Acquisition-
$155,000,000
Firm: KO Law Firm
Client: Brandfolder
Team: Kevin Gibson, partner; Matt McKinney, partner; Matt Burns, attorney; Ryan Sykora, attorney; Keenan Weatherford, attorney; Cory Helton, attorney; Chris Achatz, attorney; Krystal Rushton, corporate paralegal; Julie Salyer, contracts manager
Other Parties: Smartsheet
Notes: KO advised on and streamlined Brandfolder’s corporate governance and commercial matters, helped the company achieve its long-term business goals and, ultimately, negotiate a successful exit.
$93,700,000
Firm: Davis Graham & Stubbs
Client: Kinross Gold Corporation
Team: Scott Hardt, partner; Brian Boonstra, partner; Randy Hubbard, partner; Sam Seiberling, associate; Evan Williams, associate
Other Parties: Royal Gold, Inc.; Contango ORE, Inc.
Notes: Kinross Gold Corporation acquired a 70% interest in the Peak Gold project in Alaska from Royal Gold, Inc., and Contango ORE, Inc., for total cash consideration of $93.7 million. Kinross will have broad authority to construct and operate the Peak Gold project, with Contango retaining a 30% non-operating minority interest.
$75,000,000
Firm: Holland & Hart
Client: FINEOS Corporation Ltd.
Team: Amos Barclay, of counsel; Paige Coriden, associate; Mark Wiletsky, partner; Jordan Walsh, associate; Lindsay Silber, partner; Ben Gibbons, associate; Sarah Haradon, partner; Dave Glynn, of counsel; James Crowe, partner; Amy Bowler, partner; Kenyon Redfoot, associate
Other Parties: Limelight Health, Inc.
Other Firms: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati
Notes: Holland & Hart represented FINEOS Corporation in its acquisition of Limelight Health, a North American provider of quoting, rating and underwriting solutions for group and voluntary employee benefits. The transaction will create an end-to-end SaaS core product suite from quote, rate and underwrite through to billing, policy administration, absence and claims management for the global life, accident and health industry.
€50,000,000
Firm: Ballard Spahr
Client: Confidential
Team: John Ruppert, senior counsel; Michele Rowland, partner
Other Parties: Confidential
Other Firms: Kirkland & Ellis; Maples & Calder
Notes: Ballard Spahr represented its client in the acquisition of a limited partnership interest in a private equity fund.
Confidential
Firm: KO Law Firm
Client: Altvia
Team: Jennifer Rosenthal, partner; Samantha Pjesky, attorney
Other Parties: Bow River Capital
Notes: Altvia, a provider of CRM and investor and deal management systems for private capital market firms, recently announced a majority recapitalization from Bow River Capital’s 2019 Software Growth Equity Fund. This investment will enable Altvia to accelerate its growth and product innovation. This deal closed in Q2 2020.
Confidential
Firm: Arnold & Porter
Client: Zachert Private Equity GmbH
Team: Ron Levine, partner; Evan Leitch, senior associate
Other Parties: Brands Within Reach, LLC (Target) acquired from NewAge, Inc.
Other Firms: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Notes: On Sept. 24, NewAge, Inc., sold all of the membership interests in its subsidiary, Brands Within Reach, LLC, to Zachert. BWR’s assets include licensed brands, including Nestea, Volvic, evian, illy, Kusmi Tea, Saint Geron and Found; owned brands including Xing and Aspen Pure; and the machinery, equipment and other assets necessary for the distribution of such brands.
Confidential
Firm: KO Law Firm
Client: Enbala
Team: Jennifer Rosenthal, partner; Ryan Sykora, attorney
Other Parties: Generac
Notes: Enbala, a distributed energy resources technology company, was recently acquired by Generac. This sale will enhance Generac’s role in Smart Grid 2.0 technologies and enable opportunity for Generac as a grid services provider. This deal was signed Oct. 5.
Confidential
Firm: Moye White
Client: M4 Clydesdale, LLC
Team: Matt Dillman, partner; Georginne Dudash, associate
Other Parties: Bayrock Investment Co.
