Andrew Ledbetter

Experience

1. Partner

   DLA Piper

   Dec 2006 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   I represent public companies in SEC periodic and current reporting, proxy statements and related corporate and disclosure advice. I have advised in dozens of initial public offerings, stock exchange listings, secondary offerings, public and private M&A deals, international transactions, PIPEs, spinoffs, going private transactions and other transactions. I have also represented numerous private companies, VC funds and other investors, and placement agents in venture transactions, as well as private funds and investment advisers in formation and organizational issues, Form ADV and securities compliance and related matters.Representative TransactionsNexvet Biopharma (Nasdaq:NVET) in its $40 million IPOThe underwriters in the $82 million IPO of Trupanion (NYSE:TRUP)Globant (NYSE:GLOB) in its $40 million IPOZillow (Nasdq:Z) selling shareholders in a $207 million public offering, alongside a $205 million follow on offering by ZillowThe underwriters in a $69 million shelf takedown offering for Fidelity Southern (Nasdaq:LION)Erickson (Nasdaq:EAC) in its $250 million acquisition of Evergreen Helicopters,$400 million Rule 144A note offering, and $125 million credit facilityAsiaInfo-Linkage (Nasdaq:ASIA) in its “going private” merger with an affiliate of CITIC Capital and certain insidersThe underwriters in a $75 million IPO of TriState Capital (Nasdaq:TSC)JDS Uniphase (Nasdaq:JDSU) in its registered rescission offeringThe underwriters in a $15 million shelf takedown offering for selling shareholders of eGain (Nasdaq:EGAN)Feihe International (NYSE:ADY) in its “going private” merger transaction with an affiliate of Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia and certain insidersChina Dredging Group in its merger transaction valued at $770 million with Pingtan Marine Enterprise (Nasdaq:PME)The underwriters in a $38 million IPO of Erickson (Nasdaq:EAC)LPath (Nasdaq:LPTN) in a $12 million shelf takedown offering,$10 million public offering and $5 million PIPE transaction

Education

• Washington State University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature, General

  1994 — 1998

• University of Washington School of Law

  Doctor of Law (J.D.)

  1999 — 2002