Clients value David’s steady and thoughtful approach to projects and his dependable and responsive client service.

Overview

David has deep experience leading clients through strategic transactions of all structures and types. Much of David’s practice involves representing strategic acquirers executing growth plans through serial acquisitions to expand their geographic footprints or service or product offerings. David also represents private equity funds executing platform acquisitions and add-on transactions. David is well versed in equity rollovers, stock for stock transactions, and the various forms of traditional asset purchase, equity purchase, and merger transactions. He takes a practical approach to his business representation and knows how to work effectively with a variety of personality types to successfully close deals.

David is a seasoned private securities lawyer who often assists his clients in raising capital from investors through exempt offerings of securities to provide growth capital, including in connection with real estate developments and joint ventures.

In addition to his M&A and securities work, David provides general corporate counseling to growing companies and family businesses and often leads clients through the negotiation of limited liability company and similar business agreements and arrangements.  Many of David’s clients think of him as their outside general counsel or as an extension of their in-house general counsel’s office.

David's counsel extends to a range of business sectors, including media production and broadcasting, high-tech and industrial manufacturing, financial products and services, restaurant and hospitality services, medical technology, software development, commercial services, and construction services and materials.

Clients value David’s steady and practical approach, his relentless drive to see deals through to conclusion, and his ability to lead and manage the team through fast-paced and complex transactions.

Experience

Mergers, Acquisitions and Securities Transactions

  • Represented public company in multiple strategic acquisitions to expand geographic footprint and product and service offerings.
  • Represented private equity fund in portfolio company acquisition.
  • Represented real estate developer in connection with multiple capital raises and joint ventures for development projects.
  • Represented self-storage conglomerate in numerous acquisitions and related private offerings.
  • Represented private equity portfolio company in multiple platform and add-on acquisitions.
  • Represented G&K Services, Inc. in its $2.2 billion merger with Cintas Corporation.
  • Represented Two Harbors Investment Corp. (NYSE: TWO) in connection with over $3 billion in securities transactions.
  • Represented construction services and materials company in a series of acquisitions.
  • Represented Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. (NYSE: GPMT) in connection with public offerings of equity and debt securities.
  • Represented Enventis Corporation (NASDAQ: ENVE) in its $350 million stock-for-stock merger with Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSL).
  • Represented Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. in its radio station acquisition program, advising on acquisitions of 52 radio stations with an aggregate value of more than $740 million to date, and in its venture investment program.

Investment Management Experience

  • Represented broker-dealer in over 50 private placements, primarily for medical device and technology companies.

Hospitality & Leisure Industry Experience

  • Represented start-up fast-casual restaurant concept in connection with formation, capital raising, expansion to multiple locations, and ongoing operations.
  • Represented sellers in connection with the sale of multiple franchised fast food restaurants.
  • Represented restaurateurs in connection with refinancing and structuring of two St. Paul restaurants.
  • Represented a number of restaurateurs in connection with capital raising, leasing, buy-outs, and restructurings.
  • Represented real estate developer in private offering of securities to raise capital in connection with multiple resort properties.

Admissions

  • Minnesota

Education

University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 2008

  • Minnesota Law Review, Note and Comment Editor

University of North Dakota, B.A., summa cum laude, English, Latin, and Secondary Education, 2005

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