Mr. Baseman is a business attorney concentrating his practice on general corporate counseling and finance, mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions and leases, venture capital financings and franchising and trade regulation.
Mark concentrates his practice in:
- General corporate counseling and finance
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Real estate transactions and leases
- Venture capital financings
- Franchising and trade regulation
Bar Admissions- Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, 1975
Education- J.D., Harvard Law School, 1975
- B.A. (High Distinction), University of Michigan, 1970
- Matriculated at Cornell University
Representative Matters- Represented founding shareholders and management in a complex sale of a closely held business for $100 million-plus through an investment bank-sponsored reorganization, with sellers retaining a substantial interest, an “earn-out” procedure and employment agreements and equity participation programs for management
- Planning and sale of closely held business for $100 million-plus through an auction investment banking process
- Sale of an Internet business on an “earn-out” basis acquired as part of a “roll-up” of a number of companies, followed by a successful initial public offering
- Represented both majority and minority interests in a number of shareholder disputes
- Represented high tech companies in obtaining venture capital financing and general counseling
- Represented venture capital funds in their investments
- Represented a management shareholder group in a significant shareholder dispute involving litigation leading to a refinancing to take out dissident shareholders and provide equity for future growth
- Representation of developer of a proposed $50 million plus downtown Pittsburgh redevelopment project
- Representation of developer in acquiring, constructing, leasing, financing and developing a 92,000 sq. ft. office building
- Representation of developer in acquisition work and construction financing for a build-to-suit 100,000 sq. ft. warehouse
- Representation of landlords and tenants in numerous lease transactions
Memberships- Forum Committee on Franchising, American Bar Association (1982 to present)
- Corporation, Real Estate and Antitrust Sections of American Bar Association
Professional Activities- Lecturer on Franchising, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
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