Acquisition
$1,300,000,000
Husch Blackwell
Client: National Storage Affiliates Trust
Team: Kevin Kelley, office managing partner; Jennifer Haynes, partner; Steven Barrett, partner
Notes: This portfolio deal would bring National Storage Affiliates Trust to a total of 663 locations. The portfolio consists of 112 self-storage properties containing approximately 8.7 million rentable square feet, in over 68,000 storage units and located across 17 states and Puerto Rico.
$1,300,000,000
Perkins Coie
Client: South32 Limited
Team: Sonny Allison, partner; Chelsea Curfman, counsel; Nicholas Bradley, associate
Other Parties: Arizona Mining
Other Firms: Davies
Notes: Represented South32 Limited, a large Australian mining and metals company, as U.S. counsel in its acquisition of Arizona Mining.
$127,000,000
Davis Graham & Stubbs
Client: Brannan Sand & Gravel Company
Team: Kristin Lentz, partner; Zach Detra, partner; Taylor Smith, associate; Laura Cerezo, associate; Adrienne Kovac, associate; Chris Lane, associate
Other Parties: Boral Limited (parent company)
$74,000,000
WilmerHale
Client: Vail Resorts
Team: Keith Trammell, partner; Douglas Burton, partner; Andy Spielman, partner; Douglas Edwards, counsel; Sarah Judkins, senior associate; Kathleen Lucas, senior associate; William Caporizzo, partner; Amy Null, partner; Laura Schneider, partner; Paul Jakubowski, partner; Ashwin Gokhale, partner; Lillian Brown, partner; Kelly Dunbar, partner; Hartmut Schneider, partner; Charlie Speth, partner; Katelyn O’Brien, counsel; Bonnie Heiple, counsel; Meghan Walsh, counsel; Brett Jackson, senior associate; Chris Mercurio, associate; Jasmine Haddad, associate; Ryan Crane, associate; Nicolette Anagnos, associate; Julie Murphy Clinton, attorney
Other Parties: Triple Peaks Finance, LLC; Jackson Gore Development, LLC; Okemo Land Holdings, LLC; Okemo Golf, LLC; and Resort Asset Management, LLC
Notes: Vail Resorts acquired Triple Peaks, LLC, the parent company of Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont, Mount Sunapee Resort in New Hampshire and Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colorado. The company purchased Triple Peaks from the Mueller family for a final purchase price of approximately $74 million after adjustments for certain agreed-upon terms. As part of the transaction and with funds provided by Vail Resorts, Triple Peaks paid off $155 million in leases that all three resorts had with an affiliate of Oz Real Estate.
$64,000,000
WilmerHale
Client: Vail Resorts
Team: Keith Trammell, partner (co-lead); Douglas Burton, partner (co-lead); Andy Spielman, partner; Douglas Edwards, counsel; Sarah Judkins, senior associate; Kathleen Lucas, senior associate; William Caporizzo, partner; Amy Null, partner; Laura Schneider, partner; Paul Jakubowski, partner; Ashwin Gokhale, partner; Katelyn O’Brien, counsel; Bonnie Heiple, counsel; Nathaniel Custer, senior associate; Alex Civetta, associate; Chris Mercurio, associate; Jasmine Haddad, associate; Ryan Crane, associate; Julie Murphy Clinton, attorney
Other Parties: CLP Stevens Pass, LLC and Stevens Pass Mountain Resort, LLC
Notes: Vail Resorts acquired Stevens Pass Resort in Washington State from an affiliate of Oz Real Estate. Less than 85 miles from Seattle, the resort sits on the crest of the Cascade Range within two national forests — the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest on the West side and the Wenatchee National Forest on the East.
$51,750,000
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Client: JMA Ventures, LLC
Team: Nicole Ament, shareholder; Rebecca Miltenberger, shareholder; Ali Koenig, associate
Other Parties: Parcel 52N Office, LLC; 2275 Corporate Circle, LLC; Corporate CTR. IV, LLC; Corporate CTR. V, LLC — all Nevada LLCs and affiliates of American Nevada Company, LLC
Other Firms: Holley Driggs Walch Fine Wray Puzey & Thompson
Notes: Brownstein represented JMA Ventures, LLC in this acquisition of a five-office-building portfolio with more than 271,000 square feet located in Henderson, Nevada. The buildings located at 2275, 2285 and 2370 Corporate Circle and 2500 and 2550 Paseo Verde Parkway, Henderson, Nevada, were acquired in part one.
