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Securities Getting Results – A securities sampler

JMBM securities lawyers have facilitated a variety of offerings for public clients, such as: Representing a NYSE-listed computer equipment company in connection with over $1 billion in public and private financing transactions Representing a Nasdaq-listed casual dining restaurant chain in a variety of public and private securities offerings and related SEC compliance Representing a Canadian […]

Patent Litigation Group Getting Results – JMBM Wins a Major Patent Infringement Trial

For patent cases that require more extensive resources and a team of lawyers, JMBM provides the needed expertise. Case in point: Medtronic v. Michelson in which JMBM defended Dr. Michelson, a Los Angeles inventor, against medical giant Medtronic in a case that involved more than 100 patents. JMBM pulled a team together to prepare and […]

Motor Vehicle Group Getting Results – California New Motor Vehicle Board Victories

In recent Board protests that did not settle, we won a termination case, and a case that gave our client the right to establish a new dealership less than five miles from an existing dealership. In other recent cases, we obtained dismissals of two termination protests based upon the dealer’s failure to comply with authorized […]

Mergers & Acquisitions Getting Results – Niche health care transactions

Companies in the health care sector often grow through acquiring small niche businesses, and JMBM regularly serves as legal counsel in such deals. For example, we advised on the sale of a neonatal physician group practice based in Lancaster, Calif., to Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc., (NYSE: PDX), a leading provider of neonatal, fetal and pediatric […]

Mergers & Acquisitions Getting Results – A merger and stock offering

Our firm was lead counsel for client Frederick’s of Hollywood, Inc., in its merger with Movie Star, Inc. The complex transaction included a $20 million rights offering and a one-for-two reverse stock split, resulting in a combined company now called Frederick’s of Hollywood Group, Inc. that trades on the American Stock Exchange under the new […]

Mergers & Acquisitions Getting Results – Series C Financing of Renewable Sciences Company

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) represented the lead investor, NAXOS Capital Partners, in the recent $100 million Series C financing of Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc. NAXOS Capital Partners is a Luxembourg-based private equity group focused on acquiring and developing businesses with unique intellectual property or market positions. Elevance uses Nobel Prize-winning technology to […]

International Getting Results – Cross-border licensing for The Cherokee Group, Inc.

The Cherokee Group, Inc., markets and licenses some of the best-known apparel, footwear, recreational and home product brands to leading retailers around the world—and JMBM facilitates these sophisticated transactions. We structure profitable licensing arrangements for brands that our client owns and manages. JMBM has helped Cherokee create marketing relationships that include Target Brands, Inc. in […]

International Getting Results – Working with a major German bank

In the summer of 2007, the Global Hospitality Group closed the senior debt portion on one of the largest single hotel mixed-use projects in the country. The complex construction loan transaction was for a leading credit institution headquartered in Germany, renowned for very large construction loans on luxury hotel projects. This high-profile effort is one […]