Whitney Holmes concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate finance, securities and mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Holmes represents public and private enterprises in corporate finance transactions, including: public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities; bank credit financings; structured financings and other capital markets transactions; and venture capital financings. He has represented issuers and underwriters in several large and complex securities transactions, and has represented both banks and borrowers in large and highly structured borrowings. His representations extend from pre-inception planning through structuring and execution and he has worked on several novel and market-leading transactions.
Mr. Holmes also represents clients in all aspects of mergers and acquisition transactions, including representing both acquirer and targets in public mergers and private acquisitions; representing independent directors and sponsors in going private transactions, leveraged buyouts, acquisition financings and joint ventures. He has assisted M&A clients in every stage of transaction planning and strategy through execution, including structured auctions, negotiated acquisitions and asset purchase transactions.
Mr. Holmes has represented clients engaged in a broad spectrum of industries, including energy, engineering services, health care, pharmaceuticals, high-technology manufacturing, telecommunications, investment trusts, financial services, institutional and private equity investors, software and construction. He also has extensive experience counseling clients, including boards of directors, special committees and audit committees, in corporate governance and compliance matters, compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, federal and state securities laws and stock exchange rules.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Holmes served as Associate General Counsel for Duke Energy. At Cornell Law School, Mr. Holmes served as Note Editor of the Cornell International Law Journal and was elected to Order of the Coif.
Mr. Holmes was recently recognized as a top attorney for mergers and acquisitions in Colorado Super Lawyers and Super Lawyers – Corporate Counsel Edition. From 2002-2005, Mr. Holmes served as Chair of the Securities Law Subsection of the Colorado Bar Association's Business Law Counsel. He was selected by Colorado in-house counsel for inclusion in the 2008 Corporate Counsel Black Book in several areas, including Corporate Finance, Securities and Mergers and Acquisitions. Mr. Holmes was selected as one of the top 10 business newsmakers in Banking and Finance in the 2006 Power Book published by the Denver Business Journal.