$18,000,000
Davis Graham & Stubbs
Client: Morse Energy Capital Partners
Team: Sam Niebrugge, partner; Chris Richardson, partner; Mark Bussey, partner; Michael Snider, partner; Nate Goergen, associate; Tim Canon, associate; Taylor Smith, associate; Jessica Fredrickson, associate; David Weil, associate
Other Parties: Nighthawk Production LLC
Other Firms: Greenberg Traurig
$15,000,000
Perkins Coie
Client: Wazee Digital
Team: Sonny Allison, partner; Jessica Batzell, associate; Jakob Deitch, associate; Elizabeth Dietz, associate; Serena Ross, associate
Other Parties: Veritone, Inc.
Other Firms: K&L Gates
Notes: Represented Wazee Digital, a provider of cloud-native video management and licensing services and a portfolio company of Shamrock Capital Advisors and Investcorp, in its acquisition byVeritone, Inc., a software development company and creator of the first SaaS-based operating system for artificial intelligence, for a combination of cash and Veritone stock.
$9,400,000
Davis Graham & Stubbs
Client: Confidential
Team: Lamont Larsen, partner; Stacie Carter, associate
Other Parties: Confidential
Other Firms: Confidential
$4,500,000
Davis Graham & Stubbs
Client: Confidential
Team: Lamont Larsen, partner
Other Parties: Confidential
$3,700,000
Davis Graham & Stubbs
Client: Confidential
Team: Lamont Larsen, partner; Stacie Carter, associate
Other Parties: Confidential
Not Applicable
Holland & Hart
Client: UMB Financial Corp
Team: Amy Bowler, partner; Paige Coriden, associate; Michael Dill, of counsel
Other Parties: Enterprise Bank & Trust
Other Firms: Thompson Coburn
Notes: Holland & Hart represented UMB Bank, N.A. in connection with its acquisition of certain endowed care, pre-need and merchandise and service assets from Enterprise Bank & Trust.
Confidential
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Client: ART Capital LLC
Team: Alexandra Metzl, shareholder; Jay Spader, shareholder; Justin Hahn, associate; Brittany Bliffen, associate; Erik Jensen, shareholder; Dulcinea Hanuschak, associate; Hannah Caplan, associate
Other Parties: Andersen Commercial Plumbing, Inc. and Paul Andersen; ORIX Corporation USA (OCC Equity Holdings, LP); Brutten Global (GD Flow, LLC); Cadence Bank N.A. (Senior Lender); ORIX Corporate Capital Inc. (Mezzanine Lender)
Other Firms: Lobb & Plewe, LLP, counsel to Andersen Commercial Plumbing, Inc. and Paul Andersen; Dorsey & Whitney LLP, counsel to ORIX Corporation USA (OCC Equity Holdings, LP) and ORIX Corporate Capital Inc. (Mezzanine Lender); Nathan Sommers Jacobs, counsel to Cadence Bank N.A. (Senior Lender)
Notes: Brownstein represented ART Capital LLC in its acquisition and financing of Andersen Commercial Plumbing, LLC, a commercial plumbing business based in Southern California.
Confidential
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Client: ART Capital LLC
Team: Alexandra Metzl, shareholder; Erik Jensen, shareholder; Marc Diamant, shareholder
Other Parties: Pebble Technology, Inc.; Graycliff Private Equity Partners; Bell Bank
Other Firms: Snell & Wilmer, counsel to Pebble Technology; Pepper Hamilton, counsel to Graycliff; Briggs & Morgan, counsel to Bell Bank
Notes: Brownstein represented ART Capital LLC in its acquisition of Pebble Technology, Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of pool finishes, pool enhancements and other outdoor environment products.
Confidential
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Client: ART Capital LLC
Team: Alexandra Metzl, shareholder; Erik Jensen, shareholder; Margaux Trammell, shareholder; David Spaulding, shareholder; David Curfman, shareholder; Charlotte Phelps, associate; Scott McEachron, associate; Christopher Hand, associate; Hannah Caplan, associate; Tai Palacio, associate
Other Parties: Outdoor Dimensions, LLC; Northcreek Mezzanine (as co-sponsor and mezzanine lender); Enterprise Bank & Trust (senior lender)
Other Firms: McConnell Barwick, counsel to Outdoor Dimensions; Katz Teller, counsel to Northcreek Mezzanine; Husch Blackwell, counsel to Enterprise Bank & Trust
Notes: Brownstein represented ART Capital LLC in its acquisition and financing of Outdoor Dimensions, LLC, a full-service provider of signage and outdoor marketing solutions based in Southern California.
Confidential
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Client: Bow River Capital Partners
Team: Gino Maurelli, shareholder; Avi Loewenstein, shareholder; Andrew Elliott, shareholder; Michael Freimann, shareholder; Christopher Reiss, shareholder; Nicholas Santucci, associate; Gregory Janssen, associate
Other Parties: CTS Holdings, LLC
Other Firms: Lewis Rice
Notes: Brownstein represented Bow River Capital Partners in its acquisition of and acquisition financing for Control Technology & Solutions LLC, a leading energy retrofit company based in St. Louis, Missouri.
