Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Boise Cascade Company in connection with its acquisition of Brockway-Smith Company (BROSCO), a leading wholesale distributor specializing in doors and millwork, in a transaction valued at $172 million.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 388 of its lawyers have been recognized by Best Lawyers® 2024. A total of 275 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 113 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 30 of its lawyers from 11 metropolitan areas have been named 2024 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have advised City Capital Ventures, LLC, a private investment partnership, as part of its strategic investment and recapitalization of “SERVPRO of Saginaw, a provider of residential and commercial property restoration services, to form the Great Lakes Restoration Group.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Jonathan Forgang has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) practice.  

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented cannabis company Medicine Man Technologies operating as Schwazze in its acquisition of a medical cannabis dispensary in Denver, Colorado from Standing Akimbo LLC.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Cox Media Group in a definitive asset purchase agreement for its Houston radio cluster by Urban One Inc.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Lift Works, Inc., which offers aerial lift-focused solutions to customers in the greater Chicagoland market and throughout the broader Midwest, in its acquisition by Sunbelt Rentals, a national leader in the equipment rental industry. 

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Cascadia Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, in its business combination agreement with RealWear, Inc., a leading industrial wearable technology solution company. 

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Kittyhawk, a leading provider of Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) services for a variety of industries, in its acquisition by Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of Fungible, Inc., a provider of composable infrastructure aimed at accelerating performance in datacenters with high-efficiency, low-power data processing units. 

Partner Ron Sarubbi was quoted in "8 New York Managing Partners on Their Priorities for 2023," an article in Law360, regarding emphasizing culture and intentional growth in 2023.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented PURO Lighting, LLC and LED Supply Co. LLC in their acquisition by Applied UV, Inc., a disinfection technology solutions leader.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Hopoo Games LLC in its sale of the “Risk of Rain” video game franchise to The Gearbox Entertainment Company, Inc.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have advised Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I, a special purpose acquisition company, in its business combination agreement with fintech platform Qenta Inc.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 22 counsel have been promoted to partner effective January 1, 2023.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it is representing Código 1530 Tequila, an expanding premium global spirits brand, in connection with Pernod Ricard’s acquisition of a majority interest in Código.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Huron Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, in the sale of a majority interest in Pueblo Mechanical & Controls, a premier commercial HVAC and plumbing services company, to OMERS Private Equity.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it represented Cascadia Capital in a definitive agreement to secure a strategic growth equity investment from an investment fund affiliated with Atlas Merchant Capital LLC.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented 11:11 Systems, a managed infrastructure solutions provider backed by Tiger Infrastructure Partners, in its acquisition of Sungard Availability Services’ Cloud Managed Services business.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 403 of its attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® 2023. A total of 279 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 124 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 31 of its attorneys from 10 metropolitan areas have been named 2023 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.

Partners Andrew Moore, Nick Ferrer, Allison Handy, Associate Numaan Deen, and the firm were highlighted in “Vista Equity Will Take Tax Software Biz Private in $8.4B Deal,” an article in Law360, regarding the investment firm Vista Equity Partners Management LLC’s acquisition of software business Avalara Inc. in an all-cash $8.4 billion go-private deal.

Perkins Coie lawyers and the firm were highlighted in “Boise Cascade Company’s Acquisition of Coastal Plywood Company” in the Global Legal Chronicle. The article focused on Perkins Coie’s representation of Boise Cascade in the closing of its acquisition of Coastal Plywood Company from Coastal Forest Resources Company. The transaction was valued at approximately $517 million.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Boise Cascade Company in the closing of its acquisition of the Coastal Plywood Company from Coastal Forest Resources Company in a transaction valued at approximately $517 million, inclusive of estimated working capital.

Perkins Coie is pleased to represent Cox Media Group in connection with the sale of CoxReps, the country’s premier national television representation company, and Gamut, an award-winning leader in local OTT media, to private equity firm One Equity Partners.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented 11:11 Systems, a managed infrastructure solutions provider backed by Tiger Infrastructure Partners, in its acquisition of Static1.

