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Michael Coddington joined Faegre & Benson in 1996 and is a partner in the Corporate Group. Michael’s practice includes representation of investment banks, venture capitalists and public and private companies in a variety of general corporate matters, merger and acquisition transactions and public and private offerings of debt and equity securities. In the area of securities law and finance, Michael has represented issuers, underwriters and investors in public offerings, PIPE transactions, Rule 144A transactions, public exchanges and private offerings of debt and equity securities. Representative clients for which he served as counsel include Piper Jaffray, Land O’Lakes, FSI International Inc., Capella Education Company, Whitebox Advisors, Norwest Equity Partners, St. Paul Venture Capital Partners, and Piper Jaffray Ventures. Michael also has an active Indian finance practice, representing tribes and investment banks in securities offerings and financing transactions. In the area of mergers and acquisitions, he has experience representing buyers, sellers and financial advisors in transactions involving cash and equity consideration. Michael has extensive experience advising investment banks, particularly Piper Jaffray and RBC Dain Rauscher, in their role as financial advisors in various merger, acquisition and financing transactions. In the area of general corporate representation, Michael works with public and private companies on securities law compliance, including periodic reporting, and a variety of issues involving boards of directors and shareholders. He has also advised companies on issues regarding stock compensation and securities disclosure matters. Michael is also a member of the firm’s Emerging Companies Practice Group. Representative transactions in which Michael has had significant responsibility include: Representing Piper Jaffray as underwriter’s counsel in multiple public offerings Representing Capella Education Company in its IPO and in multiple private equity financings Representing the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe in a 144A debt offering Representing the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians in a 144A debt offering Representing Land O’Lakes, Inc. in 144A offerings of debt securities and subsequent exchange offers for public debt securities Representing General Mills in a 144A debt offering Representing Disc Dynamics in a private equity financing Representing Norwest Equity Partners and Piper Jaffray Ventures in multiple private equity investments Representing FSI International, Inc. in a PIPE financing transaction Representing Excelsior Henderson Motorcycle Manufacturing Company a taxable revenue bond financing Representing Bemrose Corporation plc in the sale of its US promotional products businesses Representing United Shipping and Technology in acquiring Corporate Express Delivery Systems and related senior and subordinated debt financing Michael spent the first two years of his practice focusing on public finance where he represented underwriters, borrowers and issuers in connection with numerous governmental and private activity tax-exempt financings | 