Allison M. Hardy

Allison is an associate in the Corporate Finance Division. Allison represents publicly- and privately-held companies with respect to issuance of securities, mergers, acquisitions and financing transactions. Allison also counsels publicly-held companies regarding periodic reporting and securities law compliance.

Representative Experience

Representation of clients with respect to mergers, acquisitions and divestitures including the negotiation of merger, asset and stock purchase agreements and ancillary documentation. Transactions include:

• The $260 million merger of FCStone Group, Inc., a local commodities trading company, with International Assets Holding Company, an international commodities trading company.
• The merger of DeBruce Grain, Inc. and Gavilon LLC (transaction size undisclosed).
• The $80 million sale of stock of local manufacturer to Canadian private equity fund.
• The $34 million sale of stock of local software company to international software company.
• The merger of Zave Networks, Inc. and Google, Inc. (transaction size undisclosed).
  

Representation of publicly-held companies with respect to general compliance, registration and reporting under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including:

• The $25 million offering of subordinated notes by Pioneer Financial Services, Inc.
• Review and drafting of SEC current, quarterly, annual reports and proxy statements for publicly traded companies, including Fortune 500 companies.

Representation of clients with respect to general corporate governance needs including (i) performing annual review of board committee charters, (ii) drafting director and officer questionnaires, (iii) drafting Rule 144 opinions, and (iv) drafting and amending organizational documents and board and shareholder resolutions for all types of business entities.

Representation of numerous privately-held clients, including start-up businesses, during private offerings in compliance with federal and blue-sky laws.

Regularly advising corporate clients regarding Hart-Scott-Rodino Act premerger notification rules and exemptions and related procedures to guide clients ahead of proposed mergers.

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