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Description of Practice:
Clark is a corporate partner in our Del Mar Heights office. His practice focuses on corporate finance and business transactions. Clark services clients' needs in public offerings and private placements of equity and debt, real estate securities, corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, employee equity and compensation arrangements, corporate governance, and board advisory matters. He provides counsel to clients on financial services and general commercial matters including commercial lending and secured real property transactions. From an international perspective, Clark handles all manner of in-bound investment from the Asia-Pacific region and out-bound investment to Mexico and Latin America. He has a particular emphasis on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, secured financings, equipment leasing, and manufacturing, as well as multi-jurisdictional distribution arrangements.
Clark represents real estate enterprises, financial institutions, manufacturers, and technology companies, among others. The following are representative examples of Clark's more notable engagements:
. The Inteplast Group, Term Loan Facility
. Astec (BSR), PLC Standard Chartered Bank, Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility
. Internet Design Technologies, Comerica Bank, Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility
. Signet Armorlite, Inc., Wells Fargo Business Credit, Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility
. Acquisition of Computación Tecnica SA by Ingram Micro Latin America
. Acquisition of Distribuidora de Computos, S.A. de C.V. by Ingram Micro Holdings
. Acquisition of Simplicity Pattern Co., Inc. by Simplicity Holdings, Inc.
. Acquisition of Western Sizzlin Inc. by WSI Acquisition Corp.
. Acquisition of Continental Graphics Corporation by Continental Graphics Acquisition Corp.
. Acquisition of Digiplug SARL by Faith, Inc.
. Acquisition of Almatec GmbH by Wilden Pump
. Acquisition of Ruf Automotive Group by Bourns, Inc.
. Fonterra Cooperative Group (New Zealand) - Nestle S.A. Joint Venture, Latin America, Manufacturing and Consumer Product Assets
. Hyundai Motor Company - Daimler Chrysler de Mexico Distribution Agreement, Mexico
. Sunrise Company - Grupo Situr Joint Venture, Real Estate Acquisition, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
. Argus Realty Investors, LP - Private placement of tenant-in-common interests
. Sunrise Company, Real Estate Acquisition, Ensenada, Baja, California
. SFX Broadcasting, Inc., Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation re 11% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2000
. SFX Broadcasting, Inc., Rule 144A Placement of 6½% Series D Preferred Stock
. Sahaviriya Steel Industries, Rule 144A Placement of Convertible EuroBonds
. Lyle Anderson Company Loch Lomond, Regulation S Placement of Debentures
. GE Capital Corp., U.S.-Mexico capital equipment leasing transactions
. Software Manufacturer, Series A Preferred Private Placement, $10,000,000
. Telecommunications Provider, Initial Public Offering (ADRs), $1,200,000,000
. Software Manufacturer, Initial Public Offering (Common Stock), $28,000,000
. Hardware Manufacturer, Initial Public Offering (Common Stock), $25,000,000
. Service Provider, Public Offering (Convertible Debentures), $51,750,000
. Software Manufacturer, Initial Public Offering (Common Stock), $16,000,000
. Service Provider, Public Offering (Subordinated Notes), $30,000,000
. Distribution Company, Initial Public Offering (Common Stock), $19,000,000
. Broadcasting Company, Public Offering (Common Stock), $37,000,000
. Software Manufacturer, Initial Public Offering (Common Stock), $55,200,000
. Hardware Manufacturer, Initial Public Offering (Common Stock), $30,000,000
. Broadcasting Company, Universal Shelf (Debt and Equity Securities), $500,000,000
Educational History:
Clark is admitted to practice law in California. He received his law degree from Columbia Law School (J.D., 1982), where he was Financial Editor of the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law. He received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College (A.B., 1979, cum laude) and received a Certificat de Langue Française from the University of Paris (Sorbonne). Clark speaks fluent French. |