Perkins Coie was mentioned in “Perkins Coie Guides Boise Cascade's $512M Acquisition,” an article in Law360,* regarding the $512 million cash deal acquisition representation of Boise Cascade led by Andrew Moore, Jess Batzell and David Martinez.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Alchemer, a global leader in customer experience (CX) and voice-of-the-customer (VoC) technology, in a deal with leading private equity firm KKR whereby KKR will make a majority investment in Alchemer.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Justin Gonzales, a Mergers and Acquisitions partner in the firm’s Portland office, has been selected as a 2022 Forty Under 40 award winner by the Portland Business Journal.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it represented PharmaCann Inc., one of the largest privately held, vertically integrated cannabis company in the United States, in its merger with LivWell Holdings, Inc., a multi-state cannabis cultivation and retail leader based in Colorado. For more information, please see PharmaCann’s press release.

Joe Bailey was quoted in “How Portland’s M&A Frenzy Has Rocked Local Law Firms,” an article in Portland Business Journal, regarding the increase in M&A activity due to the large influx of money poured into the economy from COVID-19 relief funds and private equity.

Perkins Coie is pleased to represent MariaDB Corporation Ab, as it has entered into a business combination agreement to become a publicly listed company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with Angel Pond Holdings Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company.

Perkins Coie attorneys were mentioned in “Endeavour’s Partnership With Point B,” an article in Global Legal Chronicle, regarding representing Endeavour, a private equity firm that is a source of capital to private businesses and management teams, on the deal.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Endeavour, a private equity firm that is a source of capital to private businesses and management teams, in its partnership with Point B, an employee-owned global consulting firm.

Perkins Coie attorneys were mentioned in “Coastal Farm & Ranch’s Transition to New Ownership Group,” an article in Global Legal Chronicle, regarding advising Coastal Farm & Ranch, a Northwest-operated farm and ranch lifestyle retailer, on the deal.

Perkins Coie attorneys were mentioned in “Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Acquisition of Valkyrie Entertainment,” an article in Global Legal Chronicle, regarding advising Valkyrie Entertainment, a Seattle-based video game developer, on the deal.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Valkyrie Entertainment, a Seattle-based video game developer, in its agreement to be acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

Perkins Coie attorneys were mentioned in “Don't Miss It: Gibson Dunn, Paul Weiss Guide Latest Hot Deals,” an article in Law360, regarding their representation of Crocs, Inc. in its acquisition of Happy One LLC. The Perkins Coie team includes partners Jason Day and Jeff Beuche and associates Blake Schell, Clifford Gleaves, and Sara Schroeder.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Coastal Farm & Ranch in its transition to a new ownership group with Nolan Capital as the majority partner.

Partners Jason Day and Jeff Beuche were mentioned in “Deal Diary: Perkins Coie, Cozen Fit Crocs for Hey Dude,” an article in The Deal, regarding their representation of Crocs, Inc. in its acquisition of Happy One LLC.

Perkins Coie is proud to be representing Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of Xandr, Inc. from AT&T Inc. Xandr provides a data-enabled technology platform with tools that help power a diverse ecosystem connecting marketers and media owners through first-party, data-led advertising solutions across its network.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Xenon arc in its agreement to be acquired by Peak Rock Capital, a leading middle-market private investment firm.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Crocs, Inc., a world leader in innovative casual footwear for women, men, and children, in its definitive agreement to acquire HEYDUDE™, a privately owned casual footwear brand, for $2.5 billion.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented BitTitan, Inc., a global leader in cloud and data migration products, in its acquisition by Idera, Inc., parent company of global B2B software productivity brands. BitTitan will join Idera’s Data Tools business unit.

Perkins Coie attorneys were mentioned in “PharmaCann’s Merger With LivWell Holdings,” an article in Global Legal Chronicle, regarding their client, PharmaCann Inc., being acquired by LivWell Holdings, Inc., a multistate cannabis cultivation and retail leader based in Colorado.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of Ally.io to help organizations use technology to bring deeper connection to work and results in the hybrid world.

