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Description of Practice:
Matthew is located in our Los Angeles and San Francisco offices. He has extensive experience in representing companies in corporate finance transactions, including public and private securities offerings of equity and debt, venture capital investments, initial and secondary public offerings, state and federal securities compliance and enforcement proceedings, and asset-based lending and borrowing. He also regularly advises public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and partnership arrangements.
In addition to providing advice on transactional matters, Matthew has extensive experience in representing public companies in the filing of current, quarterly, and annual reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other corporate governance regulations, qualification and continued listing on national stock exchanges, and other general corporate matters.
Clients include private and public companies in a broad variety of industries, including medical product sales and manufacturing, e-commerce, financial services, venture capital, real estate, industrial and consumer manufacturing, publishing, and restaurants and entertainment.
Some of his recent transactions are as follows:
Representing institutional lender in the sale of $650 million of auto loans to Merrill Lynch
Representing underwriter in $358 million secondary public offering
Representing medical imaging company in a $200 million merger with General Electric
Representing institutional lender in obtaining a $150 million credit facility with JPMorgan
Representing laser photonics company in $35 million merger
Representing venture capital company in $20 million preferred private placement
Representing medical imaging company in the sale of $15 million of convertible notes and equipment
Representing architect company in $15 million merger
Representing industrial manufacturer in $15 million asset sale
Representing publisher in its $4.5 million asset sale
Representing biotechnology company in $7 million PIPE offering
Representing venture capital company in $14 million preferred private placement
Representing private real estate lending fund in its formation and $10 million capitalization
Representing real estate company in $4 million issuer tender offer
Matthew is a member of the State Bar of California, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the United States District Court (Central District of California).
He was named a Southern California Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine in 2006 and 2007.
Educational History:
Matthew received his B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Redlands and received his J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. | 