Stephen Salmon
Lawyers
Advises on public and private M&A deals as well as capital markets offerings for clients in technology, life sciences and many other industries.
Steve advises clients across technology, life sciences and many other industries on public and private merger and acquisition transactions and investments, cross-border M&A deals, de-SPAC transactions, private equity transactions and restructurings, as well as on a variety of debt and equity capital markets offerings, including initial public offerings. He also provides advice to clients on public reporting, securities compliance and corporate governance matters.
The Daily Journal has recognized Steve among its “Top 40 Under 40” lawyers in California.
Experience highlights
Mergers & Acquisitions Representations
- Doma on its pending combination with Capitol Investment Corp. V, a SPAC
- Ingram Micro on its pending sale to Platinum Capital
- World Kitchen on its abandoned acquisition by GP Investments Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, and ultimate acquisition by Cornell Capital
- Equinix on its acquisition of the Infomart Dallas
- D+M Group (Denon) on its acquisition by Charlesbank Capital
- Ingram Micro on its sale to HNA Technology Group, a subsidiary of HNA Group
- Dialog Semiconductor on its attempted acquisition of Atmel
- Tencent Ventures on various private company investments
- J.P. Morgan on the acquisition of Dell by Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners
- Reliance Steel on its acquisition of Metals USA
- Dialog Semiconductor on its acquisition of iWatt
- Mirion Technologies and American Capital on the acquisition of Mirion by Charterhouse Capital
- Blue Coat Systems on its acquisition by an investor group led by Thoma Bravo
- Vector Capital on its acquisition of Gerber Scientific and concurrent disposition of assets
- Oracle on multiple public and private acquisitions and dispositions, including the acquisitions of Art Technology Group, Phase Forward, GoldenGate, Hyperion, Stellent and Metasolv
- A consortium of lenders in connection with its successful credit bid for assets of Essar Steel Algoma in connection with Algoma’s Canadian restructuring proceedings
- Citigroup on multiple loan portfolio dispositions
- W Capital on multiple primary and secondary investments in technology companies
- Restructurings of Algoma, Chesapeake Energy, C&J Energy Services, Oi, Philadelphia Energy Solutions
Capital Markets Representations
- IPOs of Aimmune Therapeutics, Coherus BioSciences, Denali, Internet Brands, Recursion, Skydeck Acquisition Corp., Sumo Logic, UCP, Violin Memory, Virgin America and others
- Investment-grade notes offerings by Cadence, Electronic Arts, Leidos, Marvell, Reliance Steel and others
- Convertible notes offerings by Accuray, Beckman Coulter, Citrix, DexCom, Enphase Energy, Etsy, Invensense and others
News
Credentials
Recognition
Daily Journal – “Top 40 Under 40,” 2016
Education
J.D., Stanford Law School
B.A., Philosophy, Yale University
- cum laude
Professional history
- Partner, 2015-present
- Associate, 2006-2015
Qualifications and admissions
- State of California