Perkins Coie M&A attorneys were mentioned in Global Legal Chronicle’s article, “Pacira BioSciences’ Acquisition of Flexion Therapeutics,” Pacira’s definitive agreement to acquire Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it is representing PharmaCann Inc., the largest privately held, vertically integrated cannabis company in the United States, in a merger agreement under which it will acquire LivWell Holdings, Inc., a multi-state cannabis cultivation and retail leader based in Colorado. For more information, please see PharmaCann’s press release.

Perkins Coie is pleased to represent Pacira BioSciences, Inc., the industry leader in its commitment to non-opioid pain management and regenerative health solutions, in connection with its publicly announced definitive agreement to acquire Flexion Therapeutics, Inc., subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of required regulatory approvals.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it represented Pacific Market International, LLC (PMI Worldwide) in its acquisition by The HAVI Group, LP, a global, privately owned company that operates businesses providing services in supply chain, sourcing, and consumer engagement to leading global brands.

Partners Joe Bailey, Gina Eiben, Stewart Landefeld, and Andrew Moore were mentioned in The American Lawyer article, "Deal Watch: Big Deals Slide, Despite Record August, Record Year-to-Date," regarding their representation of Cascadia Acquisition Corp. on its $150 million IPO.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it represented Cascadia Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, in a $150 million initial public offering on the Nasdaq stock market.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 367 of its attorneys were recognized by the 2022 Best Lawyers®. A total of 278 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 89 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Gina Eiben and Joe Bailey were mentioned in "3 Blank-Check IPOs Tap Public Markets for $410M Combined," an article in Law360 regarding their representation of Cascadia Acquisition Corp. as the company went public, raising $150 million by offering 15 million units at $10 per unit.

Perkins Coie attorneys were mentioned in “DataRobot’s Acquisition of Algorithmia,” an article in Global Legal Chronicle, regarding their client, Algorithmia, being acquired by DataRobot.

Perkins Coie attorneys were mentioned in “Rubicon Technology’s Sale of Majority Stake in Uplight,” an article in Global Legal Chronicle, regarding representing Uplight, Inc. and Rubicon Technology Partners in Rubicon’s sale of its majority stake in Uplight to a consortium of investors.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Algorithmia in its acquisition by DataRobot. The Algorithmia machine learning operations (MLOps) platform aims to bring models into production and deliver business value with enterprise-grade security and governance, continuous integration, and accelerated deployment.

Perkins Coie attorneys were mentioned in “Microsoft Corporation’s Acquisition of CloudKnox Security,” an article in Global Legal Chronicle, regarding their representation of Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of CloudKnox Security, a leader in Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM).

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Microsoft Corporation in its acquisition of CloudKnox Security, a leader in Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM).

Perkins Coie advised Schwazze, formerly operating as Medicine Man Technologies Inc., in its announced agreement to acquire Southern Colorado Growers (SCG).

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.

Perkins Coie M&A attorneys were mentioned in Global Legal Chronicle’s article “Outmatch’s Acquisition of Harver” regarding Outmatch’s acquisition of Amsterdam-based Harver.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it represented client Outmatch, a hiring experience global leader, in its acquisition of Amsterdam-based Harver, a leading provider of volume hiring software.

Perkins Coie is proud to represent client Nuun, a leading provider of healthy sports hydration that has built a loyal following of athletes and fitness enthusiasts over the past 16 years, in an agreement to be acquired by Nestle Health Science.

Perkins Coie client, Auth0, a leading identity platform for application teams, announced that it has closed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Okta, a leading independent identity provider, in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $6.5 billion. Together, Okta and Auth0 address a broad set of identity use cases in the $55 billion identity market.

Perkins Coie was mentioned in multiple publications regarding the firm’s representation of Peloton Capital Management and Stephen Smith. The M&A team included Sonny Allison, Jessica Batzell, Joe Wyss, and Stefan Andreev.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it represented Peloton Capital Management and Stephen Smith in the acquisition of Glass Lewis from the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board and the Alberta Investment Management Corporation.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Microsoft Corporation in its $7.5 billion acquisition of interactive gaming company ZeniMax Media, Inc. The transaction closed on March 9, 2021 following regulatory approvals.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce it represented Rubicon Technology Partners in its majority investment in Vision Government Solutions, Inc., a provider of software and services for the property tax, CAMA, and appraisal industry.

