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Blake Haarstad
Blake Haarstad
Senior Associate

Overview

Blake Haarstad is a senior associate in the Baker Botts corporate group. Mr. Haarstad focuses his practice on the representation of public and private companies, as well as private equity funds and their portfolio companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions, equity financings, and securities law matters. He also represents companies in connection with general corporate and business matters. He has represented clients in various industries in both the U.S., Canada, and cross-border deals, including technology, energy, mining, software, healthcare, and finance.

Admissions & Affiliations

  • New York State Bar
  • Ontario Bar Association

Education

  • J.D., University of British Columbia 2019
  • B.A., Philosophy, University of British Columbia 2015
    honors

Experience

  • Novacap Technologies VI, L.P., and related co-investors, in connection with the acquisition of Cadent, LLC, a leading AdTech company, from Lee Equity Partners, and related financing
  • Cadent LLC and related co-investors, in connection with the take-private acquisition of AdTheorent, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed AdTech company, and related financing
  • Modern Times Group (Sweden) on the combination of video game studios Kongregate (U.S.) with Monumental Studios (U.S.)
  • Ninja Kiwi (NZ) on the acquisition of video game studio AutoAttack Games (U.S.)
  • Modern Times Group (Sweden) on the acquisition of video game studio Plarium Global Ltd (Israel/Europe)
  • Intel on the acquisition of Screenovate Technologies Ltd., an Israel-based wireless device virtualization technology company
  • Intel on the sale of a drone-based light show business to Kimbal Musk affiliated entity
  • Intel on the acquisition of Codeplay Software Limited, a Scottish AI-software developer
  • A major semiconductor company in the acquisition of a European telecommunications and data communications circuitry company
  • Consensys Software Inc. as lead investor in SharpLink Gaming, Inc.’s $425 million PIPE with funds to be used in new Ethereum treasury strategy
  • A Canadian publicly traded cryptocurrency mining company on its overnight underwritten public offering