Confidential
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Client: KSL Capital Partners, LLC
Team: Christopher Reiss, shareholder; Mark Oveson, shareholder; Daniel Winer, associate; Christopher Hand, associate; Brittany Bliffen, associate; Connor Hannagan, associate; Erik Jensen, shareholder; Daniel Ackerman, shareholder; Cassidy Merriam, associate; Jonathan Pray, shareholder; Jeffrey Knetsch, shareholder; Peter Nagle, associate
Other Parties: Amazing Lash Studio Franchise, LLC; ALS Cosmetics Supply, LLC, Amazing Lash Studio International, LLC; Golub Capital LLC
Other Firms: Cheng Cohen (franchise counsel); Katten Muchin Rosenman (counsel to Golub Capital LLC)
Notes: Brownstein represented Wellbiz Brands, one of KSL’s portfolio companies, in the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of the Amazing Lash Studio group of companies, the franchisor for Amazing Lash Studios. In addition, the acquisition included the separate purchase of seven Amazing Lash studios (franchisees). Brownstein also represented Wellbiz Brands in a loan from Golub Capital LLC to finance the acquisition of the family of companies.
Confidential
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Client: NRT Technology Corp.
Team: Jeff Knetsch, shareholder; Scott McEachron, associate; Trayton Oakes, associate
Other Parties: U.S. Bank National Association
Other Firms: Sullivan and Cromwell
Notes: Brownstein represented NRT Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of NRT Technology Corp., acquired gaming ATM assets of U.S. Bank National Association.
Confidential
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Client: Rose Community Foundation
Team: Aaron Hyatt, shareholder; Don Kortz, shareholder; Hirsch Neustein, associate
Other Parties: Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center campus (JCC Denver)
Other Firms: Notes: Brownstein represented Rose Community Foundation in the purchase of the Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center campus and leaseback of the campus to JCC Denver for a term of 100 years at $1 per year.
Confidential
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Client: Tuff Shed, Inc.
Team: Alexandra Metzl, shareholder; Daniel Winer, associate; Daniel Ackerman, shareholder; Cassidy Merriam, associate; Zachary Siegel, associate; Erik Jensen, shareholder
Other Parties: Home Brands, LLC
Other Firms: Paul Hastings
Notes: Brownstein represented Tuff Shed, Inc. in the acquisition of certain assets of Home Brands, LLC.
Confidential
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Client: Medlogix, LLC
Team: Sean Odendahl, partner; Tyler Mark, associate; Raphael Mendez, associate; and Stephanie Drumm, associate led the deal team with significant support from Enrique Miranda, associate; Bill Holland, partner; Jason Larkin, associate; Katharine Finley, associate; Anthony George, partner; Brenna Wolcott, associate; Anne Giacomini, paralegal; Janice Lancaster, paralegal; Debe Thomas, paralegal; Julie Wagner, paralegal; Tim Glasgow, partner; Eric Homsi, associate; Jason Haislmaier, partner; Anne Sharamitaro, attorney; Jen Stokes, partner; Tyler Thompson, associate; and Jennie Wynne, counsel
Other Parties: J&P Michigan Evaluation Group, Inc.
Confidential
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Client: Medlogix, LLC
Team: Sean Odendahl, partner; Tyler Mark, associate; Raphael Mendez, associate; and Stephanie Drumm, associate led the deal team with significant support from Enrique Miranda, associate; Bill Holland, partner; Jason Larkin, associate; Katharine Finley, associate; Anthony George, partner; Brenna Wolcott, associate; Anne Giacomini, paralegal; Janice Lancaster, paralegal; Debe Thomas, paralegal; Julie Wagner, paralegal; Tim Glasgow, partner; Eric Homsi, associate; Jason Haislmaier, partner; Anne Sharamitaro, attorney; Jen Stokes, partner; Tyler Thompson, associate; and Jennie Wynne, counsel
Other Parties: Integrity Medicolegal Enterprises, LLC
Other Firms: Heley, Duncan & Melander
Confidential
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Client: Offen Petroleum
Team: M&A: Sean Odendahl, partner; Jason Werner, associate; Rafael Mendez, associate (Dallas); Tiffany Jones, associate (St. Louis); Emma Harty, counsel (St. Louis); Anne Giacomini, paralegal; Tax: Tim Glasgow, partner; Chris Girouard, partner; Debt Finance: Bill Holland, partner; Jess Zimmerman, associate (St. Louis); Hannah Christian, associate; Environmental: Brandon Neuschafer, partner-(St. Louis); Bryan Keyt, partner (Chicago), Erin Brooks, associate (St. Louis); Employee Benefits: Jennifer Stokes, partner; Caitlin Lucey, associate; Employment: Anthony George, partner; RWI policy: Ken Achenbach, partner; Real Estate: Heather Boelens, partner; Greg Linde, associate
Other Parties: Overland Petroleum
Other Firms: Suitter Axland (sell-side legal counsel)
Confidential
Hogan Lovells
Client: Alterra Mountain Company
Team: Kevin Burke, partner; Paul Hilton, partner; Allison Donovan, senior associate; Jeremy Gibb, associate; Melissa Moravic, associate; Lea Ann Fowler, partner; Scott Campbell, senior associate; Lewis Turner, associate; Scott Reisch, partner; David London, partner; Joseph Krauss, partner (Washington, D.C.); Ashley Howlett, senior associate (Washington, D.C.); Jasper Howard, partner; Margaret McIntyre, senior associate (Washington, D.C.)
