Steven Pidgeon concentrates his practice on securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, and private equity and venture capital investments. His clients operate in a wide variety of industries, including technology, sports and entertainment, financial services, health care, manufacturing, transportation, homebuilding, franchising, and consumer goods. Mr. Pidgeon also represents underwriters, investors, venture capital firms, and financial intermediaries in their underwriting, investment, and advisory activities.

Professional Recognition and Awards

• The Best Lawyers in America
• Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (for Corporate/M&A)
• Southwest SuperLawyer, Law & Politics magazine
• Millennium Edition, Who's Who In American Law
• National Registry of Who's Who

Representative Clients

• Heckmann Corporation
• Hypercom Corporation
• Meritage Homes Corporation
• ON Semiconductor Corporation
• Phoenix Suns
• Roth Capital Partners LLC

Representative Transactions

Securities Offerings

• Numerous IPOs, with market caps ranging from $200 million to $1.0 billion, including IPO's relating to for profit education, financial services, sports, business services, technology and manufacturing companies
• Numerous high-yield and investment grade note offerings, ranging from $100 million to several hundred million dollars, including note offerings of homebuilders, and mining, semiconductor and financial services companies
• Numerous PIPE and direct shelf registration transactions for investment banks, issuers, and selling securityholders, including PIPE or registered direct transactions involving China-based companies, and companies with technology, healthcare and manufacturing operations

Mergers and Acquisitions

• $7.5 billion sale of a public semiconductor company
• $3.0 billion sale of a public trucking company
• $500 million in acquisitions for a public homebuilder
• $400 million acquisition of the Phoenix Suns basketball franchise
• $250 million merger of branded franchise operations
• $250 million combination of 3 public companies engaged in the NASCAR business

Selected Other Matters

• Several billion dollars in credit facilities
• Several billion dollars in auto loan securitizations for a private dealership group
• Special Committee representations in connection with going private and related party repurchase transactions
• Numerous venture capital financings involving technology, medical device, business services and financial services companies
• Implementation of anti-takeover defenses for Maryland and Delaware corporations

ADMISSIONS

• Arizona

Publications

• "People Profiles: Order in, and on the Court," The Business Journal
• "PIPE Transactions: An Alternative for Raising Capital," Insights, Vol. 16, No. 9
• Co-Author, "Preserving NOLs Through Stock Transfer Restrictions," Insights, Vol. 16, No. 4

Séminaires

• Panelist, Securities and Exchange Commission’s Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation
• Seminar Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission Issues Update – Sponsored by Glasser LegalWorks and Bowne
• Speaker, Regulation FD – Sponsored by NIRI
• Speaker, Raising Capital: Private Equity and IPOs – Sponsored with Credit Suisse Securities
• Speaker, Conduct of Board Meetings – Sponsored by The American Society of Corporate Secretaries
  

Activités civiques et caritatives

• Past President, Enterprise Network
• Governor's Capital Resources Committee
• Arizona Venture Capital Conference
• Arizona Securities Council