Erik S. Romberg
Of Counsel
Erik's practice focuses on corporate and securities matters, primarily in the context of emerging growth companies in various industries. Erik's practice is transaction-centered, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and debt offerings (including PIPE and venture capital financings) and public equity offerings. His experience includes representation of both acquirors and targets in a variety of business combination transactions, as well as issuers, underwriters and venture capital firms in public and private securities offerings. Erik's experience also includes advising companies and boards of directors with respect to corporate governance and fiduciary duties.
Representative Experience
- Represented a biodiesel company in the acquisition of refining facilities, the arrangement of $65 million in working capital and capital expenditure creditor facilities, and the issuance of $20 million of equity securities in connection with such acquisitions
- Represented an internet marketing company in the acquisition of a cosmoceutical company, financed by the issuance of debt and equity securities
- Represented a private security technology company in its acquisition by a subsidiary of General Electric
- Represented a land development and home building company in a $16.25 million public offering
- Represented a land development and home building company in $10 million issuance of Convertible Notes
- Represented a land development and home building company in $7 million issuance of Convertible Notes
- Represented companies and investors in a variety of technology sector venture capital financings, as well as private placements of debt securities.
Publications
- Recent Ruling Allows a Shareholder Lawsuit to Proceed After a Negative Say-on-Pay Vote: Quirk or Harbinger? (October 6, 2011)
- DC Circuit’s Proxy Access Decision to Stand, but SEC to Allow “Private Ordering” of Proxy Access (September 20, 2011)
- Oil and Gas Companies Should Expect Increased SEC Scrutiny of Operations and Reserves (September 6, 2011)
- PCAOB Floats Possibility of Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation Financial Fraud Report (January 2012) (August 31, 2011)
- DC Circuit Panel Vacates Proxy Access Rule (July 28, 2011)
- SEC Proposes Rules for Compensation Committees and Compensation Advisers (April 21, 2011)