Other Parties: Solitude Mountain Resort
Notes: Hogan Lovells advised Alterra Mountain Company on its acquisition of Utah-based ski resort Solitude Mountain.
Confidential
Hogan Lovells
Client: Alterra Mountain Company
Team: Kevin Burke, partner; Paul Hilton, partner; Allison Donovan, senior associate; Jeremy Gibb, associate; Melissa Moravic, associate; Lea Ann Fowler, partner; Scott Campbell, senior associate; Lewis Turner, associate; Scott Reisch, partner; David London, partner; Joseph Krauss, partner (Washington, D.C.); Ashley Howlett, senior associate (Washington, D.C.); Jasper Howard, partner; Margaret McIntyre, senior associate (Washington, D.C.)
Other Parties: Crystal Mountain Resort
Other Firms: Karr Tuttle Campbell
Confidential
Perkins Coie
Client: 3esi-Enersight
Team: Nate Ford, partner; Kester Spindler, partner; Danielle Fortier, counsel; Jakob Deitch, associate
Other Parties: Palantir Solutions
Other Firms: McMillan Binch and
Goldberg Kohn
Notes: Represented 3esi-Enersight, a portfolio company of Rubicon, in its acquisition of Palantir Solutions.
Confidential
Perkins Coie
Client: Rubicon Technology Partners
Team: Nate Ford, partner; Pete Kinsella, partner; Kester Spindler, partner; Nicholas Bradley, associate; Kelly Payne, associate; Cory Smith, associate
Other Parties: QSR International Pty Ltd.
Notes: Rubicon Technology Partners acquired all of the outstanding stock of QSR International Pty Ltd.
Confidential
WilmerHale
Client: Elite SEM, Inc.
Team: Keith Trammell, partner; Ben Fernandez, partner; Douglas Edwards, counsel; Kathleen Lucas, senior associate; William Caporizzo, partner; Reed Freeman, partner; Amy Null, partner; Douglas Burton, partner; Laura Schneider, partner; Ashwin Gokhale, partner; Julie Hogan Rodgers, partner; Kimberly Wethly, partner; Ariella Feingold, special counsel; Meghan Walsh, counsel; Kim Phan, counsel; Brett Jackson, senior associate; Lawrence Gallick, senior associate; Victoria Hartmann, associate; Todd Rosenthal, associate
Other Parties: CPC Strategy LLC
Notes: Elite SEM, a digital marketing agency, acquired CPC Strategy, the San Diego-based agency known for its work in retail, e-commerce and specifically the Amazon channel, where it expects to derive more than half of its revenue in 2018. The combination with CPC Strategy adds critical scale to Elite’s rapidly growing Amazon practice, bolsters the depth of its expertise in search and social, and also delivers a powerful technology asset in CPC Strategy’s proprietary CAPx media and bid optimization platform.
Debt finance
$500,000,000
Greenberg Traurig
Client: State of Colorado
Team: Michael McGinnis, administrative shareholder; Andrew Rubin, associate; and Vanessa Albert Lowry, shareholder (Philadelphia)
Other Parties: Hilltop Securities, Wells Fargo Bank, Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Zions Bank
Other Firms: Kline Alvarado Veio; Sherman & Howard
Notes: In one of the largest COP financings in the history of the state, Greenberg Traurig was bond counsel in connection with the issuance of the State of Colorado Rural Colorado Certificates of Participation, Series 2018A in the aggregate principal amount of $500 million. The certificates were issued on Sept. 26, 2018. Proceeds will be used to fund state transportation projects and deferred maintenance on state buildings. It was the result of two bills passed by the state legislature during the 2017 and 2018 sessions to address critical needs of the state.
