Executive compensation and employee benefits advice and due diligence to Blue Box Toys, a Hong Kong-based toy company, in connection with its acquisition of a California-based toy and infant products company.
Advised Draper Fisher Jurvetson regarding income tax and ERISA investor issues in the formation and fundraising of its Fund X, closed with $350 million in capital commitments.
Executive compensation and employee benefits advice and due diligence to Heritage Oaks Bancorp and its wholly owned subsidiary bank, Heritage Oaks Bank, in the acquisition by merger of Mission Community Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mission Community Bancorp.
Represented the CEO and COO of Novellus Systems in connection with the $3.3 billion acquisition of Novellus Systems by Lam Research, with regard to the structure and negotiation of their compensation arrangements with Novellus and Lam.
Executive compensation and employee benefits advice and due diligence to UCSF Medical Center in the completion of its acquisition of Children’s Hospital & Research Center of Oakland, involving both governmental and nonprofit entity employee benefit programs.
Executive compensation and employee benefits advice and due diligence to SunWize Technologies, Inc. in its acquisition of Genself Corporation, one of the largest installers of PV solar electric power systems in Southern California.
Represented executives of Communications & Power Industries with respect to parachute payment and other executive compensation issues in connection with CPI’s acquisition by Veritas.
Executive compensation and employee benefits advice and due diligence to MANN+HUMMEL GmbH, a German filtration solutions business, in its acquisition of sole ownership of Purolator Filters NA LLC, a manufacturer of oil, air, fuel and cabin filters for light- and heavy-duty vehicles.
Advised New Atlantic Ventures regarding income tax and ERISA investor issues in the formation of its New Atlantic Venture Fund IV LP.