Other Firms: Maynard Cooper & Gale
Notes: Moye White represented the buyer of a gas station property in Loveland.
Confidential
Firm: Moye White
Client: M4 Viking, LLC
Team: Matt Dillman, partner; Georginne Dudash, associate
Other Parties: Industrial Four, LLC (PSA)
Other Firms: Polsinelli
Notes: Moye White represented the buyer of an industrial property in Loveland.
Confidential
Firm: Perkins Coie
Client: AltiGen Communications, Inc.
Team: Andrew Villier, partner; Cassandra Wetzel, associate; Kristy Koeltzow, paralegal
Other Parties: Blue Panda Communications, LP
Notes: Perkins Coie represented AltiGen Communications in the acquisition of assets of Blue Panda Communications, LP, including its CoreInteract platform, a cloud-based digital customer engagement solution for Microsoft Teams.
Confidential
Firm: Perkins Coie
Client: CAI Capital Management
Team: Kester Spindler, partner; Kaycie Rupp, associate; Anthony Zurcher, associate; Sergio Ibarra, associate; Kristy Koeltzow, paralegal
Other Parties: CMT Engineering Laboratories
Notes: Represented CAI Capital Management in its stock purchase transaction of CMT Engineering Laboratories and its related subsidiaries.
Confidential
Firm: Perkins Coie
Client: Copley Equity Partners, LLC
Team: Nate Ford, partner; Jessica Batzell, counsel; Jeffrey Beuche, partner; Kester Spindler, partner; Kelly Payne, counsel; Rachel Shapiro, associate; Daniel White, associate; Kristy Koeltzow, paralegal
Other Parties: Tourmaline Partners
Notes: Perkins Coie represented Copley Equity Partners in connection with its investment in Tourmaline Partners, an outsourced trading solutions firm. This deal closed in Q2 2020.
Confidential
Firm: Perkins Coie
Client: Olympus Holdco, LLC
Team: Kester Spindler, partner; Danielle Fortier, partner; Rachel Shapiro, associate; Anthony Zurcher, associate; Kristy Koeltzow, paralegal
Other Parties: LaunchPad Recruits, Ltd
Other Notes: Perkins Coie assisted Olympus Holdco with the acquisition of LaunchPad Recruits Ltd, a UK based company.
Confidential
Firm: Perkins Coie
Client: OutMatch Holdings, LLC
Team: Kester Spindler, partner; Danielle Fortier, partner; Jasna Hasanbasic, associate; Sergio Ibarra, associate; Kristy Koeltzow, paralegal
Other Parties: FurstPerson, Inc.
Confidential
Firm: Perkins Coie
Client: Rubicon Technology Management, LLC
Team: Kester Spindler, partner; Danielle Fortier, partner; Kelly Payne, counsel; Cassandra Wetzel, associate; Kristy Koeltzow, paralegal
Other Parties: Central Logic, Inc.
Notes: Perkins Coie represented Rubicon Technology Partners in acquisition of Central Logic, Inc. This deal closed in Q2 2020.
Debt finance-
$402,500,000
Firm: Perkins Coie
Client: Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Team: Jason Day, partner; Ned Prusse, partner; Cassandra Wetzel, associate; Chris Wassman, associate; Kristy Koeltzow, paralegal
Other Parties: Jefferies, LLC; J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC; RBC Capital Markets, LLC; Piper Sandler & Co.
Other Firms: Latham & Watkins
Notes: Perkins Coie represented Pacira BioSciences, Inc. in a $402.5 million convertible note offering.
$200,000,000
Firm: Holland & Knight
Client: Confidential
Team: Keith Sambur, partner; Andrew Gillespie, associate
Other Parties: Confidential
Notes: Holland & Knight represented a private investment fund in connection with acquisition financing for a private energy exploration company focused on the Marcellus shale region.
$106,000,000
Firm: Holland & Knight
Client: Piper Sandler & Co.; Keefe Bruyette & Woods, Inc.