$500,000,000
Holland & Hart
Client: DCP Midstream Partners
Team: Lucy Stark, partner (lead); Adam Cohen, partner; Paige Coriden, associate; Michael Dill, of counsel; Sarah Ritchey Haradon, of counsel; Leah Neumann, associate; Ryan Nichols, associate
Other Parties: J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC; Barclays Capital, Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.; Mizuho Securities USA, LLC; MUFG Securities Americas, Inc.; SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.; TD Securities USA LLC
Other Firms: Baker Botts
Notes: Holland & Hart represented DCP Midstream, LP (the partnership) and its wholly owned subsidiary DCP Midstream Operating, LP (the operating partnership) in connection with the operating partnership’s issuance of $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.375 percent Senior Notes due 2025 at a price to the public of 100 percent of their face value (the senior notes), which senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the partnership. The senior notes were issued pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of July 10, by and among the partnership, the operating partnership, DCP Midstream GP, LLC; DCP Midstream Operating, LLC; J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC; Barclays Capital, Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.; Mizuho Securities USA, LLC; MUFG Securities Americas, Inc.; SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.; and TD Securities USA, LLC. The operating partnership is using the net proceeds from this offering to redeem all of its outstanding 9.75 percent Senior Notes due March 15, 2019.
$500,000,000
Holland & Hart
Client: SM Energy
Team: Lucy Stark, partner (lead); Michael Dill, of counsel; Paige Coriden, associate; Kit LeVoy, partner; Christopher Myers, associate; Leah Neumann, associate
Notes: SM Energy issued $500,000,000 of if 6.625 percent Senior Notes due 2027 in a public offering.
$250,000,000
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Client: Northwest Pipeline LLC
Team: Robyn Zolman, partner; Meredith Ashlock, associate
Other Parties: Shearman & Sterling
Notes: Gibson Dunn represented Northwest Pipeline in its Rule 144A offering of $250 million of senior notes due 2027, issued as an add on to its existing issue of such notes.
Not Applicable
Holland & Hart
Client: SM Energy Co.
Team: Lucy Stark, partner (lead); Leslie Boyle, partner; Kit LeVoy, partner; Leah Neumann, associate
Notes: Holland & Hart represented SM Energy Company in connection with its $2.5 billion senior secured revolving credit facility from a syndicate of banks, led by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.
Disposition
$117,000,000
Davis Graham & Stubbs
Client: Confidential
Team: Lamont Larsen, partner; Stacie Carter, associate; Sam Seiberling, associate; Kristin Lentz, partner
Other Parties: Confidential
$42,000,000
Davis Graham & Stubbs
Client: Confidential
Team: Lamont Larsen, partner; Tim Canon, associate
Other Parties: Confidential
$10,935,000
Burns Figa & Will
Client: Tomisu Friedkin
Team: Matt Dillman, shareholder; Bernard Gehris, special counsel; Georginne Dudash, associate
Other Parties: Little Papoose Ranch
Other Firms: Polsinelli
Notes: Burns Figa & Will represented the seller regarding the sale of ranch property in Ouray County.
$4,100,000
Burns Figa & Will
Client: Kalyx Colorado 4990 Oakland LLC
Team: Matt Dillman, shareholder; Georginne Dudash, associate
Other Parties: 4990 Oakland, LLC
Other Firms: Wolfe Van Ackern & Cuypers
Notes: Burns Figa & Will represented the seller regarding the sale of industrial property located in Denver.
$1,350,000
Burns Figa & Will
Client: Wabash National Trailer Centers, Inc.
Team: Matt Dillman, shareholder; Georginne Dudash, associate
Other Parties: 289 Dutch Hollow Road, LLC
Other Firms: Mika Meyers
Notes: Burns Figa & Will represented its client regarding the sale of warehouse property in Smithton, Pennsylvania.
$1,060,000
Burns Figa & Will
Client: Leigh Enterprises, LLC
Team: Matt Dillman, shareholder; Georginne Dudash, associate
Other Parties: KTJ 318, LLC
Notes: Burns Figa & Will represented its client regarding the sale of development property in Brighton.
Confidential
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Client: Alliant National Title Insurance Company, Inc.
Team: Kevin Cudney, shareholder; Christopher Reiss, shareholder; Erik Jensen, shareholder; Brittany Bliffen, associate
Other Parties: Presidio Investors (ATC Presidio Holdco, LLC); Star Mountain Capital (lender)
Other Firms: Morrison & Foerster, counsel to Presidio Investors; Lavelle Law, counsel to the primary security holders; Greenberg Traurig, counsel to Star Mountain Capital
Notes: Brownstein represented Agents Investors Group of America, LLC, in the sale of all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of its wholly owned subsidiary, Alliant National Title Insurance Company, Inc., to Presidio Investors.
