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Corporate, Real Estate and Taxation For California State Automobile Association's San Francisco Headquarters: JMBM attorneys negotiate sale and leaseback

SAN FRANCISCO – February 8, 2008—Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP (JMBM), one of California’s foremost full-service law firms, has announced that a team comprised of their Real Estate, Corporate, Finance, Tax and Land Use attorneys advised the California State Automobile Association (CSAA) in a complex sale and leaseback transaction that allowed for the sale […]

Corporate and Taxation JMBM helps EZ Lube in recapitalization

JMBM attorneys represented EZ Lube and its shareholders in its recent recapitalization – which included a sale of a significant portion of the EZ Lube’s owners’ equity position to an affiliate of Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co, a New York-based buyout firm, plus a $105 million refinancing of EZ Lube with GSO Capital Partners and […]

Corporate Getting Results – An unprecedented development agreement – Corporate

After precedent-breaking litigation, JMBM client United Rock Products Corporation and the city of Irwindale, California reached an agreement to extend the life of the Irwindale quarries for 25 years. The transaction is most notable for the creation of a joint powers authority between the city of Irwindale and the Irwindale Reclamation Authority—the first such arrangement […]

Corporate Getting Results – Resolving entertainment industry contract claims

A jury ruled in favor of major independent film production company Morgan Creek Productions, awarding our client almost $2 million for Franchise Pictures’ breach of good faith and fair dealing on an earlier settlement agreement. The jury also found in favor of Morgan Creek on its claims that Franchise Pictures provided improper accounting information to […]

Corporate Getting Results – A multifaceted merger

Our firm was lead counsel for client Frederick’s of Hollywood in its merger with Movie Star, Inc. The multifaceted 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 symbol […]

Corporate Getting Results – A complex recapitalization

JMBM handled corporate, tax and financing issues for EZ Lube and its shareholders in a complex recapitalization to fund expansion. The transaction involved selling a significant portion of EZ Lube’s owners’ equity position to the affiliate of a New York-based buyout firm, plus a $105 million refinancing of the company with an investment fund and […]