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Matthew Leivo

Matthew W. Leivo

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About

Matt Leivo advises clients in a wide variety of transactions, many of them international, with ongoing representation of public and private technology, life sciences, healthcare and consumer-related companies, as well as private equity, asset managers, and venture capital and debt funds, in matters including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, public and private securities offerings, venture capital, corporate venture capital and debt finance. He also routinely advises clients on corporate governance, global expansion strategies and related issues, including employment, intellectual property and tax matters. In 2007 and 2008, Matt worked in DLA Piper's London office, advising companies on cross-border mergers and acquisitions and securities offerings.

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EXPERIENCE

Mergers and Acquisitions Representations
  • STG private equity group in multiple acquisitions of technology companies
  • Boldyn Networks in acquisitions of technology companies
  • Costar Technologies in multiple acquisitions of technology companies and its sale to IDIS
  • QuidelOrtho in multiple acquisitions of technology and biotech companies and corporate venture investments
  • Nemetschek Group in multiple acquisitions of technology companies 
  • Hayfin Capital Management in its acquisition of Kingsland Capital
  • Digital Audio Exchange in the acquisition of Remixd Media
  • Biolandes in the acquisition of Eden Botanicals 
  • Tivian Inc. in the acquisition of GuideSpark 
  • MAS Holdings is the sale of its technology subsidiary to a private equity buyer
  • John Swire & Sons in the acquisition of WesTech Engineering 
  • Erber Group and Bio-ferm in the acquisition of Westbridge
  • Zensho Holdings in the acquisition of Advanced Fresh Concepts 
  • Cohu, Inc. in multiple acquisitions
  • Sun Capital in acquisitions
  • Vanguard Space Technologies in its sale to a private equity buyer
  • Gores Group in acquisitions
  • German broadcaster ProSieben in acquisitions and corporate venture capital
  • eStudySite in the acquisition of a private healthcare business
  • Cohu, Inc. in the sale of a division to a private equity buyer
  • John Swire & Sons in the financing and acquisition of a water purification company
  • DTS, Inc. in its acquisition of SRS Labs, Inc. 
  • DragonWave Inc. in its acquisition of the microwave transport business of Nokia Siemens Networks
  • PICO Holdings in a sale of two insurance company subsidiaries 
  • Business Intelligence Systems Solutions in the sale of its data visualization software business to a private equity buyer
  • Dickson Testing and Aerocraft Heat Treating companies in their sale to Precision Castparts Corp. 
  • An international online travel consolidator in the sale of its business 
  • SeQual Technologies Inc. in its sale to Chart Industries 
  • DragonWave Inc. in its acquisition of Axerra Networks Inc. 
  • 2 Sisters Food Group's sale of assets to Fresh & Easy
  • CareFusion Corporation in its spinout from Cardinal Health 
  • NuVasive, Inc. in multiple acquisitions
  • Life Technologies Corporation (formerly Invitrogen Corporation) in its US$6.7 billion merger with Applera Corporation
  • Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. in its acquisition of SYS
  • Tut Systems, Inc. in its sale to Motorola, Inc. 
Public Securities Offerings, Private Equity, Debt and Venture Finance Representations
  • Hayfin Capital in financings
  • Tawazun Holding in multiple corporate venture capital investments
  • DW Healthcare Partners in financings
  • Block, Inc. (formerly Square) in corporate venture capital investments 
  • RiverRock Capital Partners in financings and fund work
  • CAC private equity group in financings
  • QuidelOrtho Corporation in multiple corporate venture capital investments 
  • A large global apparel manufacturer in corporate venture capital and international expansion
  • DragonWave, Inc. in follow-on public offerings on NASDAQ and the Toronto Stock Exchange 
  • Clearlake Capital in private equity investments
  • NuVasive, Inc. in its offering of convertible senior notes
  • DragonWave, Inc. in its cross-border US initial public offering on NASDAQ and simultaneous Canadian offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange
  • GLG Life Tech Corporation in its cross-border US initial public offering on NASDAQ and simultaneous Canadian offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange 
  • Enterprise Partners in a secondary public offering
  • Adventrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in registered direct offerings to institutional investors
  • Life Technologies Corporation in multiple Rule 144A note offerings totaling greater than US$1 billion
  • Cogent, Inc. in its initial public offering on NASDAQ
  • Kintera, Inc. in its initial public offering on NASDAQ 
  • Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. in its initial public offering on NASDAQ
Representative Clients
  • Hayfin Capital Management
  • STG private equity group
  • Boldyn Networks
  • QuidelOrtho Corporation
  • Nemetschek Technology Group
  • Costar Technologies, Inc.
  • Dr. Seuss Enterprises
  • Mozarc Medical
  • Block, Inc. (formerly Square)
  • DW Healthcare Partners
  • RiverRock Capital Partners
  • CAC private equity group
  • MAS Holdings
  • Biolandes Technologies 
  • Maxon Computer
  • Genomic Health, Inc.
  • DragonWave Inc.
  • Cohu, Inc.
  • Tissue Regenix
  • IntegenX Inc.
  • QUALCOMM Incorporated
  • VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc.
  • DTS, Inc.
  • Vanguard Space Technologies
  • PICO Holdings, Inc.
  • International Stem Cell Corporation
  • NuVasive, Inc.
  • Life Technologies Corporation
  • CareFusion Corporation
  • Adventrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Jack in the Box, Inc.
  • Ricall, Inc.
  • SeQual Technologies Inc.
Education
  • J.D., University of Southern California 2001
    Staff and Writer, Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal
  • B.S., Finance, San Diego State University 1997
    with distinction

Awards

Matt has been named among the Top Attorneys by the San Diego Daily Transcript in the Corporate Transactional practice category.

Prior Experience

  • Judicial Extern, the Honorable Louise DeCarl Adler, Chief Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of California (Summer 1999)

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