Confidential
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Client: The Bay Club Company
Team: Kristin Macdonald, shareholder; Nicole Ament, shareholder; Thomas Livingston, associate; Scott McEachron, associate; Shane Griffin, associate; Brittany Bliffen, associate
Other Parties: York Capital Management; JMA Ventures; KKR
Other Firms: Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, counsel to York Capital Management; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, counsel to KKR
Notes: Brownstein represented The Bay Club Company, a premier active lifestyle and hospitality company, in the sale of the company from York Capital Management and minority investors, including JMA Ventures, to KKR, a leading global investment firm.
Confidential
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Client: Tuff Shed, Inc.
Team: Alexandra Metzl, shareholder; Daniel Winer, associate
Other Parties: Backyard Products, LLC
Other Firms: Faegre Baker Daniels
Notes: Brownstein represented Tuff Shed, Inc. in the sale of certain of its assets to Backyard Products, LLC.
Confidential
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Client: Colorado Quality Products, LLC
Team: Sean Odendahl, partner; Tim Hanson, partner; and Enrique Miranda, associate led the deal team with significant support from Anne Giacomini, paralegal; Brandon Neuschafer, partner; Sarah Bhagwandin, counsel; Heather Boelens, partner; Katharine Finley, associate; Anthony George, partner; Tim Glasgow, partner; Jason Haislmaier, partner; Caitlin Lucey, associate; Tyler Thompson, associate.
Other Parties: Elevation Labs
Other Firms: Alston & Bird
Confidential
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Client: Isonas, Inc.
Team: Mark Weakley, partner; Jason Werner, associate; Mary Kate Hogan, associate; and John Wright, associate led the deal team with significant support from Caitlin Lucey, associate and Sarah Bhagwandin, counsel (benefits); Seth Frederiksen, partner; and Rafa Mendez, associate (corporate); Paul Smith, partner; Tim Glasgow, partner; and Chris Girouard, associate (tax); Christina Caubet, paralegal; Demetra Nicozisin, paralegal; Heather Boelens, partner; and Greg Linde, associate (real estate); Jason Haislmaier, partner (IP); Anthony George, partner (labor); and Brian Berglund, partner (benefits).
Other Parties: Allegion plc
Other Firms: K&L Gates
Confidential
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Client: TapInfluence, Inc.
Team: Mark Weakley, partner; Jason Werner, associate; Tim Hanson, associate; and Stephanie Drumm, associate led the deal team with support from Caitlin Lucey, associate (benefits); Tim Glasgow, partner Christopher Girouard, associate (tax); Tyler Mark, associate (corporate); Anne Giacomini, paralegal; Demetra Nicozisin, paralegal; Heather Boelens, partner; Greg Linde, associate (real estate); Jason Haislmaier, partner (IP); Anthony George, partner (labor).
Other Parties: IZEA, Inc.
Other Firms: Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP served as legal advisers to IZEA, Inc.
Confidential
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Client: Tractica, LLC
Team: Chris Hazlitt, partner
Other Parties: Informa
Confidential
Hogan Lovells
Client: DC Industrial Liquidating Trust
Team: Lea Ann Fowler, partner; Jennifer Guzman, associate
Other Firms: Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson (purchaser’s counsel); King & Spalding (purchaser’s counsel)
Notes: Hogan Lovells advised DC Industrial Liquidating Trust on a multi-state distribution center real estate portfolio disposition, including the conveyance, transfer and assignment of facilities in California, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Florida and winding up of trust matters.
Confidential
Hogan Lovells
Client: Quorum Business Solutions and Silver Lake Partners
Team: Mark Kurtenbach, partner; David London, partner; Joe Krauss, partner (Washington, D.C.); Scott McClure, partner (Washington, D.C.); Carin Carithers, partner (Washington, D.C.); Ryan Adrian, senior associate; Chris Weigand, senior associate; Jeremy Gibb, associate; Brittany Wolma, associate; Mark Pereira, associate
Other Parties: Thoma Bravo
Other Firms: Kirkland Ellis (counsel to Thoma Bravo)
Notes: Hogan Lovells advised longstanding client Quorum Business Solutions, an industry-leading portfolio of finance, operations, and accounting software that empowers energy companies of all sizes, and Silver Lake Partners in the sale of Quorum to Thoma Bravo.
Confidential
Hogan Lovells
Client: Western Convenience Stores
Team: Lea Ann Fowler, partner; Katie Cooperman, senior associate; Jennifer Guzman, associate
Other Parties: Pester Marketing
Other Firms: Holland & Knight
Notes: Hogan Lovells represented Western Convenience in connection with the sale of all of its corporate assets, consisting of a multi-state portfolio of 43 convenience store and gas station locations in Colorado and Nebraska to Pester Marketing and the settlement negotiations and payoff of the seller’s senior loan financing and state governmental and creditor claims in connection with the sale and winding down of the company.
