Practice Areas

Maslon's Business & Securities Group lawyers represent businesses ranging from emerging start-ups looking for seed capital to billion-dollar corporations conducting their initial or follow-on public offering. Maslon's securities lawyers have extensive experience guiding clients through private placements, venture capital financings and public offerings. Our lawyers have worked on financings with all of the region's largest investment banking firms and several national underwriters.

Maslon offers emerging growth companies the expertise and creativity required to quickly gather seed capital while setting the stage for subsequent rounds of financing. We understand the need to anticipate our clients' future capital requirements by helping them build capital structures likely to attract investors in subsequent financings. Maslon's experience in working with - and for - investment banking firms and venture capital groups allows us to help clients structure financings with a view toward success over the long-term.

Many business owners begin an enterprise with a vision of ultimately "going public," only to realize that remaining privately held, or selling out to a strategic or financial buyer, is a better result. Maslon lawyers counsel their clients through each growth cycle, helping them determine and achieve their objectives. Maslon securities lawyers have completed public offerings of debt and equity securities with proceeds of less than $10 million to several hundred million dollars. Our lawyers have broad and diverse industry experience and a thorough knowledge of Nasdaq and NYSE listing standards and processes.

Recently, our lawyers represented WPT Enterprises, Inc. in its $38 million initial public offering. The company (Nasdaq: WPTE) produces the popular WORLD POKER TOUR® television series seen on the Travel Channel. More information.

We also have experience completing reverse merger IPOs, where a successful business goes "public" by merging with a public shell company.

Resources:

www.sec.gov
This site is maintained by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and contains electronic copies of registration statements and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 filings (e.g., Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statements) and certain Section 16 filings (e.g., Forms 13D, 13G) submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission by issuers and their affiliates. This site is also and invaluable resource for checking on the status of SEC rule pronouncements and related developments.

www.seclaw.com
This site contains extensive securities law information as well as a useful summary of current events in corporate finance.

www.vfinance.com
This site contains a wealth of information about current events in the venture capital industry as well as tools for attracting venture capital investment.