Team: Mark Goldschmidt, partner; Kevin Houlihan, partner
Other Parties: CRB Group, Inc. (d.b.a. Cross River Bank)
Other Firms: Hunton Andrews Kurth
Notes: Holland & Knight represented Piper Sandler & Co. and Keefe Bruyette & Woods, Inc., as the joint placement agents in connection with the private placement of $106 million of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes by the issuer.
$20,000,000
Firm: Holland & Knight
Client: Piper Sandler & Co.
Team: Mark Goldschmidt, partner; Kevin Houlihan, partner
Other Parties: 1st Colonial Bancorp, Inc.
Other Firms: Wesley R. Kelso
Notes: Holland & Knight represented Piper Sandler & Co. as the sole placement agent in connection with the private placement of $20 million of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes by the issuer.
$15,000,000
Firm: Holland & Knight
Client: Piper Sandler & Co.
Team: Mark Goldschmidt, partner; Kevin Houlihan, partner
Other Parties: Security State Bancshares, Inc.
Other Firms: Thompson Coburn
Notes: Holland & Knight represented Piper Sandler & Co. as the sole placement agent in connection with the private placement of $15 million of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes by the issuer.
Disposition-
$37,550,000
Firm: Jones & Keller
Client: Confidential
Team: Brad Hamilton, shareholder; Charles Wern, shareholder
Other Parties: Confidential
Other Firms: Morris Manning & Martin
Notes: Jones & Keller represented its client in the acquisition of a Colorado-based technology company by a private equity fund.
$1,090,000
Firm: Moye White
Client: Finkelstein Residential Properties, LLC
Team: Matt Dillman, partner
Other Parties: Edward L. Watson and Vicky L. Watson
Notes: Moye White represented the seller of a retail property in Thornton.
$2,900,000
Firm: Moye White
Client: New Berger Land, LLC
Team: Matt Dillman, partner; Georginne Dudash, associate
Other Parties: Momentum Apartments Member, LLC
Other Firms: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Notes: Moye White represented New Berger Land regarding the sale of land for development.
Confidential
Firm: Fortis Law Partners
Client: Confidential
Team: Julie Herzog, partner
Other Parties: Ingka Group
Other Firms: Mintz
Equity finance-
€50,000,000
Firm: Ballard Spahr
Client: Confidential
Team: John Ruppert, senior counsel; Michele Rowland, partner
Other Parties: Confidential
Other Firms: Kirkland & Ellis; Carey Olsen Jersey
Notes: Ballard Spahr represented its client in the acquisition of a limited partnership interest in a private equity fund.
$259,000,000
Firm: Ballard Spahr
Client: Surefire Medical, Inc. (d.b.a. TriSalus Life Sciences)
Team: Steven Dupont, senior counsel; Nathan Seiler, partner; Andrew Spruiell, associate; Connor Crawford, associate; Jason Leckerman, partner; Jonathan Flora, partner
Other Parties: Dynavax Technologies Corporation
Other Firms: Cooley
Notes: Ballard Spahr’s client TriSalus Life Sciences acquired Dynavax’s proprietary anti-cancer compound, SD-101, a toll-like receptor 9 agonist that has been studied in advanced cutaneous melanoma and is currently in clinical trials for high-risk stage II/III breast cancer. The purchased assets include SD-101-related intellectual property, clinical data, regulatory filings and inventory.
$189,200,000
Firm: Perkins Coie
Client: Jefferies, LLC; SVB Leerink LLC; Barclays Capital, Inc.; Guggenheim Securities, LLC; Mizuho Securities USA, LLC; H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC
Team: Ned Prusse, partner; Chris Wassman, associate
Other Parties: Fate Therapeutics, Inc.
Other Firms: Goodwin Procter
Notes: Perkins Coie represented the underwriters in the registered common stock offering of Fate Therapeutics, Inc. This deal closed in Q2 2020.
$49,800,000
Firm: Perkins Coie
Client: Gevo, Inc.
Team: Jason Day, partner; Ned Prusse, partner; Jonathan Schulman, associate
Other Parties: H.C. Wainwright & Co.