Perkins Coie client Auth0, a leading identity platform for application teams, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Okta, a leading independent identity provider, in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $6.5 billion.

Perkins Coie advised Schwazze, formerly operating as Medicine Man Technologies Inc., in its strategic acquisitions of 13 Star Buds retail cannabis dispensaries in Colorado.

Perkins Coie advised Uplight, Inc., the technology partner of energy providers transitioning to the clean energy ecosystem, and Rubicon Technology Partners, its majority equity holder, in connection with the strategic investment in Uplight by a consortium of investors including Schneider Electric, AES, Huck Capital, Coatue, and Inclusive Capital Partners Spring Fund II.

Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Rubicon Technology Partners in its majority investment in BrandMaker, a leading marketing operations and marketing resource management company.

Perkins Coie client SMTC, a global electronics manufacturing services provider, announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital. For more information, please see SMTC’s press release.

Perkins Coie represented Clearway Energy, Inc. (CWEN), a leading publicly traded renewable energy infrastructure investor, in a multipart transaction in which it acquired from its parent company and renewable development partner, Clearway Energy Group LLC, equity interests in a geographically diverse 1.6 GW portfolio of wind, solar, and energy storage projects.

Perkins Coie represented Snapshot Games in its acquisition by Embracer Group AB, and its wholly owned subsidiary Snapshot Games Sofia EOOD. Snapshot Games will form a part of Embracer's wholly owned subsidiary Saber Interactive.

Perkins Coie was mentioned in a press release from Marathon Capital titled "Marathon Capital Advises Lendlease on Sale of Energy Development Business," as the acted as legal advisor to Lendlease.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it represented Avalara, Inc., a leading provider of tax compliance automation solutions, in its $377 million-in-cash acquisition of Transaction Tax Resources, Inc. 

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 358 of its attorneys were recognized by Best Lawyers® 2021. A total of 290 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 68 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 28 of its attorneys from 11 metropolitan areas have been named 2021 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.

Alexander Canizares was featured on Acquisition Talk, “The Legal Side of Procurement with Alexander Canizares,” regarding the legal side of the acquisition system.

Perkins Coie LLP is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2020, the firm is recognized for 55 practice areas and 141 individual attorneys, marking an increase from the 52 practices areas and 139 recognized attorneys a year ago.

Perkins Coie represented Hunter Communications, Inc., a leading regional bandwidth infrastructure provider in southern Oregon and northern California, in its acquisition by Grain Management, LLC, a leading Washington, D.C.-based investment firm focused on the global communications sector.

Perkins Coie and the firm's attorneys were mentioned in the Law360 article, "Cravath, MoFo, Perkins Coie Guide Classifieds Apps Merger," regarding the merger of OfferUp and letgo.

Perkins Coie served as legal advisor to Costco in a deal where the company agreed to buy logistics and delivery services provider Innovel for $1 billion. 

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it represented Fox Corporation in its acquisition of three major-market television stations from Nexstar Media Group for a purchase price of $350 million.

Perkins Coie was mentioned in the Global Legal Chronicle article, "New Seasons Market’s Merger With Good Food Holdings," regarding the merger between its client, New Seasons Market LLC, and Good Food Holdings.

Perkins Coie is representing New Seasons Market LLC in its merger with Good Food Holdings. The merger is expected to close in January 2020.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 282 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 32 of its attorneys from nine offices have been named 2020 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Melanie G. Rubocki has been named Office Managing Partner in Boise. She succeeds Kelly Cameron, who served in the position since August 2016.

Steward Landefeld and Ann Nagele were mentioned as counsel for Exotic Metals Forming Company LLC in its acquisition by Parker Hannifin Corp.

Richard B. Hankins, Seth H. Borden and Joydeep Dasmunshi were mentioned in The National Law Review article, "The National Law Review’s Legal Industry Overview," regarding their recent moves to the firm.

Perkins Coie was mentioned in multiple publications regarding its role as financing legal advisor to Transom in the company's purchase of the professional liquids division of hair products maker Conair Corp.

