As Of Counsel, Mr. Taxay concentrates his practice in the areas of securities, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate law. He has represented venture capital firms and start-up and growth companies in private financings as well as underwriters and emerging companies in initial and secondary public offerings. He has also assisted U.S. and foreign clients in complying with their requirements as U.S. reporting companies.
Marc’s areas of focus include:
- Represent venture capital firms and growth companies in private financings
- Represent underwriters and emerging companies in initial and secondary public offerings
Bar Admissions- Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and California
Education- J.D. (Student attorney, Child Advocacy Law Clinic; Volunteer, Kibbutz Aliya Desk), The University of Michigan Law School, 1993
- B.A. Honors Political Science and Economics (High Honors; High Honors Award for Political Science Thesis), The University of Michigan, 1990
Representative Matters- Initial public offering of an Irish e-commerce securities software company on the Nasdaq National Market in the United States and the Neuer Markt in Germany
- Multi-billion dollar stock for stock merger of a private business to business e-commerce software company with a public electronic procurement software company
- Follow-on public offering of an Irish e-learning company on the Nasdaq National Market in the United States
- Multi-million dollar acquisition by a publicly traded technology company of another public company pursuant to a stock for stock merger
- Multiple acquisitions by an Irish e-learning company of private U.S., Canadian and European companies pursuant to various corporate acquisition structures including mergers, asset acquisitions and share exchanges
- Representation of multiple public companies in corporate governance, public company reporting and disclosure and structuring transactions
- Multi-million dollar investment by a publicly traded investment bank in a web hosting corporation located in Hong Kong
- Representation of publicly traded venture capital firm in various private investments in start-up and emerging growth companies in the business to business e-commerce space
- Organization, initial stage preferred stock financing and sale of an internet investment bank
- Representation of several venture capital funds in a series of multi-million dollar leveraged recapitalization acquisitions
- General corporate representation of an e-commerce bartering company including corporate organization, corporate governance, structuring compensation, equity compensation, employment and structuring transactions
- Representation of a publicly traded robotics manufacturer in a “going-private transaction” pursuant to a “cash-out” merger
- Offering of $100 million of debt securities by a Canadian telecommunications company under Regulation 144A
- Creation of an international malting joint venture between a Fortune 100 company and a privately held French corporation
- Acquisition of an Australian brewing facility between an international malting joint venture and a South Korean consortium
- Stock acquisition by a non-profit health insurance company of a series of companies that provide mental health review and assessment services
- Sale of assets by a non-profit health insurance provider of its national clearinghouse division
- Acquisition by a publicly traded steel manufacturer of a rolling and finishing mill to process stainless steel
- Representation of a Fortune 500 corporation in connection with a multi-million dollar loan and refinancing
- Representation of several franchising clients on various matters related to the franchising industry, including the registration of franchisers in 12 states for purposes of selling franchises
- Initial public offering of a software company on the Nasdaq National Market
Memberships- Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member, California Bar Association
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