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Brent L. Jones

Owner - Seattle

bjones@gsblaw.com

206.816.1414 Tel

206.464.0125 Fax

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Brent Jones' practice emphasizes mergers and acquisitions, securities, finance, and general corporate matters for emerging and established companies. Mr. Jones is chair of the Corporate Finance and Securities Group and co-chair of the Business Group.

Representative Transactions

Acquisitions and Mergers

• Represented Saltchuk Resources, Inc. and affiliated entities in several transactions, including the acquisitions of Delta Western, Constellation Tug Company, America Cargo Transport Corp., and Maui Petroleum, Hawaii Petroleum and affiliates.
• Represented Kibble & Prentice Holding Company and USI in several brokerage acquisitions.
• Represented Nautilus, Inc., in its acquisition of Pearl Izumi USA, Inc.
• Represented Glacier Fish Company in its acquisition of Alaska Ocean Seafoods.
• Represented Kenwood Corporation, of Japan, in its acquisition of Zetron, Inc.
• Represented general partner in its buyout and reorganization of 34 casual-dining limited partnerships.
• Represented buyer of majority interest in American Safari Cruises, LLC.

Sales and Divestitures

• Represented venture-backed genetic testing services provider in its $90M sale to a publicly traded buyer.
• Represented Kibble & Prentice Holding Company in its sale to USI, a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs.
• Represented Brooks Sports in its sale to Russell Athletic.
• Represented Nautilus, Inc., in its sale of Pearl Izumi USA, Inc. to Shimano.
• Represented Alaska Frontier Company in its sale to Clipper Limited.

Asset Transactions

• Represented Foss Maritime Company in the divestiture of its Columbia-Snake River assets.
• Represented Glacier Fish Company in various asset sales.
• Represented LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. in its asset acquisition of Environmentally Neutral Design.
• Represented software and IT market research provider in its asset acquisition by Microsoft.

Private Placement Financings – Company Counsel

• Represented SCOLR Pharma in private debt and PIPE financings and subsequent SEC registration statements.
• Represented genetic testing services provider in multiple recapitalization and venture capital transactions.
• Represented Spiration, Inc., in preferred stock financings raising in excess of $80 million.
• Company counsel to Benevia, Inc., in convertible note and Series A financings.
• Company counsel to Universal Water Group Inc., in Series A preferred stock financing.

Private Placement Financings – Investor Counsel

• Counsel to investor in Ignition Venture Partners.
• Investor counsel in Pi Corporation Series A preferred stock financing.
• Investor counsel in Vanas Oncology, Inc. Series A preferred stock financing.
• Investor counsel in Atomic Moguls, Inc. Series A preferred stock financing.
• Investor counsel in Pressplane, Inc. Series A preferred stock financing.