Traditional Mergers and Acquisitions

•   Board of Directors of VISX, Incorporated , in its sale to Advanced Medical Optics, Inc., a transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion.
• Davide Campari - Milano S.p.A. in its purchase of a majority interest in Skyy Spirits, LLC
• Digimarc Corporation in its acquisition of the assets of Polaroid’s ID Systems Business from the bankruptcy of Polaroid
• Verio, Inc. in its $6 billion sale to NTT
• ExiO Communications in its sale to Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Creative Technology Ltd. in the acquisition of assets from Aureal in bankruptcy
• Yipes Communications Group, Inc. in the acquisition of Web Zone, Inc. and the acquisition of selected assets from Broadband Office in bankruptcy
• eBiz, Net in the acquisition of Prowebsite Hosting Corporation and numerous other web hosting entities
• Creative Technology Ltd. in its acquisition of 3Dlabs Inc., Ltd.
• more.com in the acquisition of Comfort Living
• more.com in the sale of substantially all of its assets to HealthCentral.com
• Yipes Communications Group, Inc. in the acquisition of assets of Broadband Office, Inc. in bankruptcy
• Nellcor Incorporated in its $600 million stock for stock merger with Puritan-Bennett Corporation
• Verio Inc. in the acquisition of more than 40 Internet companies, including Hiway Technologies, Inc. and TabNet
• Progenitor, Inc. in its merger with Mercator Genetics, Inc.
• Management and employees of PMC-Sierra, Inc. in its stock for stock sale to Sierra Semiconductor Corporation
• Atlantis Catheter Company, Inc. in its stock for stock merger with Biocompatibles International plc.
• AllPen Software, Inc. in its sale to SpyGlass Inc.
• Cybernautics, Inc. in its merger with US Web Corporation
• Mitsubishi Metal Corporation and related entities in the acquisition of Siltec Corporation by cash-out merger
• Avantek in its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard by cash-out merger
• Simrad A/S in its acquisition of Osprey Sub-Sea, Inc.
• Expamet International plc in the acquisition of Radionics, Inc. by tender offer
• Unisys Corporation in the $600 million leveraged buy-out of its Memorex International division
• K&M Industries in its tax-free sale of assets for stock to WMX Technologies
• BankAmerica Corporation in the leveraged buyout sale of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
• Hambrecht & Quist affiliated entities in the leveraged buyout acquisition of Lampert Lumber Company by cash-out merger
• Combustion Engineering in the acquisition of Systems Control
• Maxwell Communication Corporation affiliated entities in the acquisition of Jossey-Bass, Inc., Publishers by cash-out merger
• Union Safe Deposit Bank in its acquisitions of Center State Bank and Great Valley Bank by cash-out merger
• Consolidated Freightways, Inc. in the $1 billion acquisition of Emery Air Freight Corporation by tender offer
• Independent Committee of the Board of Directors of Micro D , Incorporated in a going private tender offer by Ingram Industries, Inc.
• BankAmerica Corporation in bids and transactions for the purchase and sale of numerous operations and assets including a number of public and private companies
• Fujitsu in the sale of its microcomputer operations to Alpha Microsystems
• Golden Coin Savings and Loan Association in its acquisition by United Savings Bank of Hong Kong by tender offer
• Toplis & Harding plc in the management buyout of Maxson Young Associates
• Tostem Corporation in the management buyout of its Merzon Industries Division
• Chips and Technologies, Inc. in the management buyout of its networking and multimedia operations to Techfarm, Inc.
• Micrographic Technology Corporation in its leveraged management buyout and subsequent refinancings including its offering under Regulation S 

Financing Transactions

• Evoke Software Corporation in its Series D, Series E  and Series F financings
• Hydropoint in its bridge financing and Series A financing
• Viator in its Series B and Series C financing s
• Davide Campari - Milano S.p.A. and affiliates in the placement of U.S. $170 million in senior guaranteed notes
• Restoration Hardware in its March, 2001 Series A/B PIPE financing to raise approximately $15 million
• Restoration Hardware in its May, 2002 Common Stock PIPE financing to raise approximately $24.5 million
• Restoration Hardware in its November, 2001 Common Stock PIPE financing to raise approximately $17.5 million
• Pivotal Corporation , represented Merrill Lynch & Co., underwriters for this initial public offering
• Pivotal Corporation , represented Merrill Lynch & Co., underwriters for this follow on public offering
• The Management Network Group, Inc. “TMNG,” represented Hambrecht & Quist, underwriters for this initial public offering
• The Management Network Group, Inc. “TMNG,” represented Salomon Smith Barney, underwriters for this follow on public offering
• Internap Network Services Corporation , represented Morgan Stanley & Co, Inc.., underwriters for follow on public offering
• Finisar Corporation , represented Merrill Lynch & Co., underwriters for follow on public offering
• Digimarc Corporation in its initial public offering
• Verio Inc. in its initial public offering
• Progenitor, Inc. in its initial public offering
• Angeion Corporation in a $20 million convertible subordinated notes offering
• Angeion Corporation in a $15 million common stock offering
• Verio Inc. in a $175 million high yield debt offering
• Verio Inc. in a $150 million high yield debt offering
• Verio Inc. in a $400 million high yield debt offering
• Evoke Software Corporation in its Series D and Series E financings
• Voquette Corporation in its Series A-1, Series A-2 and Series B financings
• Digiscents in its Series A, Series B, Series C and Series D financings
• Viator in its Series C financings
• Intellicardia in its Series A and Series B financings
• more.com in its Series D and Series E financings
• Paradigm Holdings, Inc. , investors in Series H financing and related tender offer
• Sigmatel, Inc. , investors in Series H and Series I financings
• Netcompliance, Inc. , investors in Series B financing
• Broadxent in its Series A financing
• Dotcast in its Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D and Series E financings
• iJacker.com , investors in financing
• SystemI, Inc. , investors in financing
• Escador , investors in financings
• Yipes Communications Group, Inc. , Series B and Series C financings
• Eyecast , investors in Series A financing
• Investors in a $20 million equity financing for Abpac Inc.
• Investors in a $20 million equity financing for Kosan Biosciences
• Investors in a $5 million equity financing for H Power
• Investors in a $10 million equity financing for ADTech
• Investors in a $10 million equity financing for H Power
• Investors in a $5 million equity financing for eShop, Inc.
• Investors in a $5 million equity financing for First Virtual Holdings, Inc.

