| Represented Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI), a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology, radiology and endoscopy, in acquiring 100% of the stock of Thomas Medical Products, Inc. from GE Healthcare in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $167 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. Read more |
| Represented Barrick Gold Corporation in the acquisition of the Mill Canyon mining properties and related assets for $24 million from Victoria Gold Corporation. Read more |
| Represented Ambre Energy Limited in the financing and acquisition of a fifty percent interest in two operating coal mines and additional prospective coal properties located in Montana and Wyoming, including the placement of $150 million in reclamation bonds. Read more |
| Represented ATS Industrial Supply, Inc., a Salt Lake City-based metalworking and MRO industrial distributor, in its sale to MSC Industrial Direct Co. (an NYSE-listed company), for approximately $31 million. |
| Represented Moelis Capital Partners in six acquisitions totaling $450 million. |
| Represented Neways, Inc. in its disposition of a bottling affiliate for an undisclosed amount. |
| Represented SkyWest, Inc.'s acquisition of Atlantic Southeast Airlines from Delta Air Lines for $1.75 billion in total consideration. |
| Represented VitalStream Holdings in a sale to Internap Network Services for $220 million. |
| Represented Mindshare Technologies in an investment by Sorensen Partners private equity fund for a minority interest valued at $20 million. |
| Represented FiberTEK Insulation LLC and FiberTEK Insulation West, LLC in the sale of companies to Owens Corning. |
| Represented iFrogz, Inc. in a sale to ZAGG Inc. (Nasdaq) in a cash and stock transaction valued at $108 million. |
| Represented Barrick Gold Corporation in the acquisition of the Cortez Mine joint venture interest from Rio Tinto PLC for $1.7 billion. |
| Represented Moelis Capital Partners private equity fund in the acquisition of Quest Specialty Chemicals for $170 million. |
| Represented Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq) in the acquisition of Biosphere Medical Inc. (Nasdaq), a publicly traded medical device company, for $95 million. |
| Represented Hanlong (USA) Mining Investment, Inc. in the acquisition of stock from General Moly, Inc. (Nasdaq), private equity fund for up to $200 million. |
| Represented Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq) in the acquisition of Alveolus, Inc. for $17 million. |
| Represented Eleutian Technology LLC in the sale of a preferred membership interest to Cheyenne Capital private equity fund for an undisclosed amount. |
| Represented Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq) in the acquisition of the EN Snare® assets of Hatch Medical, LLC for $21 million. |
| Represented USSO Holding Company, LLC in the sale of 49% interest of Major League Soccer champion Real Salt Lake to a Utah-based real estate development company for an undisclosed amount. |
| Represented Dynamic Confections, Inc. in the sale of Bogdon Candy Co. to Richardson Brands for an undisclosed amount. |
| Represented Nevada Chemicals, Inc. (Nasdaq) in the sale (by public tender offer and merger) to Oaktree Capital Management private equity fund for $94 million. |
| Represented EMIT Water Discharge Technologies in the sale to Exterran Holdings, Inc. for $110 million. |
| Represented Arkona, Inc. (Nasdaq) in a sale to Dealer Track Holdings, Inc. for $60 million. |
| Represented Kinross Gold Corp. in the acquisition of Crown Resources Corporation (Nasdaq) for $220 million. |
| Represented Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (Nasdaq) in its sale of a controlling interest to Canon Investment Holdings, Ltd. for $57.5 million. |
| Parr Brown's Aircraft and Corporate Finance lawyers assisted SkyWest, Inc. with the $133 million acquisition of ExpressJet Holdings, Inc., the parent company of ExpressJet Airlines, Inc., a regional air carrier which serves more than 130 scheduled destinations in North America and the Caribbean with approximately 1,200 departures per day. As a result of a merger transaction, ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SkyWest. Subsequently, Atlantic Southeast Airlines and ExpressJet Holdings were merged, and now operate as ExpressJet Airlines. For more information, visit: SkyWest Acquires ExpressJet. |
| Represented Holly Corporation and its affiliate, Holly Energy Partners, L.P., in the acquisition of Sinclair's Tulsa refining facility, tankage, loading rack and pipeline assets for a combined $203 million. Holly Corporation (HOC) and Holly Energy Partners (HEP), located in Dallas, Texas, are publicly-traded companies listed on the NYSE. Parr Brown's corporate, real estate, environmental and tax groups worked on the transaction including the following lawyers: Scott W. Loveless, Roger D. Henriksen, Steven J. Christiansen, Seth R. King, Kenneth B. Tillou, Robert A. McConnell, Gregory S. Nelson, Barton R. Gertsch and James S. Wright. The Wall Street Journal reported on the deal on October 20, 2009. |
| Represented William Demant Holdings in the acquisition of Otix Global, Inc. (Nasdaq, and formerly Sonic Innovations) for $65 million. |
| Represented Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. in the sale of stock to Canon Investment Holdings Limited (Chinese Conglomerate) for $48 million. |
| Represented Barrick Gold Corporation in the acquisition of a foreign power plant operation for $52 million. |
