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1997
Marcus J. Williams
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503.778.5299
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Marc Williams advises some of the Pacific Northwest’s best known companies in corporate finance, securities compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate law. His representative engagements include HomeStreet’s $100 million initial public offering, a $460 million senior note offering by JELD-WEN, the pending $120 million acquisition of Williams Controls by Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Semitool’s auction and $364 million sale to Applied Materials, and McCormick & Schmick’s response to its unsolicited tender offer and the resulting auction and $131 million sale. Marc’s practice focuses primarily on public and mature private companies, including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, and ongoing corporate governance and securities compliance matters. He also has represented underwriters and private equity firms in the financial services, manufacturing, hospitality, and consumer products industries, and has served as special counsel to boards of directors and committees, including one of the world’s best known consumer products companies.
Marc's clients include: Washington Federal, Idaho Power/IdaCorp, HomeStreet, Ecova, Pope Resources, JELD-WEN, Williams Controls, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, and Coldstream Capital Management.
Representative Experience
Auction and sale of Williams Controls, Inc.
Represented Williams Controls, Inc., a global manufacturer of electronic engine and throttle controls serving the heavy truck and heavy equipment industry, in its auction and $125,000,000 sale to Curtiss-Wright Corporation. (2012)
Initial public offering for HomeStreet, Inc.
Represented HomeStreet in its $100 million initial public offering. (2012)
Auction and sale of Anatec International, Inc.
Represented Anatec, a testing and engineering services company in the nuclear power industry, in its auction and sale to Curtiss-Wright Corporation. (2011)
Debt securities financing for JELD-WEN
Issuer’s counsel in the $460,000,000 Rule 144A offering of JELD-WEN’s senior secured notes. (2011)
Hostile takeover defense for McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants, Inc.
Response to unsolicited tender offer by Landry’s Restaurants, Inc. (2011)
Merger of McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants
Represented McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants in its negotiated $131,000,000 merger with Landry’s Restaurants, Inc., following the defeat of Landry's previously announced hostile tender offer. (2011)
Hostile takeover defense for BEO Bancorp, Inc., and Bank of Eastern Oregon
Response to unsolicited merger proposal by Community Bancshares, Inc. (2010)
Merger and acquisition of Semitool, Inc.
Represented Semitool, Inc., in its $364,000,000 tender offer and merger with Applied Materials, Inc. (2009)
Sale of medical device manufacturer
Represented limited liability company in the medical device industry in the $103,000,000 sale of 100 percent of its membership interests to The Riverside Co., a private equity firm. (2009)
Acquisition for Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
Represented Australia and New Zealand Banking Group in its acquisition of Citizens Bank of Guam. (2007)
Initial public offering for Clearwire Corporation
Represented Clearwire in its $600 million initial public offering. (2007)
Private equity transaction for Clearwire Corporation
Represented Clearwire in connection with its $900 million strategic financing by Google, Motorola and Sprint. (2006)
Additional Qualifications
Naval Flight Officer, United States Navy; enlisted Marine, United States Marine Corps
FAA Licensed Airline Transport Pilot (Single and Multi-Engine Land and Single-engine Seaplane) and Commercial Glider Pilot
Professional & Community Activities
Member Securities Committee and Legislative Committee, Washington State Bar Association
Board of Directors, Family Services of King County, 2003-2006
Mission Pilot, Veterans' Airlift Command
Professional Recognition
Named as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" in Corporate/Commercial (Washington) by
Chambers USA, 2010-2012
Named as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in Securities Law by Woodward/White, 2013
Willard J. Wright Award for Outstanding Community Service, 2010
Selected to “Washington Super Lawyers” in Securities & Corporate Finance, Thomson Reuters, 2009-2012
Named as one of the "Top 87 Business Lawyers" by Seattle Business Monthly, 2008
Named as one of the “Top 500 dealmakers in America” by Lawdragon, 2007
Named as one of "155 Top Lawyers" by Seattle Magazine and Seattle Business Monthly, 2007
Selected to “Washington Rising Stars,” Thomson Reuters, 2007
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Education
J.D., Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, 1997, cum laude
Phi Delta Phi
B.S., Political Science, History, Auburn University, 1988
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Business Transactions
Corporate Finance & Securities
Corporate Governance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Community Banking & Financial Institutions
Aircraft
Communications, Media, IP & Technology
Renewable Energy
Financial Services
Energy Transactions
Admitted to Practice
Washington
,
2003
Oregon
,
1997