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Admitted to Practice

Washington, 1994
Michigan, 1993

Jason A. Farber

Partner

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Seattle

T206.757.8041

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M206.604.0399

Jason Farber focuses on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other business transactions. His industry experience includes creative and entertainment companies ranging from digital media to toys and games, and mobile content and services, traditional industries like fishing, food, manufacturing and distribution, and regulated industries like student loan finance, and health care. He has particular experience with private equity, auction processes, profit-nonprofit transactions and directors' duties in transactions, and is a frequent speaker on topics related to mergers and acquisitions.

Practice Highlights

Private equity acquisitions including equipment leasing, home building products and sports products
Acquisition of video game developer
Counsel for Japanese mobile companies in investment interests in North America
Hospital mergers, physician practice acquisitions and joint ventures

Representative Experience

Series A financing for HasOffers

Representation of HasOffers in $9.4 million Series A financing. (2013)

Stock sale of POP, Inc.

Sale of digital agency to Advance Publications, Inc. (2013)

Tender offer and merger for FUJIFILM Holdings

Local counsel in $995 million acquisition of SonoSite, Inc. (2012)

Merger of digital media agency for Smashing Ideas Inc.

F-Reorganization of S corporation followed by merger with a subsidiary of Bertelsmann/Random House in an auction process. (2011)

Acquisition for medical billing company

Acquisition of medical billing company. (2011)

Sale of snack food business for Snakcorp Holdings, Inc.

Sale of subsidiaries, Snack Alliance and Nalley's Canada Limited, in an auction process to a private equity-backed producer and distributor of private label seasoned snack foods. (2010)

Tax-free split-off transaction for AdApp, Inc. dba Has Offers

Split-off of affiliate marketing software company. (2010)

Tender offer and short-form merger for Bristol-Myers-Squibb

Local counsel in $885 million acquisition of ZymoGenetics, Inc. (2010)

Affiliation of health care providers for Providence Health System - Oregon

Affiliation with Willamette Falls Medical Center. (2009)

Sale of newspapers for The Seattle Times Company

Sale of Blethen Maine Newspapers, a group of three daily and additional weekly newspapers. (2009)

Acquisition for Trimble Navigation

Acquisition of GPS distributor. (2008)

Acquisition of stock for Winona Capital

Acquisition of Barter Optical and Dragon Optical. (2008)

Affiliation for Madrona Medical Group, P.S.

Sale of assets to and affiliation with PeaceHealth. (2008)

Acquisition of QPass for Amdocs

Represented Amdocs, a provider of software and services for billing, CRM, and OSS systems, in its acquisition of QPass, which provides infrastructure for electronic payments. (2006)

Professional & Community Activities

American Bar Association, 1993-present
Vice President, Board Member — Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club
Board Member, Washington Vaccine Association
Partnership Law Committee (review of partnership and limited liability company acts), 2006-present; Executive Committee, Business Law Section, 2005 — Washington State Bar Association