Alan Gilbert is a member of Maslon's Business & Securities Group, practicing primarily in the areas of securities, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters. Alan's experience includes representing issuers in both public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities, including IPO's, follow-on underwritten public offerings and PIPE (private investment in public equity) financings, as well as venture capital, private equity and retail private placements. Alan also represents registered broker-dealers that serve as underwriters or placement agents in these transactions. In addition, Alan represents public and private companies in mergers and other acquisition transactions and regularly assists public companies in connection with their securities regulatory compliance (including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), corporate governance matters, executive compensation and stock plan issues.
Alan received a Juris Doctor degree, summa from Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, and a Bachelor of Arts degree, with distinction, in economics from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is admitted to practice in Minnesota.
Represented Global Traffic Network, Inc., a publicly-traded provider of custom traffic and news reports to radio and television stations outside the U.S. (Nasdaq: GNET), in its 2006 initial public offering and 2007 follow-on offering resulting in aggregate proceeds of approximately $61 million.
Represented ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc., a publicly-traded biotechnology company (Nasdaq: ZIOP), in connection with the 2005 reverse merger transaction pursuant to which it became a public company; also served as counsel to ZIOPHARM in connection with its 2006 and 2007 PIPE offerings of common stock resulting in proceeds of approximately $68 million, and its $18 million 2005 private placement of convertible preferred stock.
Represented WPT Enterprises, Inc., a publicly-traded creator of branded entertainment and consumer products driven by gaming-themed televised programming including the World Poker Tour® (Nasdaq: WPTE), in its 2004 $37 million initial public offering.
Represented Feltl and Company, Inc., a registered broker-dealer who served as underwriter for the 2005 $24.5 million initial public offering of PokerTek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTEK) and as underwriter for Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNIN) in its 2006 initial public offering and 2007 follow-on offering resulting in aggregate proceeds of approximately $58 million.
Represented the 2007 purchaser of Cash-N-Pawn International, Ltd., a multi-location regional chain of pawn shops; represented Cash-N-Pawn and its affiliates in connection with subsequent acquisitions of additional pawn shop locations.
Represented Magnum Technologies, Inc., a privately held software company, in connection with its 2007 acquisition by Quest Software, Inc.
Served as purchaser's counsel in the 2005 acquisition of Alliance Steel Service, a Minneapolis-based scrap metal recycling company, and represented Alliance Steel Service in its 2006 acquisition of Bay Side Recycling Corporation (Duluth, MN).
Represented Supersolutions Corporation, Inc., a privately held software company, in connection with its 2004 acquisition by i-flex solutions limited.
Represented a publicly-held provider of branded identity apparel programs and facility services in connection with more than 15 acquisitions of family-owned businesses from 1999 through 2005.
Represented both issuers and private equity, venture capital and other investors in several private placements of equity and debt securities.
