Eric A. DeJong
- Seattle
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Eric has provided transactional, governance, and securities-related guidance to public and private companies for more than 30 years.
Eric DeJong advises companies in a range of industries on mergers and acquisitions, representing both buyers and sellers in public-to-public, private-to-public, private-to-private, carve-out, and private equity transactions. He also works with public companies on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reporting, capital markets transactions, and corporate governance matters.
Eric’s securities offering experience includes initial and follow-on public offerings, debt offerings, and private investment in public equity financings. In addition, he represents private companies in venture capital and other private financing transactions and general corporate and business matters.
Eric is a longtime member of the Corporate Act Revision Committee of the Washington State Bar Association's Business Law Section, which is responsible for considering and proposing changes to the Washington Business Corporation Act.
Areas of focus
Industries
Services
Education & Credentials
Education
- Washington State University, B.A., cum laude, 1986
- University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1990
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
Related Employment
- Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, Seattle, WA, Associate, 1994-1997; Partner, 1997-2000
- Farella Braun & Martel, San Francisco, CA, Associate, 1990-1993
Professional Recognition
Ranked by Chambers USA: "America's Leading Lawyers" for Corporate/Commercial/Mergers and Acquisitions, 2018-2024
Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Corporate Law - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2009-2025
Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine, "Washington's Super Lawyers," 2003, 2005, 2015-2024
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Washington State Bar Association, Corporate Act Revision Committee, Co-Chair
Professional Experience
Mergers & Acquisitions
Sale of Pacific Coast Feather Company
Represented Pacific Coast Feather Company in its sale to Hollander Sleep Products, LLC, a portfolio company of Sentinel Capital Partners.
Weyerhaeuser Company Divestitures
Represented Weyerhaeuser Company in the carve-out sale of its liquid packaging board business and in the sale of North Pacific Paper Company.
Zillow Group, Inc. Divestitures
Represented Zillow Group, Inc. in the carve-out sale of its Market Leader business and the carve-out sale of its Diverse Solutions business.
Acquisitions by Microsoft Corporation
Represented Microsoft Corporation in its acquisitions of Sentillion Inc., Revolution Analytics, Inc., Blue Stripe Software, Inc. and VoloMetrix, Inc.
Sale of Big Fish Games, Inc.
Represented Big Fish Games, Inc. in its sale to Churchill Downs Incorporated.
Sale of RootMetrics
Represented Root Wireless, Inc. (d/b/a RootMetrics) in its sale to IHS Global, Inc.
Acquisitions by Blucora, Inc.
Represented Blucora, Inc. in its acquisition of the HowStuffWorks business from Discovery Communications and its acquisition of 2SS Holdings Inc., the parent company of the TaxACT business.
Sale of Market Leader, Inc.
Represented Market Leader, Inc. in its sale to Trulia, Inc.
Key Tronic Corporation
Represented Key Tronic Corporation in its acquisition of CDR Manufacturing (d/b/a Ayrshire Electronics).
Sale of CleanScapes, Inc.
Represented CleanScapes, Inc. in its sale to Recology Inc.
Acquisition by Big Fish Games, Inc.
Represented Big Fish Games, Inc. in its acquisition of Self Aware Games.
Acquisition by Continental Mills, Inc.
Represented Continental Mills in its acquisition of Sun Country Foods (Kretschmer Wheat Germ).
Sale of Cardiac Science Corporation
Represented Cardiac Science Corporation in its sale to Opto Circuits (India) Ltd. through a cash tender offer.
Recapitalization of Voyetra Turtle Beach
Represented Voyetra Turtle Beach Inc. in a recapitalization transaction led by the Stripes Group.
Sale of SNAPin Software Inc
Represented SNAPin Software Inc. in its sale to Nuance Communications Inc.
Sale of Attenex Corporation
Represented Attenex Corporation in its sale to FTI Consulting Inc.
Acquisition by Park Electrochemical
Represented Park Electrochemical Corp. in its acquisition of the business of Nova Composites.
Sale of WebFeat Inc.
Represented WebFeat Inc. in its sale to Cambridge Information Group.
Acquisition by HouseValues, Inc.
Represented HouseValues, Inc. in its acquisition of Realty Generator.
Acquisition by Emeritus Corporation
Represented Emeritus Corporation in certain aspects of its acquisition of Summerville Senior Living Inc.
Allrecipes.com
Represented Allrecipes.com in its sale to The Reader's Digest Association Inc.
