 |
|
Education and Honors
|
|
M.C.L. (with distinction), Tulane University, 1997
LL.M., King's College, University of London, 1992
Candidatus Juris (J.D. and LL.M.), Aarhus University School of Law, 1991
|
|
Admissions and Affiliations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Practice Areas
|
|
|
|
|
|
Concentration Mergers and acquisitions, public and private offerings of equity and debt security, international/cross-border transactions, corporate governance, life sciences, venture capital and emerging companies and Scandinavian clients
Summary Soren Lindstrom has extensive experience representing clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions and public and private offerings of equity and debt securities. He advises clients ranging from start-ups to large publicly held companies in a wide variety of corporate, capital markets, financing and commercial transactions.
A native of Denmark, Mr. Lindstrom has substantial experience in advising Scandinavian companies, including in connection with cross-border transactions and the establishment of subsidiaries and businesses in the United States.
Prior to joining Baker Botts, Mr. Lindstrom worked in the New York office of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and with Gorrissen Federspiel Kierkegaard in Denmark.
Representative Engagements Corporate Securities Offerings
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation – $2.1 billion public offering of debt securities and related accelerated share repurchase program
- KBR, Inc. – $544 million initial public offering of common stock
-
Energy Spectrum Partners – initial public offering by Clipper Windpower on the London AIM
-
Prudential Financial, Inc. – The Prudential Insurance Company of America's demutualization and related $3 billion initial public offering of common stock
- Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. – $4.1 billion initial public offering of common stock
- Goldman, Sachs & Co. as underwriters – numerous initial and secondary public offerings of common stock and public offerings and private placements of debt, including for Anthem, Inc., The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd., MassMutual Insurance Company and Spartech Corporation
- BP p.l.c. – U.S. shelf registration of $6 billion debt securities and subsequent $2.6 billion offerings of floating and fixed-rate debt securities
- American International Group, Inc. – several public offerings of equity-linked, floating and fixed-rate debt securities
- Wachovia Corporation and Wachovia Bank (formerly First Union) – several omnibus shelf registrations, establishments of bank note and MTN programs, numerous securities offerings and initial public offering of REIT preferred stock
- Merck & Co. Inc. – establishment of Euro MTN programs and offerings of securities
Mergers and Acquisitions
- Perot Systems Corporation's $3.9 billion merger with Dell Inc.
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation’s acquisition of Jackson Safety Products
- Wrist Ship Supply’s acquisition of OneSource North America
- ASARCO – $2.6 billion asset sale to Sterlite Industries
- GENBAND Inc.'s merger with BayPackets, Inc.
International and Cross-Border Transactions
- Representation of Scandinavian companies in connection with U.S. legal matters, including Ferrosan, Wrist Group, Jyske Bank, Lego Group, Curalogic A/S, Oxoil AS and Aruba Petroleum
- Noble Corporation’s acquisition of Smedvig ASA
Corporate Governance and Compliance Counseling of Major Public Corporations
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation
- Perot Systems Corporation
- Halliburton Company
- American Airlines (AMR)
Venture Capital and Private Equity
- GENBAND Inc. – several rounds of venture capital financings
- Scout Fund I ($700 million fund sponsored by Hawkeye Partners)
- Representation of Goldman, Sachs & Co. in connection with the formation and capitalization of private equity funds, including:
GS Capital Partners 2000 ($5.25 billion fund)
GS Mezzanine Partners III ($2.7 billion fund)
GS Mezzanine Partners II ($1.6 billion fund)
Publications, Speeches and Presentations
- "The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: A Pickle in M&A Transactions," The M&A Lawyer, May 2008 (Curtis Riddle, co-author)
- "Shareholder Activism Against Poison Pills: An Effective Antidote?" Wall Street Lawyer, July 2005
- "Doing Business With the EU: Guidelines Affect Takeovers and Mergers," Executive Legal Adviser, January 2005
- "New York Has Become a Stronger City: Experiences in New York on 9/11/01" (in Danish), Jyllands-Posten, the largest Danish newspaper, September 11, 2004
- "The Prime Directive: New EU Takeover and Merger Guidelines Could Disadvantage U.S. Businesses," Texas Lawyer, July 19, 2004
- "The Sarbanes-Oxley Act's Application to Foreign Issuers" (in Danish), Advokaten, Danish Bar and Law Society, January 2004
- "Microsoft Kicks Out Stock Options: Software Giant Makes Plans for Sale of Underwater Options," In-House Texas, a publication of Texas Lawyer, October 2003
|
|
|
|
|