Mergers and Acquisitions Advice to Investment Bankers

• Cowen & Company as advisor to Prograft Medical Inc. in its sale to W.L. Gore & Associates Inc.
• Cowen & Company as advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Incstar Corporation in connection with its acquisition by an affiliate of Sorin Biomedical.
• Robertson Stephens as advisor to Monsanto Company in its tender offer for stock of and minority investment in DEKALB Genetics Corporation
• Montgomery Securities as advisor to Scios, Inc. in its stock for stock merger with Nova Pharmaceutical Corporation
• Lazard Freres as advisor to McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. in its acquisition by AT&T
• Alex. Brown & Sons as advisor to New Dimensions in Medicine in its sale of substantially all assets to CONMED Corporation
• Montgomery Securities as advisor to Sunward Technologies, Inc. in its stock for stock merger with Read-Rite Corporation
• Kidder Peabody as advisor to KLA Instruments in its acquisition negotiations to acquire Tencor in a stock for stock merger
• Cowen & Company as advisor to Aurum Software in its acquisition by Baan; as advisor to The Indus Group, Inc. in its merger with TSW International; as advisor to Control Data Systems, Inc. in its acquisition by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe; as advisor to NetFRAME in its acquisition by Micron Electronics, Inc.; and as advisor to VERITAS in its acquisition by Open Vision.
• Hambrecht & Quist and related entities in connection with the recapitalization of Ateq Corporation
• Montgomery Securities as advisor to NBD Bancorp, Inc. in its stock for stock merger with INB Financial Corporation
• Hambrecht & Quist and related entities in connection with the recapitalization of Executone Information Systems through public exchange tender offer and related financings
• Hambrecht & Quist and related entities in connection with the simultaneous sale and debt restructuring of XA Systems

Strategic Alliances and Minority Investments

• GlaxoSmithKline in its sale and financing of Affymax
• Digimarc Corporation in its strategic alliances with Phillips Electronics N.V. and Macrovision Corporation and $60 million financing
• Progenitor, Inc. in its license to and equity investment from Amgen Inc. in connection with the leptin receptor
• Mercator Genetics in its license of HH gene diagnostic rights to SmithKline Beecham plc.
• SmithKline Beecham plc in the formation with Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of diaDexus LLC, a joint venture using genomics for the development of diagnostic products
• Verio, Inc. in numerous strategic alliance relationships involving corporate partnering agreements, equity investments and numerous other aspects of cooperation including the following:
• Network Solutions/Verisign
• Melbourne IT
• Brooks Fiber Properties, Inc
• MFS Datanet, Inc. and MFS Telecom, Inc.
• AT&T 
• Sprint Communications Company L.P. and Sprint. 
• Qwest Communications Corporation. 
• Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation ("NTT") and NTT America, Inc. 
• MCI Telecommunications Corporation ("MCI"). 
• UUNET Technologies, Inc. 
• Rhythms
• Northpoint Communications Group Inc.
• AOL UK
• Lycos
• Oracle
• Agilera/Ciber 
• Turning Point Technologies, Inc (now Xevo)
• VIA NET WORKS INC
• Angeion Corporation in its worldwide strategic relationship with and equity investment from Synthélabo with respect to implantable cardioverter defibrillators and related cardiac stimulation devices
• SmithKline Beecham plc in its international distribution relationship with ALZA Corporation for transdermal nicotine patches
• Oracle Systems Corporation in the formation of its Japanese joint venture and related financing from Nippon Steel Corporation
• NBL Communications, Inc. in its strategic relationships and financings from GTE SpaceNet, Bonneville International, STV Asia, Kimbaco Limited, and Bechtel
• Singapore Technologies in its strategic investments in H Power and ADTech
• Siltec Corporation in its joint venture with Rhone-Poulenc and its financing and licensing arrangements with Lucky Advanced Materials, Inc.
• Pohang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. in its $500 million joint venture with USX Corporation
• Unisys Corporation in its $200 million sale of a minority interest to Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
• Consolidated Freightways in its $150 million leveraged ESOP preferred stock financing
• POSCO-West Corporation in restructuring its Feralloy West Company joint venture and formation of its Feralloy Reliance joint venture
• Sung In Printing Company in the restructuring of its U.S. joint venture operations
• Point Asia, Inc. in strategic relationships with The Software Toolworks, Inc. and Davidson & Associates
• Chips and Technologies, Inc. in the sale of its networking and multimedia operations to Techfarm, Inc.
• General Electric Capital Corporation in its minority investment and strategic business relationship with eShop Inc., a home shopping software provider
• Sumitomo Corporation in its oil processing joint venture with Adams Vegetable Oil Inc.
• InterMax Solutions, Inc. in its strategic relationship with Symantec Corporation