Other Firms: Ellenoff Grossman & Schole
Notes: Perkins Coie represented Gevo, Inc., in a registered direct common stock offering.
$17,900,000
Firm: Perkins Coie
Client: Gevo, Inc.
Team: Jason Day, partner; Ned Prusse, partner; Rachel Shapiro, associate
Other Parties: H.C. Wainwright & Co.
Other Firms: Ellenoff Grossman & Schole
Notes: Perkins Coie represented Gevo, Inc. in a public registered common stock and warrant offering.
Confidential
Firm: Perkins Coie
Client: Costco Wholesale Corporation
Team: Kester Spindler, partner; Sabrina Danielson, associate; Cassandra Elrod, associate
Other Parties: Navitus Health Solutions, LLC
Notes: Perkins Coie represented Costco Wholesale Corporation in its minority equity investment in Navitus Health Solutions, LLC, a pharmacy benefit management company, including Lumicera Health Services, Navitus’s specialty pharmacy subsidiary. This deal closed in Q1 2020
Confidential
Firm: Holland & Hart
Client: Cloud Agronomics Inc.
Team: Mike Dill, partner; Amy Lovin, associate; Todd Criger, of counsel; Sarah Haradon, partner; Kevin Selzer, of counsel; Lindsay Silber, partner; Jeremy Merkelson, of counsel
Other Parties: Venable, LLP; SineWave; Ventures Fund II, LP
Notes: Holland & Hart represented Cloud Agronomics Inc., a geospatial imaging and analytics technology company, in its sale and issuance of series seed preferred equity to investors.
Other Deals-
$5,000,000,000
Firm: Davis Graham & Stubbs
Client: Alacer Gold Corp.
Type of Deal: At-The-Market Merger
Team: S. Lee Terry, Jr., partner; Randy Hubbard, partner; Michael Snider, partner; Radcliffe Dann IV, partner; Kelsey Swagger, associate; Sarah Lozano, associate; Dean Miller, of counsel; Brian Annes, associate; Kevin Teng, of counsel; Rachel James, partner; Laura Cerezo, associate; Michelle DeVoe, of counsel; Hayden Weaver, associate; Brett Painter, partner; Larry Nemirow, special tax counsel
Other Parties: Lead transaction counsel for Alacer was the Toronto office of Stikeman
Notes: DGS acted as Alacer’s U.S. counsel for the combination of the two Canadian companies, which together have mining production operations in Canada, the U.S., Turkey, and Argentina, in addition to exploration and development activities in various locations around the world.
$820,000,000
Firm: Davis Graham & Stubbs
Client: SCM Trust
Type of Deal: Mutual fund reorganization
Team: Peter Schwartz, partner; Stephanie Danner, associate; Larry Nemirow, special tax counsel, principal of Nemirow Law
Other Parties: Shelton Capital Management; ICON Funds; ICON Advisers, Inc.
Other Firms: Burns Figa & Will (represented ICON Funds)
Notes: Each of 17 mutual funds within ICON Funds is being reorganized into SCM Trust.
$150,000,000
Firm: Davis Graham & Stubbs
Client: PDC Energy, Inc.
Type of Deal: Public offering of senior notes
Team: John Elofson, partner; Kristin Lentz, partner; Sam Seiberling, associate; Taylor Smith, associate; Christina Smith, associate
Other Parties: Bank of America
Other Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell
$100,000,000
Firm: Dorsey & Whitney
Client: RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Type of Deal: At-The-Market Financing
Team: Ken Sam, partner; Jason Brenkert, partner; Wells Parker, partner; Heath Waddingham, associate; Kayla Weiser-Burton, associate; Ben Machlis, partner; Dale Williams, associate; William Prince, of counsel; John Hollinrake, Jr., partner
Other Parties: Coeur Mining, Inc. (issuer)
Other Firms: Gibson Dunn & Crutcher (U.S. counsel to underwriter/agent)
Notes: Dorsey served as counsel for agent RBC Capital Markets, LLC, in a $100 million at-the-market equity offering for common shares issued by Coeur Mining, Inc. This deal closed in Q2 2020.
