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MATTERS :: CORPORATE & SECURITIES

PRIVATE EQUITY/VENTURE CAPITAL
Represented lead investor in $10 million financing of marketing company.
Represented an international beverage company in obtaining a $51 million strategic investment from a publicly traded beverage company.
Represented education technology company in a $4 million venture capital financing from a prominent mid-Atlantic venture capital firm.
Represented lead investor in $7.5 venture capital financing involving a media company.
Represented educational services company in obtaining $2 million of strategic and institutional capital equity financing from a public company and nonprofit investment fund.
Represented lead venture capital firm in aggregate equity financings of approximately $60 million in a number of technology companies.
$1.2 million private placement for company engaged in sale and distribution of security products.
$22 million debt financing for insurance company.

PUBLIC COMPANY REPRESENTATION AND PUBLIC OFFERINGS
Represented publicly traded company in $ 12 million PIPE financing.
Represented operating company in reverse merger transaction.
Represented public company in exchange transaction with holders of preferred stock.
Represented in a $64 million initial public offering involving a special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC).

DEBT FINANCINGS
Represented international beverage company in two secured debt financings aggregating over $70 million an international bank headquartered in Greece
Represented educational services company in obtaining revolving credit facilities from a commercial bank and nonprofit institutional investor.

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Sale of division by NYC-based advertising agency.
$36 million asset sale of magazine publication.
Represented NY-based investor group in acquiring a school of massage therapy.
Represented principal equity holder of public company in $10 million buy-out transaction.
$4.5 million asset sale of fabric designer.

LICENSING AND DISTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENTS
Negotiation and consummation of exclusive distribution agreement with $2.0 billion manufacturer of security products.
Represented educational technology company in developing a publishing and distribution agreement with a major international publisher.
Represented educational technology company in entering into an exclusive license agreement with a major research university.

GENERAL CORPORATE MATTERS
Tax-driven dissolution completed in under 30 days.
Regular counsel to owner of 300+ fast food restaurants in connection with all corporate finance matters.
Regular counsel to $100+ million international beverage company.
Regular counsel to several educational services and educational technology companies.
Regular counsel to NY-based merchant banking group.




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