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Patrick Brown specializes in mergers & acquisitions, securities offerings and general corporate matters and advises clients in a wide range of industries. His mergers & acquisitions practice encompasses all types of transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures of public and private entities or businesses, joint ventures, private equity investments, leveraged recapitalizations and strategic alliances. Mr. Brown also represents issuers, underwriters, placement agents and others in a full range of equity, debt and hybrid securities offerings. In addition, Mr. Brown provides general corporate advice to numerous clients, including advice concerning corporate governance, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and general securities law compliance. Recent highlights include his representation of Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund in connection with its acquisition of a minority interest in SandRidge Energy Inc., Hynix Semiconductor in the sale of its logic semiconductor business to private equity investors and in Hynix's joint venture with STMicroelectronics regarding a Chinese manufacturing plant, HCP, Inc. and Sunstone Hotel Investors in connection with offerings of equity and debt securities and various underwriters or initial purchasers in offerings of equity and debt securities by Oaktree Capital Management, Zions Bancorporation and others. | 