$100,000,000
Firm: Perkins Coie
Client: Sun Mountain Capital Advisors, LLC
Type of Deal: Fund Formation
Team: Elizabeth Sipes, partner; Erica Smith, associate
Notes: Perkins Coie served as fund formation counsel to Sun Mountain Capital in the launch of a private debt fund to assist businesses in New Mexico affected by the economic impacts of COVID-19. This deal closed in Q2 2020.
$60,000,000
Firm: Dorsey & Whitney
Client: Endeavour Silver ATM
Type of Deal: At-The-Market Financing
Team: Jason Brenkert, partner; Ken Sam, partner; John Hollinrake, Jr., partner; Erin McCrady, partner; Charlie Clark, associate; James Guttman, partner; Kim Severson, partner; Tiffanie Pearson, paralegal
Other Parties: BMO Capital Markets Corp. (lead agent); CIBC World Markets, Inc.; H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC; TD Securities, Inc.; Roth Capital Partners, LLC; B. Riley Securities, Inc.; and A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners (underwriters/agents)
Other Firms: Koffman Kalef (Canadian counsel to issuer); Skadden Arps (U.S. counsel to underwriters/agents)
Notes: Dorsey served as U.S. Counsel to Issuer in a $60 million at-the-market financing for common shares issued by Endeavour Silver Corp.
$48,000,000
Firm: Ballard Spahr
Client: Confidential
Type of Deal: Acquisition Financing
Team: Alicia Clark, partner; Peter Hamberger, associate; Jeremy Poryes, associate
Other Parties: Confidential
Other Firms: Shapiro & Gellert
Notes: This deal involved a loan secured by Class A industrial property located in the Southwest Phoenix, Arizona, submarket
$41,000,000
Firm: Dorsey & Whitney
Client: Rezolute, Inc.
Type of Deal: Private Placement
Team: Mike Weiner, partner; Anthony Epps; partner
Other Parties: Cam Capital; Federated Hermes Kaufmann; Surveyor Capital; and BVF Partners; Canaccord Genuity, LLC; JMP Securities, LLC; Griffin Securities, Inc.
$40,000,000
Firm: Dorsey & Whitney
Client: Oncolytics Biotech, Inc.
Type of Deal: At-the-Market Equity Offering
Team: Jason Brenkert, partner; John Hollinrake, Jr., partner; Kim Severson, partner; Ken Sam, partner
Other Parties: Canaccord Genuity Corp. (underwriter)
Other Firms: Goodwin Proctor (U.S. counsel to underwriter)
Notes: Dorsey served as U.S. counsel for the issuer in a $40 million at-the-market equity offering for common shares issued by Oncolytics Biotech, Inc. This deal closed in Q2 2020.
$35,000,000
Firm: Davis Graham & Stubbs
Client: Tellurian, Inc.
Type of Deal: Public offering of common stock
Team: John Elofson, partner; Edward Shaoul, associate; Rob McCary, associate
Other Parties: Roth Capital Partners
Other Firms: K&L Gates
Notes: This deal involved a public offering of common stock
$25,000,000
Firm: Dorsey & Whitney
Client: Vista Gold Corp.
Type of Deal: Shelf
Team: Jason Brenkert, partner; Ken Sam, partner; John Hollinrake, Jr., partner; Kim Severson, partner
Other Parties: H.C. Wainwright & Co. (underwriter/agent)
Other Firms: Borden Ladner (Canadian counsel to issuer)
Notes: Dorsey was U.S. counsel for the issuer in a $25 million shelf for common shares, warrants, subscription receipts unit issued by Vista Gold Corp. This deal closed in Q2 2020.
$23,069,000
Firm: Dorsey & Whitney
Client: Integra Resources Corp.
