Asher Bearman's practice focuses on financing and securities transactions for private corporations, limited liability companies, and venture capital and private equity funds.

Mr. Bearman regularly advises venture capital and private equity funds on a broad range of issues including fundraising, capital formation, organizational structure, internal governance and operational issues, and portfolio investment transactions. He also regularly advises emerging growth companies in all aspects of their operations, from start-up through public offerings, litigation, and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Bearman has advised companies across a broad range of industries and sectors, including technology (including the Internet), communications, retail, health care and insurance.

Mr. Bearman is an editor of The Venture Alley, a blog about business and legal issues important to Seattle-area entrepreneurs, startups, venture capitalists and angel investors.

Mr. Bearman has been named a "Rising Star" four times by Washington Law & Politics magazine – in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Representative Venture Capital and Private Equity Fund Clients

• Ignition Partners
• Madrona Venture Group
• Montlake Capital (formerly Buerk Dale Victor)
• Maveron
• Northern Lights Ventures
• Cornerstone Advisors
• Pacific Horizon Ventures

Representative Company Clients

• Trupanion
• Core Oncology
• IntellectSpace

Recent Transactions

• Represented a newly formed company in the leveraged acquisition of a medical device company with multiple subordinated debt offerings
• Represented a venture capital fund leading a recapitalization of a portfolio company
• Represented an insurance company in a $7M Series B Preferred Stock offering
• Represented a venture capital fund in connection with the formation of a $400M fund for technology companies
• Represented a growth capital fund in connection with the formation of a $250M fund for growth-level companies
• Represented a private equity fund in connection with the formation of a $100M fund for the acquisition of asset management companies
• Represented a venture capital fund in connection with the formation of a $325M venture capital fund for China-based technology companies
• Represented a venture capital fund in a leveraged buy-out of a food production company
• Fund counsel in connection with the formation of a $200M venture capital fund for Asia-based technology companies
• Represented a venture capital fund in its wind up and dissolution
• Represented a venture capital fund leading an investment in an internet clothing company
• Represented a venture capital fund leading a secured promissory note financing of a technology company