Allison C. Handy Partner

Allison Handy was quoted in, "Perkins Coie Venture Has Doubled Female Co. Execs In Wash." an article in Law360, regarding the doubling of female executives on public and private company boards in Washington state.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that graduates of the OnBoarding Women program have now successfully been appointed to over 125 public and private company board seats since the program’s inception in 2014.

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.

Allison Handy was quoted in "SEC Proposes Enhanced Cyber Disclosure Rules", and article in Agenda*, regarding how the new SEC cyber disclosures will create new challenges for companies.

Perkins Coie was mentioned in “Voting Statements: Can Anything Be “Non-Partisan”?” an article on TheCorporateCounsel.net blog, referencing a publication, “A Checklist for Companies Considering Whether to Speak on Political Issues” written by attorneys Allison Handy and Joe Bailey.

Perkins Coie’s represented Zillow Group, Inc., which houses a portfolio of the largest real estate and home-related brands on mobile and the web, in concurrent underwritten public offerings of 6,557,017 shares of its Class C capital stock at a price to the public of $57 per share and $373.5 million aggregate principal amount of its 1.50% convertible senior notes due 2023.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 17 counsel and senior counsel have been promoted to partner.

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 acted as outside counsel to Outerwall Inc., which delivers kiosk experiences for consumers that generate revenue for retailers, in its definitive merger agreement to be acquired by affiliates of certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, "Apollo"), a leading global alternative investment manager, pursuant to which the Apollo Funds will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Outerwall common stock for $52.00 per share in cash.

Perkins Coie has announced that 32 attorneys have been promoted to the firm’s counsel position, effective January 1, 2016.

Perkins Coie attorneys represented Zillow, Inc., which operates the leading real estate and home-related information marketplaces on mobile and the Web, in the close of its previously announced acquisition of Trulia, Inc., a provider of mobile and web products for homebuyers, sellers and renters, for $2.5 billion in a stock-for-stock transaction.

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 Avvo, Inc., the web’s largest legal marketplace for consumers and attorneys, in its $37.5 million series D preferred stock financing led by the hedge fund Coatue Management.

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.