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Michael Blankenship Attorney/Corporate partner at Winston & Strawn LLP

Overview

Michael Blankenship is an experienced Attorney/Corporate partner at Winston & Strawn LLP with a focus on securities law, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions and public company governance matters, including ESG issues. Specifically, counsels public companies on strategic transactions and capital markets offerings (including equity and 144A debt). He represents clients in U.S. and international capital markets transactions and advises on corporate governance and securities regulations. Serves pivotal role in the development, structure, and capital rounds of companies.

Securities Law: representing (1) underwriters in the $1.4 billion IPO of limited partnership, a (2) master limited partnership in its $1.2 billion initial public offering of common units, and (3) exploration and development company in its $742 million public offering of common stock.

Mergers and Acquisitions Law: representing (1) an energy infrastructure company in its sale for a total purchase price of $3 billion, (2) major North American energy infrastructure company in its $915 million acquisition of a midstream master limited partnership, and (3) midstream master limited partnership in its acquisition of a 49.9 percent interest in an interstate natural gas pipeline company from a major North American energy infrastructure company

Technology Law: assisted venture capital firms, private equity companies, as well as startups raising capital through vehicles such as seed rounds, Series A, B, C, pre-IPO, convertible notes, and capped equity rounds. Helping both founders and startups ascend from startup to major IPO.

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