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Overview
Melissa Garcia is of counsel in the Corporate practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's San Diego office. She is a member of the Securities, Finance and Capital Markets practice and the Mergers and Acquisitions practice.
Ms. Garcia represents public and private companies in a wide range of capital markets transactions across various industries, including telecommunications, defense and aerospace, entertainment, retail, life sciences and technology. These transactions include public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, tender and exchange offers, and domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. In addition, Ms. Garcia counsels clients on SEC reporting and compliance obligations, as well as other corporate governance and securities law matters.
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Accolades and Recognitions
Wiley W. Manuel Certificate for Pro Bono Legal Services, State Bar of California (2018)
Education
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D. with an emphasis in Business Law, 2008
University of California, San Diego, B.A. with distinction in Economics, 2005
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Member of the California Bar and the Business Law section of the American Bar Association
Recent Representations
Alpha Teknova, Inc. in its initial public offering, resulting in proceeds of 110.4 million;
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in its public offering of common stock, resulting in proceeds of $74.8 million;
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. in its public offering of common stock, resulting in proceeds of $252.3 million;
Inseego Corp. in its public and private offerings of $180 million aggregate principal amount of 3.25% convertible senior notes due 2025;
Inseego Corp. in its privately-negotiated exchange of $59.9 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes for common stock;
Braskem Idesa, S.A.P.I., in its issuance of $900 million of 7.450% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S;
Teleperformance SE, a French public company, in its $1 billion acquisition of Intelenet;
Inseego, Corp. in its consent and exchange solicitation and $120 million public offering of senior convertible notes;
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. in its follow-on public offerings of common stock and its private placement of senior notes;
Teleperformance SE, a French public company, in its $1.52 billion acquisition of Language Line Solutions;
Investa Bank, S.A. in connection with its purchase of Deutsche Bank's Mexican operations;
Genesis Acquisition Holdings Corp. in its Series A preferred stock financing;
Gevo, Inc. in its initial public offering and follow-on public offerings of common stock units, warrants and convertible notes;
Novatel Wireless, Inc. in its private offerings of common stock, preferred stock, warrants and convertible notes;
Gevo, Inc. in its private debt financing with Whitebox Advisors LLC (recognized by the Financial Times as one of the most innovative corporate transactions of the year);
David Murdock in the going private transaction of Dole Food Company valued at $1.6 billion;
ABC-MART, INC. in its acquisition of LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. through an all-cash tender offer and second-step merger;
Transgenomic, Inc. in its private offering of common stock and warrants;
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. in its follow-on public offering and acquisition of Composite Engineering Inc.;
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. in its acquisitions of Integral Systems, Inc. and Herley Industries;
Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of Nexus Dx;
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. in its follow-on public offering and acquisition of Henry Bros. Electronics;
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. in the sale of the company to The Walt Disney Company in a cash and stock merger valued at over $4 billion;
Teleperformance S.A., a French public company, in its acquisition of Teledatos, a Colombian telecommunications group; and
Gevo, Inc. in its Series D-1 preferred stock financing.