Type of Deal: Private Offering
Team: Ken Sam, partner; James Guttman, partner; Deborah Lobo, associate; Daniel Baich, of counsel; John Hollinrake Jr., partner; Dane Knudsen, associate; Akosua Konadu Owusu-Akyaw, associate; Bri Whiting, associate; Adam Wickens, associate
Other Parties: Cormark Securities, Inc. (underwriter); National Bank Financial, Inc.; PI Financial Corp.; Raymond James & Associates, Inc.; Roth Capital Partners; Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (Underwriters)
Other Firms: Cassels Brock & Blackwell (Canadian counsel to Integra); Blake Cassels & Graydon (Canadian counsel to underwriters)
Notes: Dorsey served as U.S. counsel for the issuer in a $23,069,000 bought deal financing for 6,785,000 common shares, including exercise of an over-allotment of 885,000 common shares, issued by Integra Resources Corp.
$17,000,000
Firm: Dorsey & Whitney
Client: Akerna Corp.
Type of Deal: Private Placement
Team: Jason Brenkert, partner; Ken Sam, partner; Eric Rytter, partner
Other Parties: Dorsey & Whitney
Other Firms: Kelly Drye & Warren (U.S. counsel to underwriter)
Notes: Dorsey served as U.S. counsel for the issuer in a $17 million private placement for senior secured convertible notes issued by Akerna Corp. This deal closed in Q2 2020.
$15,000,000
Firm: Ballard Spahr
Client: Confidential
Type of Deal: Construction Loan
Team: Alicia Clark, partner; Jeremy Poryes, associate
Other Parties: Confidential
Other Firms: Polsinelli
$12,000,000
Firm: Dorsey & Whitney
Client: Eclipse Gold Mining Corporation
Type of Deal: Bought Deal Public Offering
Team: Ken Sam, partner; Jason Brenkert, partner
Other Parties: Beacon Securities Limited, Cannaccord Genuity Corp. (underwriters/agents)
Other Firms: DuMoulin Black (Canadian counsel to issuer); Bennett Jones (Canadian counsel to underwriter/agent)
Notes: Dorsey served as U.S. counsel to the issuer in connection with Eclipse Gold Mining Corporation’s bought deal public offering of $12 million.
$11,500,000
Firm: Dorsey & Whitney
Client: Haywood Securities Inc.
Type of Deal: Bought Deal Private Placement
Team: Ken Sam, partner; Jason Brenkert, partner
Other Parties: Treasury Metals Inc.; PI Financial Corp.; Sprott Capital Partners, LP; Canaccord Genuity Corp. (underwriters/agents)
Other Firms: McMillan (U.S. counsel to issuer); Miller Thomson (Canadian counsel to underwriter/agent)
Notes: Dorsey served as counsel for underwriter Haywood Securities, Inc., in a $11.5 million bought deal private placement for 32 million subscription receipts issued by Treasury Metals Inc.
$11,226,000
Firm: Dorsey & Whitney
Client: Contact Gold Corp.
Type of Deal: Public Offering-Non IPO
Team: Ken Sam, partner; Jason Brenkert, partner; Charlie Clark, associate; Dale Williams, associate; John Hollinrake Jr., partner; Kendall Fisher, partner; Daniel Baich, partner; James Guttman, partner; Deborah Lobo, associate; Mike Voves, partner
Other Parties: Cormark Securities Limited (underwriter); Cormark Securities Inc. (underwriter)
Other Firms: Cassels Brock & Blackwell (Canadian counsel to issuer); Blakes Cassels & Graydon (Canadian counsel to underwriter/agent); Troutman Pepper (U.S. counsel to underwriter/agent)
Notes: Dorsey served as counsel for the Issuer in an $11,226,000 public offering for 73,870,000 units issued by Contact Gold Corp.
$7,256,000
Firm: Dorsey & Whitney
Client: IMPACT Silver Corp.
Type of Deal: Brokered Private Placement
Team: Ken Sam, partner; Tiffanie Pearson, paralegal
Other Parties: Red Cloud Securities, Inc.; Canaccord Genuity Corp.; Mackie Research Capital Corporation (agents)
Other Firms: Cassels Brock & Blackwell (Canadian counsel to issuer); Miller Thomson (Canadian counsel to underwriter/agent);
Notes: Dorsey served as U.S. counsel for the issuer in a $7,256,000 brokered private placement financing issued by IMPACT Silver Corp.
