywood, Florida.
Confidential
PERKINS COIE
Client: Astute Solutions and Rubicon Technology Partners
Team: Nate Ford, partner; Kester Spindler, partner; Pete Kinsella, partner; Katherine Reilly, associate; Tim Andree, associate; Baker Arena, associate
Other Parties: Wilke Global
Other Firms: Squire Patton Boggs
Notes: Perkins Coie represented Astute Solutions, a consumer engagement technologies company, and its private equity sponsor in connection with the acquisition of Wilke Global, a consumer relations software company based in Columbus, Ohio.
Confidential
PERKINS COIE
Client: Bertram Capital
Team: Nate Ford, partner; Nick Ferrer, partner; Jessica Batzell, counsel; Laurie Rasmussen, counsel; Cory Smith, associate; Tim Andree, associate
Other Parties: Registrar Corp.
Other Firms: Holland & Knight
Notes: Perkins Coie represented Bertram Capital in connection with its acquisition of Registrar Corp, a Hampton Virginia-based provider of FDA regulatory compliance and supply chain assurance solutions.
Confidential
PERKINS COIE
Client: The Halifax Group
Team: Nate Ford, partner; Kester Spindler, partner; Katherine Reilly, associate; Ryan Gurule, associate; Elizabeth Dietz, associate
Other Parties: Summit Behavioral Health
Other Firms: Pepper Hamilton
Notes: Perkins Coie represented Halifax Group in connection with its acquisition of Princeton, New Jersey-based addiction treatment provider, Summit Behavioral Health.
Confidential
PERKINS COIE
Client: SilverEdge LLC
Team: Nate Ford, partner; Andy Villier, partner; Brad Nicholson, associate
Other Parties: Madwire LLC
Other Firms: Kendal Olsner
Notes: Perkins Coie represented SilverEdge, a provider of small-business payment solutions, in connection with its acquisition by Madwire, a marketing, software and service company.
Confidential
PERKINS COIE
Client: Simple Tire LLC
Team: Nate Ford, partner; Pete Kinsella, partner; Jessica Batzell, counsel; Sarah Konz, counsel; Elizabeth Dietz, associate
Other Parties: Dealer Tire LLC
Other Firms: Debevoise & Plimpton
Notes: Perkins Coie represented Simple Tire, an online tire retailer based in Philadelphia, in connection with a significant investment by Dealer Tire, which is a Lindsay Goldberg-backed tire distributor for car dealerships.
Confidential
PERKINS COIE
Client: Sterling Partners
Team: Kester Spindler, partner; Pam Wang, associate; Cindy Cho, associate
Other Parties: Academic Programs International
Notes: Perkins Coie represented Sterling Partners in its acquisition of Academic Programs International.
Confidential
WILMERHALE
Client: Elite SEM
Team: Keith Trammell, partner
Other Parties: Email Aptitude
Confidential
WILMERHALE
Client: HS2 Solutions
Team: Keith Trammell, partner
Other Parties: Infield Digital
DEBT FINANCE
$2,400,000,000
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK
Client: Freeport LNG Development LP
Team: Elizabeth Paulsen, shareholder; Jay Spader, shareholder; Margaux Trammell, shareholder; Mark Oveson, shareholder; Michael Pankow, shareholder; Scott McEachron, associate; Josh Rosenholtz, associate; Brittany Bliffen, associate; Andrew Roth-Moore, associate
Other Parties: MUFG Bank LTD; HSBC Bank USA, N.A.; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; Credit Agricole Corporate; Investment Bank
Other Firms: Kirkland & Ellis
Notes: Brownstein represented Freeport LNG and served as lead counsel in a $2.4 billion holding company financing from a total of 14 participant banks. The loan was supported by dividends from Trains 1, 2 and 3 of the Freeport LNG project, and the proceeds of which were used to pay the existing bank debt for Train 3.
$1,500,000,000
GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER
Client: Sabal Trail Transmisson LLC
Team: Robyn Zolman, partner; Bryan McCutcheon, associate; Meredith Ashlock, associate
Other Firms: Baker Botts
Notes: Gibson Dunn represented Sabal Trail in its registered offering of $1.5 billion of senior notes, consisting of $500 million of senior notes due 2028, $600 million of senior notes due 2038 and $400 million of senior notes due 2048. Baker Botts represented the initial purchasers.
$500,000,000
GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER
Client: WPX Energy Inc.
