Robert C. Brighton, Jr.

EXPERIENCE

• Merger transactions, including structuring, negotiation and drafting of purchase and sale agreements on behalf of buyer and seller.
• Financial transactions, including negotiation of acquisition financing and working capital lines of credit with and on behalf of commercial banks and other financial institutions, and project financings for private-public partnerships.
• Public offerings of securities, including IPOs and SPAC transactions.
• Securities law compliance.
• Public company acquisitions and sales.
• Commercial transactions, including negotiation of manufacturing, supply and distribution agreements, and equipment leasing and international trade transactions.
• Insurance company and brokerage formations, financings and M&A transactions.
• Corporate governance and compliance considerations, including those applicable to both public and private corporations.
• Fiduciary obligations of officers, directors and “control” persons.
• Employment and consulting agreements, including sophisticated executive compensation arrangements, and equity incentive plans.
• Technology transfer and licensing agreements.
• Blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation, including Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and Simple Agreements for Future Tokens (SAFTs), and digital asset funds.
• Corporate agreements, including agreements with vendors and clients for the purchase or sale of goods and services.
• Investment advisor and broker-dealer formation and compliance.
• Fund formations, including Investment Company Act and Investment Advisor Act compliance.
• Utility and energy generation and transmission company and project representation, including structuring, negotiating and drafting documents relating to project construction, acquisition, operation and financing, incorporating financial and performance-based covenants, as well as related due diligence, for various transaction structures, including co-generation and joint venture transactions, and transactions involving leveraged lease-backed and synthetic lease financings.

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