Bullivant Houser Bailey's Corporate Finance, Securities and International Transactions Practice Group is composed of experienced legal professionals representing a broad range of clients, including Fortune 100 corporations, emerging technology start-ups, entrepreneurs and investors. With offices up and down the West Coast, the firm and its attorneys have gained national recognition for their successes and have been selected for inclusion in peer-review and third-party rankings, including Chambers USA: America's Best Lawyers for Business, Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers.
Clients count on our business attorneys' breadth and depth of experience to assist with the myriad of legal challenges their companies face at every stage of development and across numerous industries.
We represent clients in connection with a wide range of corporate finance and capital markets transactions, including venture finance, initial public offerings (IPOs), registered direct offerings, follow-on offerings, alternative public offerings, private investments in public equity (PIPEs), private placements under Regulation D, offshore transactions under Regulation S, Rule 144A, and other exempt transactions involving debt and equity securities. In addition, we routinely handle convertible and straight debt offerings, mezzanine debt financings and municipal bond financing.
Our corporate group includes former Securities and Exchange Commission staff attorneys, enabling us to provide specific experience to our clients in connection with securities law compliance and corporate governance matters, including the preparation and filing of periodic reports and proxy statements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, compliance with the Securities Act of 1933 and planning and resolution of the complex securities issues that often accompany merger and acquisition transactions. With a wide range of backgrounds, our attorneys offer not only technical expertise but industry insight and real world experience to help our clients navigate the increasing regulatory complexities of operating businesses in the U.S. and abroad.
We provide advice and counsel to sellers, purchasers, management, and advisors in a variety of public and private merger and acquisition transactions including stock and asset purchases, business combinations, tender offers, leveraged buyouts, spin-offs, recapitalizations, roll-ups, joint ventures and strategic alliances. We have experience with M&A transactions in virtually every industry, including technology, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, retail and consumer products, telecommunications, mining, and real estate.
Attorneys in our international transactions practice regularly counsel clients in connection with cross-border and offshore transactions. We assist many international companies in accessing U.S. capital in alternative public offering and reverse shell mergers, as well as structuring foreign direct investments or acquisition of U.S. assets and technologies. We also assist domestic companies in structuring joint ventures and making foreign direct investments abroad. Our attorneys have structured innovative transactions to assist clients in transitioning seamlessly from national to international markets. Through our strategic alliances with leading law firms in Asia, Europe and major commercial centers around the world, we offer our clients exceptional experience in and access to these markets.