Team: Robyn Zolman, partner; Meredith Ashlock, associate
Other Firms: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Notes: Gibson Dunn represented WPX Energy in its registered offering of $500 million of 5.750 percent senior notes due 2026. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett represented the underwriters.
$100,000,000
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK
Client: U.S. Bank National Association
Team: Jay Spader, shareholder; Scott McEachron, associate; Brittany Bliffen, associate
Other Parties: Noodles & Company
Other Firms: Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Notes: Brownstein represented U.S. Bank as the agent bank and lead arranger for a $100 million syndicated credit facility for Noodles & Company, a fast-casual restaurant chain.
$75,000,000
ARNOLD & PORTER
Client: Resolute Energy Corporation
Team: Ron Levine, partner; Heather Ashour, associate; Alexa Jones, associate
Other Parties: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Other Firms: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Notes: Arnold & Porter attorneys represented Resolute Energy Corporation, a NYSE-listed oil and gas company, in its private offering of $75 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.50 percent senior notes due 2020, and the subsequent exchange offer of these unregistered notes for identical registered notes. The notes constitute part of the same series as the $525 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 8.50 percent senior notes due 2020 previously issued. Goldman Sachs & Co. was the initial purchaser of the notes.
$61,000,000
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK
Client: Calmwater Capital
Team: Ana Tenzer, shareholder; Sean Bahoshy, shareholder; Phil Gosch, shareholder; Suzanne Kalutkiewicz, consulting attorney
Other Firms: Cherry Edgars
Notes: Brownstein represented the lender in originating a mortgage loan secured by a to-be-built Noble Hotel, an 18-hole Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, 52 estate lots and 22 Golf Villas in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Confidential
BALLARD SPAHR
Client: Color Spot Nurseries Inc., and Hines Growers Inc.
Team: John Ruppert, partner; Michele Rowland, partner; Alicia Clark, partner
Other Parties: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Other Firms: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Notes: Ballard Spahr represented Color Spot Nurseries Inc. and Hines Growers Inc. in a short-term special purpose financing facility.
Confidential
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK
Client: Calmwater Capital
Team: Ana Tenzer, shareholder; Sean Bahoshy, shareholder
Other Firms: Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell
Notes: Brownstein represented a lender in originating a mortgage loan secured by a to-be-built Indigo branded hotel in Coachella, California.
Confidential
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK
Client: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Team: Jay Spader, shareholder; Scott McEachron, associate
Other Parties: ERCO LLC
Other Firms: Moye White
Notes: Brownstein represented CIBC Bank USA in a revolving credit facility for ERCO LLC.
Confidential
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK
Client: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Team: Jay Spader, shareholder; Josh Rosenholtz, associate
Other Parties: AutoSource Holdings Inc.
Other Firms: Covington & Burling
Notes: Brownstein represented CIBC in a revolving credit facility for AutoSource Holdings Inc., the parent holding company of AutoSource, the nation’s largest branded title vehicle dealer, and a portfolio company of ONCAP Management Partners.
DISPOSITION
$42,000,000
DAVIS GRAHAM & STUBBS
Client: Confidential
Team: Lamont Larsen, partner; Tim Canon, associate
Other Parties: Confidential
$35,000,000
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK
Client: Lowe Enterprises Real Estate Group
Team: Gregory Vallin, shareholder
Other Parties: Hines Acquisitions
Other Firms: Thompson & Knight
Notes: Brownstein represented Lowe Enterprises Real Estate Group in a $35M sales transaction that closed on May 11. Hines Acquisitions purchased approximately 2,000 acres in Douglas County from Lowe for the development of a high-end residential master planned community on a piece of Front Range real estate.
The property was partially developed when sold, and Lowe retains a large adjacent property to the south, which necessitated the negotiation of a complex joint development agreement, metropolitan district agreements and other ancillary agreements.
$6,950,000
BURNS FIGA & WILL
Client: Wabash National Trailer Centers Inc.
Team: Matt Dillman, shareholder; Georginne Dudash, associate
Other Parties: D. Thompson Properties LLC
Notes: Burns Figa & Will represented the seller regarding the sale of a facility located in Phoenix.
$6,250,000
BURNS FIGA & WILL
Client: Artane Real Estate LLC
Team: Matt Dillman, shareholder; Nicole Roberts, associate
Other Parties: Colfax & Marion LLC
Other Firms: Laff Gordon Bennett Logan
Notes: Burns Figa & Will represented the seller regarding the sale of retail/office property located in Denver.
