Representation of clients in connection with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures

• Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.'s (NASDAQ):
  • $402.5 million acquisition of C1 Financial, Inc. (NYSE) and C1 Bank.
  • $800 million acquisition of Community and Southern Holdings, Inc. and Community and Southern Bank.
  • $64.7 million acquisition of Bank of the Carolina Corporation and Bank of the Carolinas.
  • $228.5 million acquisition of Intervest Bancshares Corporation (NASDAQ) and Intervest National Bank.
  • $216 million acquisition of Summit Bancorp, Inc. and Summit Bank.
  • $21.5 million acquisition of Bancshares, Inc. and OMNIBANK, N.A.
  • $68.5 million acquisition of First National Bank of Shelby.
  • $27.5 million acquisition of Genala Banc, Inc. and the Citizens Bank.
• Bear State Financial, Inc’s (NASDAQ):
  • $70 million acquisition of Metropolitan National Bank.
  • $124.4 million acquisition of First National Security Company, First National Bank and Heritage Bank.
• Bear State Financial Holdings, LLC’s $55 million acquisition of a controlling interest in First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas, Inc. (NASDAQ).
  • Impact Telecom's merger with an affiliate of Garrison Investment Group. 
  • Impact Telecom’s acquisition of Matrix Telecom.

Representation of issuers, underwriters and placement agents with respect to public and private offerings of equity and debt securities

• $225 million registered offering of 5.50% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2026 by Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (Issuer counsel).
• $110 million registered direct offering of common stock by Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (Issuer counsel).
• $50 million private offering of limited partnership interests in a real estate fund (Placement Agent counsel).
• $1.11 billion registered exchange offer of 8.25% Senior Notes due 2023 by Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. (Issuer counsel).
• $500 million registered exchange offer of 7.75% Senior Notes due 2021 by Windstream Corporation (Issuer counsel).
• $500 million registered exchange offer of 7.50% Senior Notes due 2022 by Windstream Corporation (Issuer counsel).
• $600 million registered exchange offer of 7.50% Senior Notes due 2023 by Windstream Corporation (Issuer counsel).
• $20 million private placement of common stock for a Kansas-based bank holding company (Issuer counsel).
• $600 million registered offering of 7.875% Notes due 2013 by Block Financial LLC (Issuer counsel).

Representation of startup and mid-stage companies, as well as seed-level, angel and venture capital investors with respect to early stage and follow-on equity and debt financings

• $3 million private placement of Series A-1 Preferred Stock by a marketing data company (Investor counsel).
• $4 million mezzanine financing for a pharmacy benefits risk management company, consisting of $2 million in equity membership interests and $2 million in 12% Senior Secured Subordinated Notes (Issuer counsel).
• $9 million private placement of Series B Preferred Stock by a nanotechnology company (Investor counsel).
• $1 million private placement of Class B Membership Units by a medical diagnostic company (Investor counsel).
• $1.75 million equipment financing for a clean-tech consumer products manufacturer, consisting of 15% Senior Secured Convertible Notes (Investor counsel).
• $4.75 million private placement of Series A Preferred Stock by a crop technology company (Investor counsel).