$7,000,000
Firm: Dorsey & Whitney
Client: Kootenay Silver, Inc.
Type of Deal: Private Placement
Team: Ken Sam, partner; Jason Brenkert, partner; James Guttman, partner
Other Parties: Mackie Research Capital Corporation (agent); PI Financial Corp. (agent)
Other Firms: Maxis Law Corporation (Canadian counsel to issuer); McCarthy Tétrault (Canadian counsel to underwriter/agent)
Notes: Dorsey served as U.S. Counsel for the issuer in a private placement for units issued by Kootenay Silver Inc.
$6,500,000
Firm: Dorsey & Whitney
Client: Assure Holdings Corp.
Type of Deal: Loan Facility: term loan and line of credit
Team: Ken Sam, partner; Laura Gunn, partner; Joice Varughese, associate (Dallas); Mike Voves, partner (Minneapolis); Charlie Clark, associate; Tom Kelly, partner (Minneapolis)
Other Parties: Central Bank & Trust (lender)
Other Firms: SBBO Law (bank counsel)
Notes: Dorsey served as U.S. counsel to the issuer in a $6.5 million Loan Facility consisting of a $4 million term loan and $2.5 million line of credit agreement
$6,400,000
Firm: Holland & Hart
Client: Comrit Investments I, LP
Type of Deal: Tender Offer
Team: Amos Barclay, of counsel; Sarah Haradon, partner; Kenyon Redfoot, associate
Notes: Holland & Hart represented Comrit Investments I, LP, in four tender offers for shares of non-traded REITs. These offers resulted in the purchase by Comrit of shares in Cole Office & Industrial REIT (CCIT II), Inc., Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II, Inc., KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc., and CNL Healthcare Properties, Inc.
$6,000,000
Firm: KO Law Firm
Client: Good Buy Gear
Type of Deal: Series A financing
Team: Jennifer Rosenthal, partner; Samantha Pjesky, attorney
Other Parties: Revolution Ventures; Access Venture Partners; Relay Ventures
Notes: KO client Good Buy Gear, a re-commerce marketplace for second-hand baby and children’s gear, recently raised a $6 million Series A round of funding. The round was led by Revolution Ventures with participation from existing investors Access Venture Partners and Relay Ventures. The financing will be used to support the company’s growth, expand its workplace, and build out the marketplace.
$4,500,000
Firm: Dorsey & Whitney
Client: Blackrock Gold Corp.
Type of Deal: Non-Brokered Private Placement
Team: Ken Sam, partner; Jason Brenkert, partner; Sudeep Simkhada, associate
Other Parties: N/A
Other Firms: Koffman Kalef (Canadian counsel to issuer)
Notes: Dorsey served as U.S. counsel for the issuer in a $4.5 million non-brokered private placement for 22,670,737 units issued by Blackrock Gold Corp. This deal closed in Q2 2020.
$3,500,000
Firm: Dorsey & Whitney
Client: Inflection Resources Ltd.
Type of Deal: Initial Public Offering
Team: Ken Sam, partner; Jason Brenkert, partner; Leigh Snyder, paralegal
Other Parties: Haywood Securities (underwriter)
Other Firms: DuMoulin Black (Canadian counsel to issuer)
Notes: Dorsey served as U.S. counsel for the underwriter, Haywood Securities Inc., in a $3.5 million initial public offering for 4 million units issued by Inflection Resources Ltd.
$149,079
Firm: Dorsey & Whitney
Client: SilverCrest Metals Inc.
Type of Deal: Shelf
Team: Ken Sam, partner; Jason Brenkert, partner; Anthony Epps, partner; James Guttman, partner; Nicholas Arruda, associate; Suraj Balakrishnan, attorney; John Hollinrake Jr., partner; Deborah Lobo, associate; Sudeep Simkhada, associate; Tom Swigert, partner; Larry Ward III, partner
Notes: Dorsey served as counsel for the issuer in a $149,079,000 shelf for common shares, warrants, subscription receipts, debt and convertible debt securities or units issued by SilverCrest Metals Inc. This deal closed in Q2 2020.
