Curt W. Hidde

Mergers and Acquisitions

• $127 million sale of a life sciences company to a publicly traded strategic buyer
• More than 15 roll-up acquisitions for a Fortune 200 company representing aggregate deal values in excess of $5 billion
• $160 million bank holding company acquisition
• $40 million sale of a custom trailer manufacturer to a publicly-traded competitor
• $55 million sale of an HVAC company to a publicly-traded competitor

Public Securities Transactions

• $60 million public offering of convertible notes for bank holding company
• IPOs of an independent mortgage company and several community banks
• $1.5 billion public offering of medium term notes for an insurance company
• $300 million public offering of trust preferred securities for an insurance company
• Underwriter’s counsel in an IPO of a bank holding company

Private Securities Transactions

• $115 million 144A private placement of common stock
• Private placement of debt securities and warrants for a life sciences company
• Private placement of common stock for a community bank
• Regulation A offering for a medical device company
• Placement agent’s counsel in multiple private placements of debt and equity securities
• $60 million private placement of equity securities to form a mortgage REIT

Financial Institution Transactions

• Multiple acquisitions for a publicly traded bank holding company involving cash and stock consideration with aggregate values in excess of $500 million
• Numerous purchases and sale of bank holding companies to competitors and other strategic buyers
• Holding company formation for a state commercial bank
• Private placement of common stock for a holding company of a community bank
• ESOP formation for a bank holding company of a state commercial bank
• Structured and implemented stock repurchase program for a bank holding company

Venture Capital and Private Equity Transactions

• $20 million private equity investment in a for-profit education company
• $28 million private equity investment in a software company
• Series A venture capital investment in a life sciences company
• $25 million private equity investment in a medical device company

Renewable Energy Transactions

• Represented large utility in the development and acquisition of multiple utility scale solar and wind projects
• Served as Indiana counsel on multiple developments of solar and wind tax equity financed projects
• Represented utility in the acquisition of existing wind farms
• Represented large nonprofit hospital in Energy as a Service (EaaS) transaction for heated and chilled water