The firm was mentioned in multiple publications regarding its role as debt finance counsel for Transom Capital Group in the private equity firm's acquisition of Pelco, Inc. from Schneider Electric.

Perkins Coie was mentioned in multiple publications regarding completion of the Papa Murphy’s acquisition.

Perkins Coie represented Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRSH), a franchisor and operator of the largest Take ‘n’ Bake pizza brand in the United States, in its acquisition by MTY Food Group Inc. (TSX:MTY), a franchisor and operator of quick-service and casual dining restaurants under approximately 75 different banners in Canada, the United States and internationally. MTY Food Group closed the acquisition of all of the common stock of Papa Murphy’s for a purchase price of $6.45 per share on May 23, 2019.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2019, the firm is recognized in 52 practice areas and 139 individual attorneys.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that partners John Schreiner and Randy Bridgeman are finalists for the “Dealmaker of the Year” and “Food & Beverage Dealmaker of the Year” categories, respectively, in The Deal Awards: Middle Market. Perkins Coie is also shortlisted as a nominee in the “Deal of the Year” and “Technology & Telecom Deal of the Year” categories for advising Trimble’s acquisition of e-Builder.

Perkins Coie represented Boeing, the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners, defense, space and security systems and service provider of aftermarket support, in its partnership with Aerion, a Nevada-based aircraft manufacturer.

Perkins Coie was noted as legal advisor to Eden Capital in the PR Newswire article, "Eden Capital Acquires Tour De Force Inc." This story was also reported in the PE Hub Network and MarTech Series.

Perkins Coie represented Sethness Products Company, the global leader in the production of high-quality caramel color for the food and beverage sectors, in its acquisition by Roquette Frères S.A., a global leader in plant-based ingredients for the food, nutrition and health markets, further leveraging both companies’ worldwide capabilities in caramel colors. 

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 277 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 23 of its attorneys from six offices have been named 2019 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Edwin (Ed) M. Baum and Alan B. Howard have joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice as partners in the New York office. Ed and Alan will join the Securities Litigation and Business Litigation subgroups, respectively.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2018, the firm is recognized in 51 practice areas and 130 individual attorneys were also recognized.

Perkins Coie represented Oberto Sausage Company in its definitive agreement to be acquired by Premium Brands Holdings Corporation. The transaction is expected to close within the next four to six weeks, subject to customary closing conditions.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Wendy Moore has joined the firm’s Corporate practice and Tax subgroup as a partner in the Palo Alto office.

Perkins Coie represented InfoSonics Corporation, a manufacturer and provider of wireless handsets, tablets and related products to carriers, distributors and retailers, in the completion of its merger transaction with Cooltech Holding Corp., an Apple licensed partner and reseller that operates as a vertically integrated company combining a diverse distribution business with a growing retail footprint under its OneClick branded stores. The transaction was originally announced on July 26, 2017.

Perkins Coie represented Moeller Manufacturing & Supply, Inc., a leader in aerospace / aircraft OEM and custom washers, spacers and shims, in its acquisition by Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing, LLC, a group of high quality manufacturers of fittings, hardware and fastening solutions for the aircraft and aerospace industries.

Perkins Coie represented Panjiva, Inc., a privately-held machine learning and data analytics company that provides intelligence on global supply chains, in its acquisition by S&P Global, a leading provider of transparent and independent ratings, benchmarks, analytics and data to the capital and commodity markets worldwide.

Perkins Coie represented California Natural Products, a packager of dairy-based and dairy alternative beverages, soups, broths, teas, nutritional drinks, and wine and spirits, in its acquisition by Gehl Foods LLC, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners, a manufacturer of ready-to-serve, real dairy products in the sauce and nutritional beverage segments.

Perkins Coie represented Boeing, the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners, defense, space and security systems, and service provider of aftermarket support, in its acquisition of Aurora Flight Sciences, a world-class innovator, developer and manufacturer of advanced aerospace platforms and autonomous systems.

Perkins Coie represented Onvia, the leading provider of sales intelligence and acceleration technologies for businesses selling to the public sector, in its acquisition by Deltek, the leading global provider of enterprise software and information solutions for government contractors, professional services firms and other project-based businesses.

