JW represents ST Financial Group in $22 million stock offering           Jackson Walker advises J.B. Poindexter on $25 million 9.0% senior note tack-on offering           JW represents QSpex Technologies, Inc. in a $20.5 million equity investment           JW represents a mezzanine lender in a $12.5 million financing of the development of oil and gas properties in the Eagleford shale          JW represents Cadence Financial Corporation (CADE) in the sale of the company and bank to Community Bancorp LLC         JW represents Abraxas Petroleum Corporation (AXAS) in $100 Million stock offering          JW represents Brinker International, Inc. (EAT) in a $400 Million syndicated loan          JW represents ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (ATPG) in its $1.5 Billion secured high yield debt offering          JW represents Cadence Financial (CADE) in a public offering of $100 million common stock and concurrent private placement of $25 million of preferred stock          JW represents an offshore company operating post-secondary schools in Latin America in a $150 million private placement of equity securities          JW represents Cadence Financial (CADE) in the $40 million merger involving a capital contribution in excess of $100 million          JW represents a private equity investment fund in $27 Million private equity offering

Capital Markets

Whether our clients are in need of raising funds through the sale of equity or debt securities or are interested in investing in such offerings, we have the knowledge and experience to satisfy our clients' needs. We regularly represent a wide variety of clients involved in capital-raising activities, from large public offerings to small private placements of debt and equity securities. These types of transactions include:

• Underwritten public offerings
• PIPEs transactions
• Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings
• Private placements
• Private equity financings
• Venture capital financings

Our clients in these types of transactions include issuers across many industries as well as numerous investors, underwriters, placement agents and trustees. Working on both the issuer and investor sides of these types of transactions gives us a unique perspective that allows us to help our clients efficiently and effectively complete their transactions.

We help our clients navigate every phase of the offering process, including negotiating investment terms and preparing disclosure documents and other agreements, developing corporate governance structures, processes and procedures, and implementing compensation plans.

Our Capital Markets attorneys work closely with our other practices on matters that require more than one area of law, including employee benefits matters, intellectual property issues and oil and gas issues. This team approach, together with our experience, allows us to help our clients to achieve their objectives.