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Mr. Koh is the Office Managing Member of the Detroit office. He is also the leader of the firm's Biotechnology and Life Sciences Team.
Mr. Koh has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions of both public and private companies. He regularly represents companies in a wide range of financing transactions, including private and public offerings of equity and debt securities, secured and unsecured debt facilities, and angel and venture capital financings. Mr. Koh also provides general corporate representation to many of the firm's casino gaming, biotechnology and life sciences, technology and financial institution clients. Prior to joining Dykema, Mr. Koh worked at Weil, Gotshal & Manges' Washington, D.C. office, where he was a member of its Corporate Finance Group focusing on mergers and acquisitions and regulatory matters involving financial institutions and communications-related companies.
Experience
Some of Mr. Koh's significant transactions are shown below:Financing Transactions
Asterand, Inc.
Series B Preferred Stock
Series C Preferred Stock
Series D Preferred Stock
Avail Networks, Inc.
Series B Preferred Stock
CCM Merger, Inc. (MotorCity Casino)
$300 million of Senior Notes
FiberCycle, Inc.
Series A Preferred Stock
Interactive Frontiers, Inc.
Multiple tranches of Series A Preferred Stock
Series B Preferred Stock
Multiple tranches of Series C Preferred Stock
Interlink Networks, Inc.
Series B Preferred Stock
Series AA Preferred Stock
The Majestic Star Casino, LLC
$303.5 million of high-yield debt securities (three tranches of secured and unsecured notes)and follow-on exchange offer
$260 million of 9 1/2% Senior Secured Notes and follow-on exchange offer
$80 million Secured Credit Facility
$130 million of 10 7/8% Senior Secured Notes and follow-on exchange offer
MarineNet, Inc.
Series A Preferred Stock
Series B Preferred Stock
Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc.
Series A Preferred Stock
Common Stock
NT2, Inc.
Common Stock
Standard Federal Bank National Association
$1.5 billion of subordinated notes
Steeplechase Software, Inc.
Series A Preferred Stock
Series B Preferred Stock
Mergers and Acquisitions
Asterand, Inc.
Merger with Pharmagene plc
Citizens Banking Corporation
$820 million acquisition of F&M Bancorporation
Sale of Citizens Bank Illinois, National Association to Metropolitan Bank Group, Inc.
Compuware Corporation
Acquisition of Covisint, LLC
Acquisition of Adlex, Inc.
Acquisition of ProviderLink, Inc.
Acquisition of Steel Trace Limited
Acquisition of Proxima, Inc.
Guardian Industries, Inc.
$160 million tender offer for and acquisition of Cameron Ashley Building Products
Health Industry Professionals, LLC
Sale to Credentia Corp. (CRDE)
Interface Systems, Inc.
$83 million stock-for-stock merger with Tumbleweed Communications
The Majestic Star Casino, LLC
$253 million acquisition of Trump Indiana, Inc.
Palace Sports and Entertainment, Inc.
Acquisition of the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Ice Palace
Pilot Industries, Inc.
Sale from bankruptcy to Cerberus
Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc.
Acquisition of Encelle, Inc.
Acquisition of Angstrom Medica, Inc.
Steeplechase Software, Inc.
Sale to Schneider Electric
Tec-Mar Distribution Services, Inc.
Sale to Automodular Corporation
Seminars and Speeches
Frequent speaker and writer on corporate finance matters, including venture capital financings, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and business ethics.
Publications
American Venture Magazine, "M&A in the Midwest"
The Deal.com, "Sarbanes-Oxley Is Not Just For Public Companies These Days"
M&A Chicago, "Current Trends in Deal Structures"
Mergers and Acquisitions Journal, "Private Companies Toe the SOX Line"
Small Business Conference, "Three Tips for Avoiding Small Business Pitfalls"
Professional Associations
American Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan
Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
Civic and Cultural Involvements
Daycroft Montessori School, Board of Trustees (1997-2005)
Techtown, FAST Screening Committee
Great Lakes Angels, Screening Committee
Leadership Detroit XXVII - graduated June 2006
MichBio, Firm Liaison
Wayne State University Business School, Adjunct Professor, Business Ethics (2004)
Awards
Best Lawyers In America (2007 and 2008 editions) - corporate/securities.
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