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Practice/Industry Group Overview
"this is a team that places a real emphasis on relationships; clients of all sizes enthused about the attention they received and likened the relationships to those with in-house counsel" Chambers USA
Experts in Technology & Life Science
Representing leading technology and life sciences companies in their entire life cycle from start-up to public company to M&A.
Emerging Companies Specialty
Lawyers have organized several thousand emerging companies.
Transaction Powerhouse
Mergers and acquisitions with value over $35 billion.
Public company securities offerings with proceeds of over $15 billion.
Private placements with proceeds over $3.6 billion.
(since 2000)
Bench Strength
70 lawyers representing technology and life sciences companies. Lawyers throughout practice areas consistently receive national recognition for excellence.
IP -- Maximizing Value
Lawyers with PhDs, MDs and other advanced degrees perform cutting edge work and strategic planning in technology and life sciences. One of first major Boston firms to establish patent group. Nationally recognized IP litigation practice.
World-Class Licensing Capability
Among most experienced and knowledgeable licensing lawyers in US in all areas including open source.
Capital Market Leader
Lawyers have represented blue chip investment bankers and underwriters, including:
Banc of America Securities
Canaccord Adams
CIBC World Market Corp
Deutsche Bank Alex Brown
First Albany Capital
Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan Chase
Morgan Stanley
Prudential Securities
Needham
SG Cowen Securities
Tucker Anthony Cleary Gull
UBS Securities
William Blair
Experts in Industry Partnerships
Lawyers have negotiated key strategic partnerships, licenses, joint ventures, distributorships and commercial transactions with industry leaders, including:
Alcatel
Baxter Healthcare
Becton, Dickinson
Cisco
Comcast
Dow Chemicals
IBM
Intel
Monsanto
Nortel
Oracle
Pfizer
Pharmacia
National/International Reach
Technology and life sciences company transactions in almost all 50 states and many foreign countries, especially in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Preeminent US -- Canada cross-border practice.
National Recognition
Nationally recognized:
- Ranked in top 25 "Most Active Law Firms" worldwide based on number of private equity and venture capital deals negotiated and closed in 2006 (Private Equity Analyst)
- Named "Go-to-Firm" in IP in 2006 in "Who Represents America's Biggest Companies"
- "Buyout Deal of the Year" award for 2005: Choate represented private equity seller (Buyouts Magazine)
- Ranked in top 40 "Most Active Law Firms" worldwide based on number of private equity and venture capital funds worked on for general partners and limited partners that closed in 2006 (Private Equity Analyst)
Deal List
- $6.1 billion merger and acquisition for technology company
- $2 billion sale of electronics company in a reverse triangular merger
- $1.8 billion merger and acquisition for software company
- $1.7 billion merger and acquisition for telecommunications company
- $770 million merger and acquisition for biometrics company
- $755 million venture capital fund formation for investor
- $750 million forward stock merger for software company
- $500 million 144A placement of medium-term notes for energy company
- $400 million sale of software company
- $350 million 144A private placement of secured mortgage notes followed by registered exchange offer for energy company
- $350 million establishment of secured revolving credit facility for energy company
- $345 million registered public offering of convertible securities for energy company
- $335 million 144A private placement of unsecured senior notes followed by registered exchange offer for energy company
- $308 million public offering of 25.575 million shares of common stock for energy company
- $300 million 144A private placement of convertible notes followed by registration for resale for energy company
- $300 million tender offer for unsecured debt securities for energy company
- $300 million in private debt offering for energy company
- $290 million sale of 20 thousand shares of common stock for energy company
- $288 million secondary equity public offering for investment firm
- $254 million formation of venture capital fund
- $250 million initial public offering of common stock for router manufacturer
- $250 million 144A private placement of secured mortgage notes followed by registered exchange offer for energy company
- $250 million 144A private placement of secured mortgage notes for energy company
- $250 million sale of Series O general and refunding mortgage notes for energy company
- $237 million stock acquisition of a private software company
- $235 million issuance of secured supersedeas bond for energy company
- $235 million cash merger for investment firm
- $235 million registered exchange offer of convertible securities for new convertible securities for energy company
- $210 million sale of preferred stock for telecommunications company
- $210 million public debt offering for energy company
- $200 million hedge fund formation
- $180 million merger and acquisition for technology company
- $175 million tender offer for outstanding senior notes, sale of new senior notes and amendment of credit facility for public company
- $170 million reverse triangular merger for technology company
- $170 million sale of privately-held enterprise software company
- $165 million structural reorganization of investment advisor and sale of 60% of partner interests
- $162 million tender offer of Series E general and refunding mortgage notes for energy company
- $160 million merger and acquisition for technology company
- $155 million venture capital involvement for life sciences investor
- $133 million secondary equity public offering for investment firm
- $125 million acquisition of technology company for cash by public global leader in network communications systems
- $125 million initial public offering for financial services firm
- $125 million establishment of secured accounts receivable conduit facility for energy company
- $125 million formation of funds-of-funds partnership for life sciences company
- $125 million 144A convertible notes offering for investor
- $120 million merger for technology company
- $115 million merger and acquisition for private equity firm
- $110 million follow-on public offering for healthcare company
- $105 million secondary equity public offering for investment firm
- $103 million issuance of secured supersedeas bond for energy company
- $100 million convertible subordinated public offering for equipment manufacturer
- $100 million follow-on offering for technology company
- $100 million establishment of institutional term loan facility for energy company
- $100 million establishment of secured synthetic credit facility for energy company
- $100 million 144A private placement of secured mortgage notes followed by registered exchange offer for energy company
- $100 million acquisition for telecommunications company
- $100 million stock sale to private equity fund and minority stock interest for technology company
- $100 million merger and acquisition for consulting firm
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