John A. Granda 816.691.3188e-mail| vCard
Successfully navigating the intricate capital formation process not only requires sophisticated knowledge of securities laws, but also extensive experience with complex financing structures and techniques. Our proficiency in these matters is well known and enables us to provide sophisticated, timely and cost-effective representation across the gamut of financing transactions and securities law compliance issues. The financing transactions we handle for our clients have ranged in size from $100,000 to $4.5 billion.
Practice Overview We routinely assist emerging, middle market and Fortune 500 issuers in both public and private offerings. We also represent underwriters of public offerings, private placement agents, venture capital and private equity funds, merchant bankers, broker-dealers, investment companies, investment advisors and insurance companies. We also assist our clients in developing a sound disclosure process with a team approach that produces disclosure documents that are properly balanced between effectively selling a particular security and maintaining prudent liability protection. Our Corporate Finance Division is chaired by a former counsel to an SEC commissioner, allowing us to give our clients valuable insight on how to best work with that particular agency. Scope of Service Our capabilities include: Financing Registered public offerings and private placements Rule 144A offerings Securitization transactions Commercial paper programs Medium-term note programs High-yield and investment-grade debt offerings Project finance such as leveraged leasing Private equity and venture capital investments Debtor-in-possession financing Securities Law Compliance Registration of securities under the Securities Act of 1933 and exemptions Periodic reporting under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Compliance with the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Proxy statements Conducting stockholder meetings Takeover regulation Trust indentures Compliance programs to prevent violations such as insider trading and selective disclosure Registration/reporting/regulation of broker-dealers, investment companies and advisors Mergers and Acquisitions Registration of securities issued in M&A transactions Hostile and friendly tender or exchange offers Mergers and consolidations Leveraged recapitalizations Management and leveraged buyouts Going private transactions Takeover defense Proxy contests
We routinely assist emerging, middle market and Fortune 500 issuers in both public and private offerings. We also represent underwriters of public offerings, private placement agents, venture capital and private equity funds, merchant bankers, broker-dealers, investment companies, investment advisors and insurance companies. We also assist our clients in developing a sound disclosure process with a team approach that produces disclosure documents that are properly balanced between effectively selling a particular security and maintaining prudent liability protection. Our Corporate Finance Division is chaired by a former counsel to an SEC commissioner, allowing us to give our clients valuable insight on how to best work with that particular agency.
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