N/A
Firm: Davis Graham & Stubbs
Client: Newmont Corporation
Type of Deal: Joint Venture (Mining Joint Venture)
Team: Bruce Stocks, partner
Other Parties: Gold Terra Resource, Corp.
Other Firms: Fasken
Notes: This deal was a joint venture for exploration and mining in Yukon Territories
N/A
Firm: Davis Graham & Stubbs
Client: Newmont Corporation
Type of Deal:
Joint Venture (Mining Joint Venture)
Team: Bruce Stocks, partner
Other Parties: Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
Other Firms: Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Notes: This deal was a formation of a joint venture for exploration and mining in Colombia
Confidential
Firm: Arnold & Porter
Client: Bardin Hill Investment Partners
Type of Deal: Sale
Team: Brian Lohan, partner (Chicago); Edward Deibert, partner (San Francisco); Evan Leitch, senior associate
Other Parties: MiddleGround Capital (acquirer)
Other Firms: Dechert
Notes: This transaction involved the resale of the Dura Automotive auto parts manufacturing business that Bardin Hill Investment Partners and its operating partner, Charlton Group, acquired earlier this year in two 363 sales out of bankruptcy. Bardin Hill was the debtor-in-possession lender to the bankrupt entity, and through two separate 363 sales acquired the business, re-organized it under a UK holding company and sold a controlling interest in the business to MiddleGround Capital, a private equity firm, in a matter of approximately five months during the pandemic, helping the client protect the value at risk through the DIP .
Confidential
Firm: Dorsey & Whitney
Client: Gold Terra Resource Corp.
Type of Deal: Bought Deal Financing
Team: Jason Brenkert, partner; Ken Sam, partner
Other Parties: Gold Terra Resource Corp. (issuer)
Other Firms: Cassels Brock & Blackwell (Canadian counsel to issuer); Blake Cassels & Graydon (Canadian counsel to underwriter/agent)
Notes: Dorsey served as U.S. counsel for the issuer in a bought deal financing for 10 million common shares and 8 million charity flow-through common shares issued by Gold Terra Resource Corp.
Confidential
Firm: Dorsey & Whitney
Client: Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.
Type of Deal: Term Loan Financing
Team: Anthony Epps, partner; Dave Swanson, partner; Natasha Wells, associate
Other Parties: National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation
Confidential
Firm: Holland & Knight
Client: Mile High Labs, Inc.
Type of Deal: Equity Recapitalization
Team: Keith Sambur, partner; Mark Goldschmidt, partner; Gloria Skigen, partner
Other Parties: John Paul DeJoria Family Office
Other Firms: Egan Nelson
Notes: Holland & Knight advised Mile High Labs, a processer of hemp-derived cannabinoids, in a recent Series B equity financing from American entrepreneur John Paul DeJoria.
Confidential
Firm: Moye White
Client: Prime West Development, LLC; 6900 Layton Subsidiary, LLC
Type of Deal: Lease
Team: Matt Dillman, partner; Nikki Roberts, associate
Other Parties: LogistiCare Solutions, LLC; The Providence Service Corporation
Other Firms: Hall Estill
Notes: Moye White represented the landlord regarding 72,000 square foot office lease in the Denver Tech Center.
Confidential
Firm: Perkins Coie
Client: Varsity Management Company, LLC
Type of Deal: Restructuring and Acquisition
Team: Nate Ford, partner; Kester Spindler, partner; Cassandra Wetzel, associate; Kristy Koeltzow, paralegal
Other Parties: EmeRgencHealth, PLLC; EH Management Company, LLC
Other Firms:
Notes: Reorganization of EmeRgencHealth, PLLC and purchase of membership interests of EH Management Company, LLC, the management services company to EmeRgencHealth, PLLC, by Varsity EmergencHealth Holdings, LLC. We represented Varsity EmergencHealth Holdings, LLC.