Sale of Yaktrax Inc.
Represented Yaktrax Inc. in its sale to Implus Footcare, LLC, a portfolio company of FdG Associates LP.
Sale of Shurgard Storage Centers Inc.
Represented Shurgard Storage Centers, as special Washington counsel, in its $5.5 billion sale to Public Storage Inc.
Sale of Thomas Kemper Soda
Represented Pyramid Breweries Inc. in the sale of its Thomas Kemper Sodas division to a private equity fund.
Callison Architecture Inc.
Represented Callison Architecture in its recapitalization with private equity fund, Blue Point Capital Partners.
Acquisition by Pyramid Breweries Inc.
Represented Pyramid Breweries Inc. in its acquisition of the business of Portland Brewing Company.
Quinton Cardiology Systems Inc. - Merger with Cardiac Science Inc.
Represented Quinton Cardiology Systems Inc. in its merger of equals with Cardiac Science Inc. to form Cardiac Science Corporation.
Sale of Financial Pacific Corporation
Represented Financial Pacific Corporation in its sale to Allied Capital Corporation.
Click2learn Inc. - Merger with Docent Inc.
Represented Click2learn Inc. in its merger of equals with Docent Inc. to become SumTotal Systems Inc.
Acquisition by Itron, Inc.
Represented Itron, Inc. in its acquisition of Schlumberger Electricity Inc.
Sale of Alcide Corporation
Represented Alcide Corporation in its sale to Ecolab Inc.
Sale of Interlinq Software Corporation
Represented Interlinq Software Corporation in its sale to Harland Financial Solutions Inc.
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. - Sale of Fixed Wireless Business
Represented AT&T Wireless Services Inc. in its sale of fixed wireless division assets to Netro Corporation.
Capital Markets
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Debt Offering
Represented Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in its $345 million offering of convertible senior notes under Rule 144A.
Zillow Group, Inc. Debt Offering
Represented Zillow Group, Inc. in its $460 million offering of convertible senior notes under Rule 144A.
Vifor (International) Ltd. Investment
Represented Vifor (International) Ltd. in its strategic investment in ChemoCentryx, Inc.
T-Mobile U.S., Inc.
- Represented T-Mobile U.S., Inc. in a $5.6 billion secondary offering of senior unsecured notes by majority stockholder, Deutsche Telekom AG.
- Represented T-Mobile U.S., Inc. in a $1.8 billion public offering of common stock.
- Represented T-Mobile U.S., Inc. in a $1.0 billion public offering of mandatory convertible preferred stock.
Blucora, Inc. Debt Offering
Represented Blucora, Inc. in its $201 million offering of convertible senior notes under Rule 144A.
Emeritus Corporation Follow-on Offering
Represented Emeritus Corporation in its $365 million public offering of common stock.
Quinton Cardiology Systems Follow-on Offering
Represented Quinton Cardiology Systems in its follow-on public equity offering after IPO.
ZymoGenetics IPO
Represented ZymoGenetics in its initial public offering.
Quinton Cardiology Systems IPO
Represented Quinton Cardiology Systems in its initial public offering.
Financial Pacific Company IPO
Represented Financial Pacific Company in initial public offering that was ultimately withdrawn in connection with Financial Pacific's sale to Allied Capital Corporation.
Briazz IPO
Represented underwriter, WR Hambrecht + Co., in Briazz initial public offering.
Click2learn
Represented Click2learn Inc. in PIPE financings.
Crocs Inc.
Represented Crocs Inc. in a Rule 144A / Regulation S offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.250% senior notes due 2029.
Venture Capital
Avalara, Inc. Financing
Represented Avalara, Inc. in its Series D-2 Preferred Stock financing.
CleanScapes Inc. Financing
Represented CleanScapes in preferred stock financing.
Global Market Insite Inc. Financing
Representation of Global Market Insite Inc. in a venture capital financing.
Pathway Medical Technologies Inc. Financings
Represented Pathway Medical Technologies Inc. in venture capital financings.
Investment by Incepta Partners
Represented venture capital firm, Incepta Partners, in a preferred equity financing of Fulcrum Technologies Inc.
Investment by Voyager Capital
Represented venture capital firm, Voyager Capital, in a preferred equity financing of Agital Inc.
Confirma Financing
Represented Confirma in a venture capital financing.
ZymoGenetics Spinoff and Financing
Represented ZymoGenetics in spinoff and venture capital financing led by Warburg Pincus.