Confidential
Holland & Hart
Client: Automotive Business Solutions, Inc.
Team: James Crowe, of counsel (lead); Paige Coriden, associate
Other Parties: Cambium Equity Partners, LLC; ABS Operations, LLC
Other Firms: Sidley Austin
Confidential
Jones & Keller
Client: Wagner Wealth Management
Team: Reid Godbolt, partner; Christopher Johnson, associate
Other Parties: Private Capital Management LLC
Other Firms: Shapiro Bieging Barber Otteson
Confidential
Perkins Coie
Client: Rubicon Technology Partners/Personify, Inc.
Team: Nate Ford, partner; Kester Spindler, partner; Timothy Andree, associate; Elizabeth Dietz, associate
Other Parties: Pamlico Capital
Other Firms: Alston & Bird
Notes: Represented Personify, Inc., a portfolio company of Rubicon Technology Partners, in its sale to Pamlico Capital.
Equity finance
$1,000,000,000
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Client: The Williams Companies, Inc.
Team: Robyn Zolman, partner; Bryan McCutcheon, associate
Other Parties: Shearman & Sterling represented the sales agents
Notes: Gibson Dunn represented Williams in connection with its establishment of a $1 billion at the market offering program for its shares of common stock.
$750,000,000
Holland & Hart
Client: DCP Midstream LP
Team: Lucy Stark, partner (lead); Adam Cohen, partner; Paige Coriden, associate; Michael Dill, of counsel; Sarah Ritchey Haradon, of counsel; Leah Neumann, associate; Ryan Nichols, associate
$143,750,000
Perkins Coie
Client: Jefferies; Piper Jaffray & Co.; Wells Fargo Securities, LLC; Wedbush Securities Inc.
Team: Ned Prusse, partner; Jonathan Schulman, associate
Other Parties: Fate Therapeutics, Inc.
Other Firms: Goodwin Procter LLP
Notes: Represented the underwriters in the follow-on public offering of common stock by Fate Therapeutics, Inc.
$58,000,000
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Client: BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Team: Robyn Zolman, partner; Bryan McCutcheon, associate; Meredith Ashlock, associate
Other Parties: Latham & Watkins represented the underwriters
Notes: Gibson Dunn represented BioCryst in connection with its public offering of common shares.
Confidential
Holland & Hart
Client: Wyoming Whiskey
Team: Chris Groll, partner (lead); Nate Davis, associate; Adam Cohen, partner
Notes: Holland & Hart represented Wyoming Whiskey, Inc. in forming a strategic partnership with the Edrington Group, a global leading spirits producer. The transaction included the sale of a minority stake in the company, along with the negotiation of a five-year exclusive distribution relationship. Wyoming Whiskey was founded by David DeFazio and fourth-generation Wyoming ranchers, Brad and Kate Mead. The partnership with Edrington will give the company access to Edrington’s considerable distribution network.
Confidential
Perkins Coie
Client: Provenance Digital
Team: Nate Ford, partner; Jim Brenner, counsel
Other Parties: Marine Layer Inc.
Other Firms: Latham & Watkins
Notes: Represented Provenance Digital, a Los Angeles-based growth stage investor focused on digitally-intensive omnichannel brands in connection with its growth equity investment in Marine Layer, a casual lifestyle brand headquartered in San Francisco.
Confidential
Perkins Coie
Client: Varsity Healthcare Partners
Team: Nate Ford, partner; Nick Ferrer, partner; Jakob Deitch, associate; Andrew Perez, associate
Other Parties: Ideal Option
Other Firms: Karr Tuttle Campbell
Notes: Represented Varsity Healthcare Partners, a lower middle-market private equity firm focused on healthcare services, in connection with Ideal Option, a provider of treatments services for individuals suffering from opioid use disorder.
Other Deals
$108,000,000
Ballard Spahr
Type of Deal: Asset Sale
Client: Color Spot Nurseries, Inc. and Hines Growers, Inc.
Team: Michele Rowland, partner; John Ruppert, partner; Steve Suflas, partner; Alicia Clark, partner; Rob Kaplan, associate; Laurel Roglen, associate; Carrie Marfitano, associate
Other Parties: ATC Realty Nine, Inc. and Tree Town Nurseries
Other Firms: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman; Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones; Winston & Strawn
Notes: Asset sale in section 363(d) auction process.
$4,000,004
Holland & Hart
Client: Comrit Investments 1, LP
Type of Deal: Tender Offer
Team: Amos Barclay, of counsel; Sarah Ritchey Haradon, of counsel; Gregory Lindley, partner
$3,715,000
Davis Graham & Stubbs
Client: Confidential
Type of Deal: Divestiture
Team: Lamont Larsen, partner, Stacie Carter, associate
Other Parties: Confidential
Other Firms: Confidential
Notes: Represented seller in divestiture of oil and gas properties.
