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Ben Silverman Partner |
T: +1 (212) 714 3804 F: +1 (212) 726 3094 ben.silverman@thyh.com |
Ben Silverman is a partner in our Corporate and Securities practices. Ben has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance and securities law, as well as mergers and acquisitions. Ben has represented underwriters and issuers in public and private debt and equity offerings, debt tender offers, consent solicitations, exchange offers and public and private acquisitions. He has represented clients in the United States and abroad in various sectors, including telecommunications, healthcare, aviation and consumer products. He also advises clients with respect to corporate governance and Sarbanes-Oxley matters.
Before joining our firm in 2007, Ben was a partner in the New York and Hong Kong offices of leading international law firms.
Mergers and Acquisitions
- Advised Endocardinal Solutions Inc. on its sale to St. Jude Medical Inc. for $273 million.
- Advised Arbortext Inc. on its sale to Parametric Technology Corporation for $190 million.
- Advised Pulmmonetic Systems Inc. on its sale to ViaSys Holdings Inc. for $98.5 million.
- Advised PeopleNet Communications Corporations on its sale to Norwest Equity Partners.
- Advised Softscope Medical Technologies on the sale of its fuel ethanol subsidiary.
- American Express Company in connection with the spin off of Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
- PeopleSoft, Inc. in connection with Oracle’s unsolicited tender offer for PeopleSoft, Inc.
- Indigo Singapore Partners, L.P. in connection with its acquisition of a 24% interest in Tiger Airways PTE. LTD.
Capital Offerings
- Advised EnteroMedics Inc. on its $44 million initial public offering.
- Advised Restore Medical Inc. on its $32 million initial public offering.
- Advised Pemstar in its $115 million initial public offering.
- Advised eFunds in its $71 million initial public offering.
- Advised Piper Jaffray as underwriter of $42 million initial public offering by BUCA.
- Advised Dain Rauscher Wessels as managing underwriter of $221 million public offering by IntraNet Solution.
Admission
- New York
- New Jersey
Education
- University of Chicago Law School
J.D., 1990, magna cum laude - Duke University
B.A., 1987, magna cum laude
