Joe Bailey
- Firmwide Co-Chair, Corporate Governance Practice
Joe guides clients through all stages of their lifecycle, with a focus on providing steady counsel through the most challenging and momentous transactions.
Known for delivering exceptional service and practical counsel, Joe Bailey is experienced in representing clients on all sides of the deal table for both merger and acquisition (M&A) deals and significant financings. As one client recently told Chambers USA: "He's really, really good, practical and has a lot of common sense."
Joe works with enterprises pursuing M&A-based liquidity events and strategic buyers implementing their acquisition strategies. In corporate finance matters, he helps clients access the capital markets; raise capital through investments from private equity, venture capital, family office and angel investors; and negotiate debt financings with banks and other lenders.
Areas of focus
Industries
Services
Education & Credentials
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2011
- University of Oregon, B.S., 2008
Bar and Court Admissions
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Oregon
Related Employment
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto, CA, Associate, 2011-2014
Professional Recognition
Listed in Chambers USA as an "Up and Coming" Corporate: Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyer, 2024
Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law, 2022-2024
Recognized as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers, 2023
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Oregon State Bar Association, Executive Committee of Securities Regulation Section, 2018-2019
Insights
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Professional Experience
Corporate Finance
Examples of Joe’s corporate finance practice include advising:
- Ardmore Shipping Company in its public secondary offerings and at-the-market offering programs
- Cascadia Acquisition Corp. in its initial public offering
- Digimarc Corporation in its registered direct offering of common stock
- Donuts Inc. in debt financing for acquisition of Rightside Group, Ltd.
- Humm Kombucha in its Series B private financing
- Island Palm Communities LLC in Rule 144A debt financing
- Kerrits Activewear in strategic growth investment from Tenth Avenue Commerce
- Natural Partners, Inc. in its preferred stock financing
- SheerID, Inc. in its Series A and Series B private financings
- Teekay Corporation in Rule 144A debt financing, PIPE transaction and debt exchange offer
- Teekay LNG Partners L.P. in its public offerings of Series A and Series B Preferred Units
- Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. in multiple PIPE transactions and public offering of Series E Preferred Units
- Teekay Tankers Ltd. in the establishment of an at-the-market offering program
Mergers & Acquisitions
Examples of Joe’s M&A practice include advising:
- Alternativ Wealth in its merger with Compound
- Coastal Farm & Ranch in its sale of a majority stake to Nolan Capital
- CyberSponse, Inc. in its acquisition by Fortinet
- Digimarc Corporation in its acquisition of EVRYTHNG Limited
- Embed Financial Technologies Inc. in its acquisition by FTX US
- Funko in its acquisition of Mondo
- Hunter Communications, Inc. in its acquisition by Grain Management LLC
- Microsoft Corporation in its acquisitions of Affirmed Networks Inc., Flipgrid, Inc., and Obsidian Entertainment, Inc.
- Natural Partners, Inc. in its business combination with Healthy Web
- Northwest EMC Inc. in its acquisition by Element Materials Technology
- Pacific Star Communications, Inc. in its acquisition by Curtiss-Wright Corporation
- Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc. in its acquisition by MTY Food Group
- Rainier Connect in its acquisition by Palisade Infrastructure
- Steel Technology LLC (d/b/a Hydro Flask) in its acquisition by Helen of Troy Ltd.
- Syn-Apps, LLC in its acquisition by Intrado
- Teekay Corporation in a strategic transaction with Brookfield Business Partners
- TRUSTID, Inc. in its acquisition by Neustar
- Vivid Learning Systems, Inc. in its acquisition by Health & Safety Institute