$3,000,000
Holland & Hart
Client: Comrit Investments 1, LP
Type of Deal: Tender Offer
Team: Amos Barclay, of counsel; Sarah Ritchey Haradon, of counsel; Gregory Lindley, partner
Confidential
Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti
Client: AIA Industries, LLC and Ogdon Ventures
Type of Deal: M&A
Team: Jim Fipp, partner; Jessica Pingleton, associate
Other Parties: AIA Industries Inc.
Notes: Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti represented Ogdon Ventures and AIA Industries in purchasing the assets of AIA Industries, Inc. AIA Industries, LLC has been in business since 1977 and operates two divisions. The skylight division focuses on developing high-end architectural daylighting solutions for residential and commercial applications and has a product line of standard and custom structural and domed skylights. The other division fabricates and vacuum forms plastic, including light fixture lenses, display cases and point of purchase displays.
Confidential
Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti
Client: EPI-USE America, Inc.
Type of Deal: M&A
Team: Jared Crain, partner; Jessica Pingleton, associate
Other Parties: Business Information Systems, Inc.
Other Firms: Martin & Squires
Notes: Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti represented EPI-USE America, Inc. in the acquisition of Business Information Systems, Inc.
Confidential
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Client: RGL Forensics
Type of Deal: Merger
Team: Hannah Coker, associate; Tyler Mark, associate; Sean Odendahl, partner
Other Parties: Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Notes: The firm expects to be fully integrated by the end of 2018.
Confidential
Hogan Lovells
Client: Fisher Island Investments, Inc.
Type of Deal: Real Estate Development Financing
Team: Lea Ann Fowler, partner; Janae Magee, attorney; Jennifer Guzman, associate
Other Firms: Schulte Roth & Zabel (lender’s counsel)
Notes: Hogan Lovells represented the subsidiaries of Fisher Island Investments, Inc. in a senior construction loan from CMTG Lenders 6 LLC, an affiliate of MACK Real Estate Credit Strategies. The construction loan proceeds were used for the construction of luxury condominium complex Palazzo Della Luna on Fisher Island.
Confidential
Hogan Lovells
Client: The Flyfisher Group, LLC
Type of Deal: Joint Venture
Team: Matthew Eisler, partner; Russell Hedman, senior associate; Sandra Harris, senior associate; Andrew Brandes, associate; Babak Nikravesh, partner (Silicon Valley)
Other Parties: Confidential
Other Firms: Kirkland & Ellis
Notes: Hogan Lovells advised the Flyfisher Group, LLC, an equity sponsor, on a joint venture transaction relating to a real estate fund. This transaction is intended to create a mindful and transformative approach to redevelopment of the historic Five Points district of Denver. As gentrification and over-development has threatened to change the dynamic of this important area, FlyFisher Group has created a joint venture fund to redevelop the area in a way that preserves its cultural significance.
Confidential
Hogan Lovells
Client: Miami Beckham United LLC
Type of Deal: Joint Venture
Team: Mark Kurtenbach, partner; Allison Donovan, senior associate; Andrew Brandes, associate; Mark Weinstein, partner (New York)
Other Parties: Major League Soccer Investor group (including David Beckham, Jose and Jorge Mas, Marcelo Claure, Simon Fuller and Masayoshi Son)
Other Firms: McDermott Will and Emery (investor counsel), Proskauer Rose (counsel to MLS)
Notes: Hogan Lovells advised Miami Beckham United and its investor group, including David Beckham, Jose & Jorge Mas, Marcelo Claure, Simon Fuller and Masayoshi Son, as lead transaction counsel with respect to the joint venture arrangements among the investment syndicate and the execution of an Expansion Agreement with Major League Soccer in order to create a new professional soccer team in Miami.
Confidential
Holland & Hart
Client: Dewberry Engineers, Inc.
Type of Deal: Stock Acquisition
Team: Susan Oakes, partner (lead); Matthew Cavarra, partner; Paige Coriden, associate; Sarah Ritchey Haradon, of counsel; Elizabeth Nedrow, of counsel; Jill Van Noord, of counsel
Other Parties: Jason Monforton, Jason Margraf, Sonia DiCarlo, Kenneth Cecil
Other Firms: The Stephen M. Bailey Law Firm
Notes: Holland & Hart represented Dewberry Engineers Inc. in its acquisition of 100 percent of the issued and outstanding stock in J3 Engineering Consultants, Inc., a Colorado corporation. J3, a 28-person firm known for client-first customer service, is headquartered in Greenwood Village and has two additional offices in Louisville, Colorado, and Boise, Idaho.