BENNETT LLP

Attorneys at Law 

Partnership and Joint Venture Transactions

·    Preparation and negotiation of shareholders’ agreement in connection with multi-party private equity investment involving the acquisition of a controlling stake in target company

·    Representation of limited partner in Texas limited partnership formed for investment in Texas real estate venture

·    Contentious buyout of foreign joint venture partner by U.S. client

·    Creation and debt financing of a multi-million dollar joint venture

Mergers and Acquisitions

·    Takeover bid by a privately held company of a publicly listed target and concurrent public equity offering by acquirer

·    U.S. asset acquisition in connection with multi-jurisdictional, multi-million dollar acquisition of manufacturing and distribution group

·    Disposition of a major business unit of a privately held company through the sale of assets to a foreign acquirer

·    Acquisition by a public company of two publicly traded competitors

Multi-Jurisdictional Matters

·    Multi-stage, multi-jurisdictional acquisition and merger transaction, including legal and communications crisis plan preparation

·    Engagement and coordination of local counsel in connection with global share offering conducted in 21 jurisdictions

·    Multi-jurisdictional payment, security and escrow arrangement among manufacturer, supplier, and buyer of telecommunications equipment

Securities Offerings

·    Reg. S/Rule 144A offerings (including exchange offer commitments)

·    Rule 144A debt offerings

·    Combined offering of ADSs and convertible notes registered with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission and listed on the New York Stock Exchange

·    Public offering of common units by a large public master limited partnership

·    London Stock Exchange introduction and listing of ordinary shares of major foreign company

General Business Transactions and Entity Formation

·    Services, supply, distribution and manufacturing agreements and arrangements

·    Confidentiality agreements, letters of intent and engagement letters

·    Credit facilities

·    Formation documents and member/shareholder agreements for LLCs and corporations

Other Corporate Matters

·    Major due diligence review of multi-national corporation’s corporate structure and intra-group transactions in connection with governmental investigation

·    Representation of senior executive of major energy company in connection with oil and gas reserves restatement and related investigations by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission and the U.K. Financial Services Authority