Perkins Coie represented Potlatch Corporation (NASDAQ:PCH), real estate investment trust with approximately 1.4 million acres of timberland in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Minnesota and Mississippi, in its all-stock definitive merger agreement with Deltic Timber Corporation (NYSE:DEL), a natural resources company focused on the efficient and environmentally responsible management of its land holdings, to create a leading domestic timberland owner and top-tier lumber manufacturer.

Perkins Coie represented Teekay Corporation, a leader in the oil and gas marine midstream space, in its comprehensive strategic transaction with affiliates of Brookfield Business Partners L.P. relating to Teekay Offshore Partners L.P., an international provider of marine transportation, oil production, storage and other offshore services to the oil industry.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Christopher J. Hagan has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office with a focus on private equity matters and mergers and acquisitions.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 35 of its attorneys have been named 2018 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 281 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®.

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Perkins Coie represented InfoSonics Corporation in its definitive merger agreement to acquire CoolTech Holding Corp.

Perkins Coie is representing Donuts Inc., a leading domain name registry for new top-level Internet domain extensions, in its $213 million acquisition of Rightside Group, Ltd. (NASDAQ: NAME), also a leading provider of domain name services.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2017, the firm is recognized in 40 practice areas and 131 individual attorneys were recognized.

Perkins Coie LLP represented PitchBook Data in its acquisition by Morningstar, Inc.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 252 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Perkins Coie teamed with law firm Osborne Clarke LLP in representing Wirecard AG, a leading global payment company, in its definitive agreement to acquire Citi Prepaid Card Services.

Perkins Coie represented Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc., a North American mining company, in its acquisition by Centerra Gold Inc., a Canadian-based gold mining company, for approximately $1.1 billion.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2016, the firm is recognized in 37 practice areas and 127 individual attorneys were recognized.

Perkins Coie served as technology counsel to Medidata in its acquisition of Intelemage, a global pioneer in medical image sharing and workflow management.

Perkins Coie represented Cascade Microtech, Inc. in its acquisition by FormFactor, Inc.

Perkins Coie represented TalentWise, a leading cloud solutions provider for the Human Capital Management industry for background screening, in its merger with SterlingBackcheck, one of the world’s largest background screening companies.

Perkins Coie represented Nimes Capital, the private investment arm of Nazarian Enterprises led by David Nazarian, in its acquisition of Togo’s Holdings, LLC, the franchisor of Togo’s “West Coast Original” sandwich shops, known for their Big, Fresh, Meaty, made to order sandwiches.

Perkins Coie represented Planar Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLNR), a global leader in display and digital signage technology, in its acquisition by Leyard American Corporation, a subsidiary of Leyard Optoelectronic Co., Ltd., which designs, produces, and distributes a range of LED display products and its ancillary systems.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce it has been listed in the 2016 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” with first-tier rankings in 34 practice areas nationally and first-tier rankings in 56 practice areas in 15 major markets including Alaska, Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Idaho, Los Angeles, Madison, New York, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 35 of its attorneys have been named 2016 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 245 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession; a more than 10 percent increase over the 221 firm attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers in the 2015 edition.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce it has been recommended in the 2015 edition of The Legal 500 United States as a Top-Tier Firm in two national; Litigation: Product Liability and mass tort - aerospace/aviation, and Real Estate and construction: Land use/zoning.

Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.

Perkins Coie represented RootMetrics, a leading mobile networks analytics firm that offers insights into the mobile user experience, in its acquisition by IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of insight, analytics and expertise in critical areas that shape today’s business landscape.

Perkins Coie represented Z2Live, Inc., a mobile game development company backed by Madrona Venture Group and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, in its acquisition by King Digital Entertainment plc (NYSE: KING), a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Craig Boggs, David Clarke and Chuck Samel were named among the 354 attorneys named by BTI Consulting to its list of Client Service All Stars 2015 as “the individuals clients think of - and turn to - first” because “they service clients better than anyone and everyone.”