$3,750,000
BURNS FIGA & WILL
Client: Kalyx Colorado 4750 Nome LLC
Team: Matt Dillman, shareholder; Nicole Roberts, associate
Other Parties: 4750 Nome Street LLC
Other Firms: Husch Blackwell
Notes: Burns Figa & Will represented the seller regarding the sale of industrial property located in Denver.
$2,300,000
SPARKMAN + FOOTE
Client: Confidential
Team: Douglas Foote, partner
Other Parties: Confidential
Other Firms: NXTLAW
Notes: Sparkman + Foote assisted in assets acquisition of a long-established Colorado local community service business by a growth-oriented roll up acquirer.
$1,936,242
BURNS FIGA & WILL
Client: King Paul 1 LLC, Jacobs Colorado LLC, IVE Colorado LLC
Team: Matt Dillman, shareholder; Georginne Dudash, associate
Other Parties: Adams County, Colorado
Notes: Burns Figa & Will represented the seller regarding the sale of vacant land in Brighton.
$940,000
BURNS FIGA & WILL
Client: Arrow Drive LLC
Team: Matt Dillman, shareholder; Georginne Dudash, associate
Other Parties: South Conway County School District
Other Firms: Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard
Notes: Burns Figa & Will represented the seller regarding the sale of a light industrial facility located in Morrilton, Arkansas.
Confidential
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK
Client: VetScience LLC
Team: Ali Metzl, shareholder; Justin Hahn, associate; Hannah Caplan, associate; Andrew Elliott, shareholder; Michael Freimann, shareholder; Erik Jensen, shareholder; Christine Samsel, shareholder; David Spaulding, shareholder
Other Parties: Manna Pro Products LLC
Other Firms: Debevoise & Plimpton
Notes: Brownstein represented VetScience and its Fruitables brand of natural dog treats and food supplements in its sale to to Manna Pro Products.
Confidential
HOGAN LOVELLS
Client: Mikhail Prokhorov, Onexim Sports and Entertainment, and BSE Global
Team: Matthew Eisler, partner; Craig Umbaugh, partner; Russell Hedman, senior associate; Christopher Nenno, senior associate; Stephen Grodski, associate (New York); Eric Einhorn, associate (New York); Scott Lilienthal, partner (Washington, D.C.); Philip Ehrlich, counsel (New York); Jordan Chase, senior associate; Mark Weinstein, partner (New York); Carin Carithers, partner (Washington, D.C.); Michael DeLarco, partner (New York); David Mitchell, senior associate (New York); Logan Breed, partner (Washington, D.C.); David London, partner; Seaton Thedinger, counsel; David Isbell, partner; Lewis Turner, associate; David Dunn, partner (New York); Robert Baldwin, senior associate (Washington, D.C.); Scott Loughlin, partner (Washington, D.C.); Lea Ann Fowler, partner; Katie Cooperman, senior associate; Joseph Vladeck, associate (Washington, D.C.); Grand Munyon, senior associate; Scott Friedman, partner (New York); Lee Samuelson, partner (New York); Helen Atkeson, partner; and Melissa Moravec, associate
Other Parties: Joe Tsai and Blue Pool Capital
Other Firms: Sullivan & Cromwell
Notes: The Hogan Lovells team, led by Denver partners Matthew Eisler and Craig Umbaugh advised Mikhail Prokhorov on Onexim Sports and Entertainment Holding’s sale of a 49.9 percent interest in the Brooklyn Nets to Joe Tsai, including an option to acquire control of the team.
The transaction did not include any operating rights in the Barclays Center, where the team plays. This was a landmark deal in the sports world and significantly impacts valuations of NBA teams across the board. It was also a global deal, with an international buyer group located in China acquiring the minority interest from a Russian oligarch in Brooklyn, New York, whose deal team was led by our Denver office.
Confidential
HOLLAND & HART
Client: Quiznos
Team: Chris Groll; partner; Christopher Boling, associate; James Crowe, of counsel;
Other Parties: High Bluff Capital Partners
Other Firms: Dentons
Notes: Holland & Hart represented Quiznos in its sale of substantially all of its assets from QCE LLC and its subsidiaries to High Bluff Capital Partners, a private investment firm that specializes in the acquisition of high-quality, consumer-facing brands and companies that present unique transformation opportunities.
