Francis Feeney concentrates his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities and venture capital financings and general representation of public and private companies, with a particular emphasis on technology-based companies.

Mr. Feeney's experience includes mergers and acquisitions involving both public and private companies, recapitalizations and leveraged buyouts, IPOs and follow-on public offerings, Sarbanes-Oxley and corporate governance matters, private placements of equity and debt, including PIPEs, 144A financings and venture capital investments, going-private transactions, tender offers, proxy contests, shareholder rights plans, representing special committees of boards of directors, strategic alliances, licensing and other technology matters.

Mr. Feeney served as issuer's counsel for the top-performing US IPO for 2004, seller's counsel for the ninth largest US technology M&A transaction for 2000 and investors' counsel for the top-performing US LBO for 1996.

Representative Significant Matters

Mergers and Acquisitions/Strategic Alliances

• Ascend Technologies, Inc. – Sale to iSoftStone Inc.
• Axon Networks, Inc. – Sale to 3Com Corporation
• Business Technologies, Inc. – Merger with Cohesive Networks, Inc. and subsequent acquisition by Exodus Communications, Inc.
• CG International B.V. – Acquisition of M.S.E Power Systems, Inc.
• Confluent Surgical, Inc. – $250 million sale to United States Surgical Corporation, a unit of Tyco Healthcare Group LP
• Darwin Partners, Inc. - Acquisition of Suzsoft International Incorporated (China)
• Go2Net, Inc. - Acquisition of Dog Pile LLC/acquisition of Authorize.Net Corporation/$4.5 billion merger with InfoSpace, Inc. (ninth largest US technology M&A transaction 2000)
• Go2Net, Inc./Vulcan Ventures, Inc. – Strategic Alliance with National Discount Brokers, Inc./Strategic Alliance with Sandbox.com, Inc./strategic alliance with The Street.com, Inc.
• Lycos, Inc. – Acquisition of Internet Music Distribution, Inc./acquisition of Wired Ventures, Inc./Strategic Alliance with Trellix Corporation/sale of Lycos' finance website, Quote.com, to Interactive Data Corporation/sale of Lycos’ Wired News online properties and related assets to CondéNet Inc.
• Marchex, Inc. – Acquisition of eFamily.com, Inc. and ah-ha.com, Inc./acquisition of Sitewise Marketing, Inc./acquisition of goClick.com, Inc./acquisition of assets of Name Development Ltd./acquisition of assets of Pike Street Industries, Inc./acquisition of IndustryBrains, Inc./acquisition of assets of AreaConnect LLC/acquisition of assets of Open List, Inc./acquisition of VoiceStar, Inc.
• marketRx, Inc. – $135 million sale to Cognizant Technology Solutions
• Network Medical Review Company, Ltd. – Sale to ExamWorks, Inc.
• OuterLink Corporation – Sale to Digital Angel Corporation
• SafeLite Glass Corp. – Merger with Vistar, Inc.
• SDL plc – Acquisition of Idiom Technologies Incorporated/acquisition of XyEnterprise Inc.
• The Robbins Company - Sale to Tharpe Company, Inc.
• Thomas H. Lee Company – Acquisition and recapitalization of Eye Care Centers of America, Inc.
• Thomas H. Lee Company and Bain Capital, Inc. - $1.1 billion acquisition and recapitalization of Experian Corporation and subsequent $1.7 billion sale to Universal Stores PLC (top-performing US LBO 1996)
• The Westwood Group, Inc. – Strategic Alliance with SSR Acquisitions, LLC
• Way Systems, Inc. – Sale of assets to VeriFone Systems, Inc.

Public Offerings/Securities Matters

• Anchor Advanced Products, Inc. – $100 million Rule 144A offering, debt securities
• Back Bay Restaurant Group, Inc. – Going-private transaction
• Eye Care Centers of America, Inc. – $150 million Rule 144A offering, debt securities
• Go2Net, Inc./InfoSpace, Inc. – Public offering of common stock to stockholders of Go2Net, Inc.
• Haemonetics Corporation – Shareholder rights plan
• Holmes Products Corp. – $105 million Rule 144A offering, debt securities
• Litchfield Financial Corporation – $100 million shelf registration, debt securities/$21 million public offering, common stock
• Lycos, Inc. – Public offering of common stock to stockholders of Wired Ventures, Inc.
• Marchex, Inc. – Initial public offering of common stock (top-performing US IPO 2004)/$250 million follow-on public offering of common and convertible preferred stock
• Safelite Glass Corp. – $100 million Rule 144A offering, debt securities
• The Westwood Group, Inc. – Going-private transaction
• Unocal Canada Limited – Tender offer for common shares of Northrock Resources, Ltd./tender offer for common shares of Tethys Energy Inc.

Financings/Recapitalizations

• Back Bay Restaurant Group, Inc. – Senior credit facility with Finova Capital Corporation/subordinated debt financing arranged by DDJ Capital Management, LLC/senior credit facility with General Electric Capital Corporation
• Berkshire Partners – Recapitalization and sale of equity interest in Holmes Products Corp.
• Boca Research, Inc. – Equity investments by Infomatec Integrated Information Systems AG and National Semiconductor Corporation
• Citizens Capital, Inc – Subordinated debt financing in Learningsmith, Inc./equity investment in Norcross Safety Products, L.L.C.
• Confluent Surgical, Inc. – Preferred stock investments by Schroder Ventures and Spray Ventures, TVM Techno Venture Management, Essex Woodlands Health Ventures and Cross Atlantic Partners, Three Arch Partners and Ascension Health Ventures
• Custom One Design, Inc. – Bridge financing and recapitalization by Baker Capital
• Darwin Partners, Inc. – Senior and subordinated debt facility with Fleet Capital Corporation/recapitalization by Francisco Partners
• Go2Net, Inc. - $300 million equity investment by Vulcan Ventures, Inc.
• Marchex, Inc. – Senior credit facility with US Bank National Association
• marketRx, Inc. – Preferred stock investment by Sequoia Capital India
• netForensics, Inc. - Bridge financing and recapitalization by Nomura International, Storm Ventures, and Dawntreader
• Outerlink Corporation – Bridge financing by Zero Stage Capital, Chevron Technology Partners, and CMS Technology Partners
• Town & Country Corporation – Restructuring
• TraceSecurity, Inc. – Bridge financing and preferred stock investment by Maple Leaf Partners
• Way Systems, Inc. – Preferred stock investments and bridge financings by Austin Ventures, Bessemer Partners and GIV Venture Partners
• Zero Stage Capital, Inc. – Bridge financing to Gazelle Systems, Inc./preferred stock investments in Powerspan Corp., Konarka Technologies, Inc., and Syncra Systems, Inc.

Honors

• Massachusetts Super Lawyer, Boston magazine
• New England Super Lawyer, Boston magazine