Perkins Coie announced that 21 associates, counsel and senior counsel have been promoted to partner. “The members of Perkins Coie's 2015 partner class are talented, hard-working attorneys who embody the national strength and forward-looking growth of our firm,” said John Devaney, Perkins Coie's Firmwide Managing Partner.

Perkins Coie represented client TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TQNT), a leading radio frequency (RF) solutions supplier and technology innovator, in the close of its merger-of-equals with RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance RF solutions.

Perkins Coie represented Scene, LLC dba Ookla, a leading provider of broadband and mobile speed testing, in its acquisition by Ziff Davis, LLC, a leading digital media company in the technology, gaming and men’s lifestyle categories.

Perkins Coie represented Big Fish Games, Inc., one of the world's largest producers and distributors of casual mobile and online games, in its acquisition by Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ: CHDN), owner and operator of the world-renowned Churchill Downs Racetrack, as well as other racetrack, casino and online properties.

Perkins Coie represented Snapshot Mobile, a developer of mobile solutions to support automobile sales, in the sale of its auto dealership texting business, CarcodeSMS, to Edmunds.com, Inc., a car-shopping website serving nearly 18 million visitors each month.

Perkins Coie represented Penford Corporation (Nasdaq: PENX), a leader in ingredient systems for food and industrial markets, as counsel in its $340 million acquisition by Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE:INGR), a leading global ingredients solutions provider specializing in nature-based sweeteners, starches and nutrition ingredients.

Perkins Coie represented Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ:RENT), the entertainment and marketing industries’ premier provider of worldwide consumer viewership information, in connection with its $98 million acquisition of the U.S. television measurement business of WPP’s Kantar business unit and related $56 million private placement of Rentrak’s common stock.

Perkins Coie represents Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq “MSFT”) as U.S. counsel and primary intellectual property counsel in connection with its $2.5 billion acquisition of the Stockholm-based game developer Mojang, the creator of the “Minecraft” video game franchise.

Perkins Coie represented client Key Tronic Corporation (Nasdaq: KTCC), a provider of electronic manufacturing services (EMS), in its acquisition of CDR Manufacturing, Inc. (dba Ayrshire Electronics), a provider of printed circuit board assembly and other EMS services, for $46.9 million in cash.

Perkins Coie represented client Pacific Crest Securities, the premier investment bank for technology, in its sale to KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) named the firm and client Microsoft 2014 ACC Value Champions for applying value principles to Microsoft’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal work – improving budget forecasting accuracy by 30 percentage points and increasing diversity within the law firm teams that staff projects.

Perkins Coie represented client Simple, a bank services provider that combines innovative technology, user experience, and expertise in behavioral economics to help customers spend smarter and save more, in its acquisition by BBVA, a customer-centric global financial services group.  Simple will continue to operate as an independent business in parallel with BBVA’s US banking operations, BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc.

Perkins Coie represented client Penford Corporation (NASDAQ: PENX), a leader in ingredient systems for food and industrial applications, in its approximately $10 million acquisition of Gum Technology, a privately held gum and hydrocolloids distribution, blending and services company.

Perkins Coie represented client Bully Dog Technologies, a developer of full-featured automotive calibration solutions for the truck aftermarket, in its merger with SCT Holdings, the leading software company focused on improving fuel efficiency and increasing vehicles performance.

Perkins Coie represented client Outerwall Inc. (Nasdaq: OUTR), the company behind Redbox ®, Coinstar ® and ecoATM ® kiosks, in its purchase of $370 million of the company's common stock through a modified “Dutch auction” tender offer.

Perkins Coie represented client TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TQNT), a leading radio frequency (RF) solutions supplier and technology innovator, in its merger with RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency (RF) solutions.  The all-stock transaction creates a company with combined revenue of more than $2 billion.

Perkins Coie represented client Emeritus Senior Living (NYSC: ESC), the nation’s largest assisted living and memory care provider, in its merger with Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD), a leading owner and operator of senior living communities, to create the only national senior living solutions company.

Perkins Coie represented client Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq "MSFT"), in its acquisition of the "Gears of War" game franchise, a military science fiction video game, from Epic Games, Inc., a developer of games and cross-platform game engine technology.