EQUITY FINANCE
$150,000,000
HOLLAND & HART
Client: DCP Midstream Partners LP
Team: Lucy Stark, partner; Jordan Bunch, associate; Adam Cohen, partner; Paige Coriden, associate; Michael Dill, of counsel; Sarah Haradon, associate; Kit LeVoy, partner; Louise Mousseau, paralegal; Leah Neumann, associate; Ryan Nichols, associate; Peter Perla, partner; Trent Timmons, associate
Other Parties: RBC Capital Markets LLC; Wells Fargo Securities LLC; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; Morgan Stanley Co. LLC
Other Firms: Baker Botts
Notes: Holland & Hart represented DCP Midstream LP in connection with its issuance of 6.45 million of its 7.875 percent Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units. That issuance represented limited partner interests in the Partnership (the Series A Preferred Units), at a price to the public of $25 per unit, pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 9 by and among DCP Midstream LP; DCP Midstream GP LP; DCP Midstream GP LLC; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC; RBC Capital Markets LLC; and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. The Series B Preferred Units entitle their holders to certain rights that are senior to the rights of holders of common units representing limited partner interests in DCP Midstream LP, such as rights to certain distributions and rights upon liquidation of DCP Midstream LP.
$115,000,000
DAVIS GRAHAM & STUBBS
Client: Tellurian Inc.
Team: John Elofson, partner; Edward Shaoul, associate; Will Myer, associate
Other Parties: Credit Suisse
Notes: Credit Suisse was the underwriter for the deal.
Confidential
Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti
Client: TurboTenant
Team: Patrick Perrin, partner; Jared Crain, partner; Jessica Pingleton, associate
Other Parties: Confidential
Other Firms: Confidential
Notes: Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti represented TurboTenant in connection with its Series A Financing. TurboTenant provides web-based tools for landlords and tenants, including rental listings, tenant screening, tenant application management and rental forms.
Confidential
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK
Client: Encore Consumer Capital
Team: Gino Maurelli, shareholder; Daniel Winer, associate; Matthew Nyberg, shareholder; Daniel Ackerman, shareholder
Other Firms: Messner Reeves
Notes: Brownstein represented Encore Consumer Capital in its investment in Denver-based Tender Belly.
Confidential
PERKINS COIE
Client: Provenance Growth Equity
Team: Nate Ford, partner; Kester Spindler, partner; Pete Kinsella, partner; Jakob Deitch, associate; Cory Smith, associate
Other Parties: Knot Standard Holdings LLC
Other Firms: Faegre Baker Daniels
Notes: Perkins Coie represented Provenance, a growth equity and private equity sponsor based in Los Angeles focused on digitally intensive consumer brands, in connection with a significant minority investment in mensware brand Knot Standard.
OTHER
$500,000,000
GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER
Client: WPX Energy Inc.
Type of Deal: Tender Offer
Team: Robyn Zolman, partner; Bryan McCutcheon, associate
Other Firms: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Notes: Gibson Dunn represented WPX Energy in its tender offers to purchase up to $500 million of its outstanding senior notes. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett represented the dealer managers.
$400,000,000
GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER
Client: WPX Energy Inc.
Type of Deal: Tender Offer
Team: Robyn Zolman, partner; Meredith Ashlock, associate
Other Firms: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Notes: Gibson Dunn represented WPX Energy in its tender offers to purchase up to $400 million of its outstanding senior notes. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett represented the dealer managers.
$48,000,000
DAVIS GRAHAM & STUBBS
Client: Newmont Mining Corporation
Type of Deal: Equity Investment
Team: Bruce Stocks, partner; Nate Goergen, associate
Other Parties: Sumitomo Corporation and Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.
Notes: Equity Investment by Sumitomo Corporation in Minera Yanacocha SRL. This was an equity investment by the Sumitomo Corporation in the company Minera Yanacocha, a joint venture between Newmont Mining and Buenaventura.
$20,000,000
BUTLER SNOW
Client: Talladega College
Type of Deal: New Markets Tax Credits
Team: Ann Hered, partner
Other Parties: Wells Fargo N.A.,Crescent Growth Capital, United States Department of Agriculture
Other Firms: Kutak Rock
Notes: This deal was a combination of USDA and NMTC subsidy for the benefits of one of the oldest black colleges in the U.S. The proceeds of the financing are being used to construct a new student center and student housing to support the rapidly growing student body.
Confidential
ARNOLD & PORTER
Client: The AES Corporation
Type of Deal: Strategic Investment
Team: Ron Levine, partner; Evan Leitch, associate; Alexa Jones, associate
Other Parties: Simple Energy Inc.
