Desiree M. Baca

First United Corporation in the defense of the proxy fights by Driver Management Company

AB Value Management in its activism campaigns against Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

Owens Realty Mortgage in its proxy contest defense against Hovde Capital Advisors and Opal Advisors

Matrix Service Company in its proxy contest defense against Engine Capital Management, LLC

Simpson Manufacturing in its proxy contest defense against Iron Compass

Routinely advises multiple publicly traded corporations and MLPs on 1933 Act and 1934 Act compliance, listing exchange requirements, corporate governance, strategic investor relations, engagement with proxy advisory services and board of directors matters

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in its $248 million public offering of common stock

EZCORP, Inc. in its $173 million offering of convertible senior notes 

CrownRock Holdings in its $475 million Series A perpetual preferred equity investment from funds managed by Magnetar Capital and EIG Global Energy Partners

EZCorp, Inc. in its $144 million offering of convertible senior notes

Milestone Apartments Real Estate Investment Trust in its $2.85 billion sale to Starwood Capital Group

Daseke in its merger with Aveda Transportation and Energy Services, one of the largest oil rig moving companies in North America

Pon Holdings in the acquisition of IndiGO Auto Group Holdings