KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Business Wire EON) November 13, 2007 -- Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP today announced the firm has advised clients on more than $25 billion in corporate finance transactions during the past 10 months, with more than $1 billion during the third week of October. Eight of these transactions were public offerings where the firm served as issuer's counsel.
“The extensive expertise and depth in our corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions practice is unmatched in Kansas City,” said Mark Foster, Stinson Morrison Hecker managing partner. “No other local firm is handling the shear number of financial transactions we are currently.”
Stinson Morrison Hecker has nearly 60 attorneys focused in corporate finance transactions and mergers and acquisitions. Recent corporate finance transactions handled by the firm include: public and private securities offerings; mergers and acquisitions; structured financial transactions; securities compliance matters; private equity investments; and corporate governance matters, including assisting clients defend themselves from takeover attempts by hedge funds.
Following are highlights of some of the publicly disclosed corporate finance transactions the firm's corporate attorneys have advised during the past 10 months:
• The firm is representing Quest Resource Corporation (NASDAQ) in connection with its merger with Pinnacle Gas Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ), the result of which will create a publicly held corporation having a market capitalization of over $450 million. In addition, Stinson represented Quest Midstream Partners, L.P., a subsidiary of Quest, in connection with its $133 million acquisition of pipeline assets from Enbridge Midcoast Energy, L.P., its $75 million private placement and its new $135 million credit facility.
• The firm advised Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE), a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), with respect to over $900 million in corporate finance transactions during the past 10 months. This includes over $325 million in public share offerings, over $58 million in redemptions of publicly-held shares and more than $525 million of acquisitions and financial transactions.
• The firm represented Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ) in its $502 million acquisition of RIA Envia and its $160 million private placement and related resale registration.
• The firm advised FCStone Group, Inc. (NASDAQ) with respect to its $140.7 million initial public offering. The firm also advised FCStone with respect to a follow-on secondary public offering of its common stock by certain selling stockholders at an aggregate price of $93.7 million.
• The firm advised Layne Christensen Company (NASDAQ) with respect to its $169 million public offering of common stock.
• The firm acted as Kansas counsel for Knight Inc. (Kinder Morgan, Inc.) in connection with the $15 billion management-led leverage buy out of public stockholders of Kinder Morgan.
• The firm acted as Missouri counsel for Great Plains Energy Incorporated, in connection with its pending acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Aquila, Inc. and its Missouri-based electric utility assets in a transaction valued at approximately $1.7 billion.
• The firm represented Midland Loan Services, Inc. in its acquisition of the commercial mortgage loan servicing rights of Capmark Finance, Inc./Capmark Canada Limited (formerly GMAC) associated with approximately $5.4 billion of Canadian commercial mortgage loans.
"Our clients depend on our corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions practices to provide results and solutions they need," said Foster. "We are committed to serving our clients with continued excellent service and unparalleled expertise."
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP is one of the country’s largest law firms with more than 360 attorneys representing clients nationwide in a full range of corporate, transaction and litigation matters. With attorneys in nine offices throughout five states, the firm has experience in more than 45 industry-focused areas. Office locations include Kansas City, St. Louis and Jefferson City, Mo.; Overland Park and Wichita, Kan.; Omaha, Neb.; Phoenix, Ariz.; and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit them online at www.stinson.com.
Source: PRWeb: Legal / Law
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