Other Firms: Cooley
Notes: Arnold & Porter represented the AES Corporation in its strategic investment in Simple Energy, the leading provider of utility-branded marketplaces and customer engagement software.
Confidential
BALLARD SPAHR
Client: Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Inc.
Type of Deal: High Yield Debt
Team: John Ruppert, partner; Michele Rowland, partner; Alicia Clark, partner
Other Parties: Indenture Trustee and public note holders
Other Firms: Latham & Watkins, Skadden Arps, Goodwin Proctor, Eaton Vance
Confidential
Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti
Client: Alpine Disposal Inc.
Type of Deal: Merger
Team: Patrick Perrin, partner; Jared Crain, partner; Jessica Pingleton, associate
Other Parties: Waste Industries USA LLC
Other Firms: Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton
Confidential
Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti
Client: Challengeme Esports GmbH
Type of Deal: Company Sale
Team: Patrick Perrin, partner; Jared Crain, partner
Other Parties: Unikrn Inc.
Other Firms: Carney Badley Spellman
Notes: Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti represented Challengeme ESports in connection with the sale of the company to Unikrn, Inc.
Confidential
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK
Client: Confident Financial Solutions
Type of Deal: Partnership
Team: Avi Loewenstein, shareholder; Andrew Elliott, shareholder
Other Parties: WebBank
Other Firms: Sidley Austin
Notes: Brownstein represented Confident Financial Solutions, a financial technology company providing point-of-sale automotive repair financing solutions to consumers, in its partnership with WebBank, a leader in alternative payment products including private-label installment and revolving credit.
Confidential
DAVIS GRAHAM & STUBBS
Client: Logic PD Inc. and CHB Capital Partners
Type of Deal: Sale
Team: Bruce Stocks, partner; Nate Goergen, associate; Christina Smith, associate; Larry Nemirow, special tax counsel; Sandra Wainer, paralegal
Other Parties: Compass Equity Group
Other Firms: Affinity Law Group
Notes: Sale of Logic PD Inc., to Compass Equity Group.
Confidential
HOGAN LOVELLS
Client: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation SJSC (SABIC)
Type of Deal: Joint Venture
Team: Kelly Tubman Hardy, partner (Baltimore); David Locascio, partner (Houston); Jeffrey Whittle, partner (Houston); Polly Sims, senior associate (Houston); Sandra Harris, senior associate; Melissa Moravec, associate; Allison Donovan, senior associate; Taylor Evans, partner (Houston); Cristina Rodriguez, partner (Houston); Jennifer Smith, partner (Houston); Bruno Ciuffetelli, partner (Houston); Jorge Diaz-Silveira, partner (Miami); Samaa Haridi, partner (New York); Cameron Cosby, partner (Washington, D.C.); Jean Blackerby, associate (Washington, D.C.); Joe Krauss, partner (Washington, D.C.)
Other Parties: Confidential
Notes: Hogan Lovells represented SABIC in a confidential global joint venture.
Although the lead partner on this transaction is not in our Denver office, the Denver attorneys Sandra Harris, Allison Donovan and Melissa Moravec worked with lawyers across the U.S. and in specialty fields to complete the transaction.
Confidential
HOLLAND & HART
Client: Swiftpage Inc.
Type of Deal: Merger
Team: Susan Oakes, partner; Kady Bauchman, associate; Craig Frame, partner
Other Parties: SFW Capital Partners
Notes: Swiftpage Inc. accepted a substantial investment from SFW Capital Partners. This gave SFW Capital Partners a majority interest in the company. Current management will continue to manage the Swiftpage business. The investment was effectuated via the merger of an indirect subsidiary of SFW Capital Partners.
N/A
ARNOLD & PORTER
Client: Resolute Energy Corporation
Type of Deal: Shareholder activism
Team: Ron Levine, partner; Heather Ashour, associate
Other Parties: Monarch Alternative Capital
Other Firms: Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, Wilkie Farr & Gallagher (counsel to Monarch); Goldman Sachs & Co., Petrie Partners
Notes: Arnold & Porter attorneys represented Resolute Energy Corporation, a NYSE-listed oil and gas company, in responding to Monarch Alternative Capital LP, an activist shareholder seeking a combination of board representation and a strategic review process, preparing the company’s communication strategy and proxy filings, counseling the board of directors, and negotiating and finalizing the settlement and standstill agreement with Monarch.