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Kent Larsen's legal practice has covered a broad range of business related legal matters including mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations, public and private financing transactions including initial and secondary public offerings, leveraged buy-out transactions, industry "roll-up" transactions, commercial and residential real estate finance transactions, general banking law matters, and general business and corporate law matters.

Mr. Larsen's professional career spans 43 years during which time he has practiced law in California and Utah for such notable firms as O'Melveny & Myers, VanCott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy, and Stoel Rives. He was formerly a senior name shareholder with Parr Waddoups Brown Gee & Loveless, where he is currently Of Counsel.

Mr. Larsen previously served as president of a Utah-based publicly owned federal savings bank and has been involved as a principal, consultant and/or investor in several business ventures. He is a graduate of the University of Utah with a B.A. in Economics.

Representative Loan Transactions:

• Represented an indirect subsidiary of one of the largest manufacturers of intercity and specialty buses in the United States and Mexico and certain affiliated entities in connection with a $100,000,000 warehouse credit facility and a related $300,000,000 securitized credit facility. Lender was a major international credit provider.

• Represented the borrower (a Utah-based national real estate company) in connection with a $200,000,000 unsecured line of credit facility. The lead lender was a major international bank. In addition, represented the borrower in connection with a replacement $200,000,000 unsecured line of credit facility. The lead lender was a major US bank.

• Represented the lender in connection with a $6,000,000 secured commercial real estate loan. Lender was a major national life insurance company. Borrower was a major national corporation with facilities in Utah.

• Represented the lender in connection with a $2,100,000 secured commercial real estate loan. Lender was a major life insurance company. Borrower was a major national corporation with facilities in Utah.

• Represented the lender in connection with a $14,900,000 secured commercial real estate loan. Lender was a major life insurance company. Borrower was a Utah-based real estate developer and owner.

• Represented the borrower in connection with a $15,000,000 secured revolving credit facility. Lender was a major international credit lender. Borrower was a Pennsylvania-based company engaged in the distribution of promotional products.

• Represented the borrower in connection with a $47,000,000 secured commercial real estate loan covering a major mall in Washington. Lender was a major national life insurance company. Borrower was a Utah-based real estate developer and owner.

Representative Venture Capital Financing Transactions:

• Represented a newly-organized company in connection with a $50,000,000 structured financing transaction. Subsequently represented the company in connection with an $8,000,000 structured financing transaction, a $42,000,000 structured financing transaction, and a $100,000,000+ recapitalization transaction.

• Represented a health care insurance provider in connection with an $8,000,000 structured financing transaction.

• Represented a venture capital broker and certain investors in connection with a $10,000,000 structured financing transaction of a technology company.

• Represented a venture capital broker and certain investors in connection with a $2,400,000 Series A financing transaction, a subsequent $6,000,000 Series B financing transaction, and a subsequent $2,500,000 Series C financing transaction of a media distribution company.

• Represented a venture capital broker and certain investors in connection with a $1,300,000 structured financing transaction of a telecommunications company.

• Represented a promotional products e-distribution company in connection with a $4,500,000 Series A financing transaction, a subsequent $3,000,000 Series B financing transaction, and a subsequent $1,000,000 Series C financing transaction. Also represented the company in connection with a $1,500,000 term credit facility from a major international company.

• Represented a business products and services e-commerce distribution company in connection with a $4,300,000 structured financing transaction.

• Represented an ISP company in connection with a $2,500,000 structured financing transaction.

• Represented a venture capital broker and certain investors in connection with a $4,500,000 structured financing transaction of a technology company.

• Represented an underwriter in connection with a $4,000,000 public offering by a floral products technology company.

• Represented a venture capital broker in connection with financings of a Wyoming based oil exploration technology company, including participations in a $1,500,000 Series B financing, a $2,750,000 Series C financing, a $6,000,000 Series D financing, and a $1,000,000 convertible note financing.

• Represented an underwriter in connection with a $3,900,000 public offering by a medical technology company.

• Represented an underwriter in connection with a $15,000,000 public offering by a pharmaceutical products development company.

• Represented an underwriter in connection with a $3,900,000 private placement by a telecommunications technology company.

• Represented an underwriter in connection with a $4,800,000 private placement by an animated movie production company.

• Represented a venture capital broker in connection with a $5,000,000+ structured financing transaction of a technology company.