Chris Versfelt

About Chris Versfelt

My practice is primarily focused on corporate and securities matters for public and private companies, with a particular focus on REITs and real estate operating companies. I’m a member of Goodwin\'s REITs and Capital Markets practice, advising clients in mergers and acquisitions, offerings of equity and debt securities, and complex financing transactions. I also regularly counsel companies on Exchange Act reporting, SEC compliance, equity compensation and general corporate governance matters. Recent experience includes representing: • Citrix Systems in its $16.5 billion go-private sale to affiliates of Vista Equity Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital Corporation, an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management L.P. • Berkshire Grey in its $2.7 billion deSPAC business combination with Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp • EastGroup Properties in its acquisition of a Californian industrial real estate portfolio for approximately $415 million • TIER REIT in its $7.8 billion merger with Cousins Properties • Syndicates of multinational investment banks acting as underwriters in approximately $8 billion of various public debt and equity offerings by Digital Realty Trust • Brookfield Property Partners in its $15.3 billion acquisition of GGP and its restructuring as Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. • Cornerstone OnDemand, a leader in cloud-based learning and human capital management software, in the $300 million strategic investment in the company by Silver Lake and LinkedIn • Mid-America Apartment Communities in its $3.9 billion acquisition of Post Properties • A joint venture of The Scion Group LLC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation in connection with the execution of a Stock Purchase Agreement to acquire a leading student housing portfolio in the United States for approximately $1.4 billion • Multinational underwriters in various shelf offerings of cumulative redeemable preferred stock by technology and clinical-stage biopharmaceutical companies • Numerous REITs and technology companies in connection with the filing of shelf registration statements and the establishment of continuous at-the-market equity offering programs

Experience

1. Counsel

   Goodwin

   Jan 2022 — Present · Boston, MA, US

Education

• William & Mary Law School

  J.D.

  2007 — 2010

• Cornell University

  B.A., History

  2001 — 2005