Roy W. Tucker
Roy Tucker is an experienced business counselor and advisor who focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, securities compliance and corporate governance, and restructurings.
Roy regularly advises corporate clients and private equity firms on mergers and acquisitions, asset sales, and leveraged buyouts, and has represented issuers and underwriters in numerous public offerings.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- University at Buffalo Law School, J.D., Associate Editor and Senior Editor, Buffalo Law Review
- Kenyon College, B.A., Political Science and English, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Bar and Court Admissions
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Oregon
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New York
Related Employment
- Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, NY
Professional Recognition
Ranked by Chambers USA as “America’s Leading Lawyer" for Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, 2004-2024
Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Venture Capital Law, 2006-2024
Named as Best Lawyers' Portland, OR "Corporate Law, Lawyer of the Year," 2009, 2013, 2016, 2024; Portland, OR "Securities / Capital Markets Law, Lawyer of the Year," 2012, 2017, 2019; "Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Lawyer of the Year," 2015, 2017, 2024; "Venture Capital Law, Lawyer of the Year," 2018, 2020; Securities Regulation, 2022
Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine, "Oregon Super Lawyers," 2006-2024
Impact
Community Involvement
- The Nature Conservancy, Trustee of the Oregon, Board of Trustees
Insights
News
Professional Experience
Mergers & Acquisitions
Sale of New Seasons Market
Represented New Seasons Market LLC in its merger with Good Food Holdings.
Sale of Planar Systems, Inc.
Represented Planar Systems, Inc. in its sale to Leyard Optoelectronic Co., Ltd.
Merger of Rentrak with comScore
Represented Rentrak in its merger with comScore.
Sale of Cascade Microtech
Represented Cascade Microtech in its sale to FormFactor.
TriQuint Semiconductor Merger of Equals
Represented TriQuint Semiconductor in its merger of equals with RF Micro Devices.
Sale of aQuantive Inc.
Represented aQuantive in its sale to Microsoft Corporation for $6.3 billion.
Sale of Longview Fibre Company
Represented Longview Fibre in its sale to Brookfield Asset Management.
Sale of Razorfish by Microsoft Corporation
Represented Microsoft in its divestiture of Razorfish online advertising business to acquirer Publicis Groupe SA.
Sale of Tripwire Inc.
Represented Tripwire in its sale to Thoma Bravo LLC.
Sale of Micro Power Electronics, Inc.
Represented Micro Power Electronics, Inc. in its sale to Electrochem Solutions, Inc.
Sale of Pacific Crest Securities
Represented Pacific Crest Securities in its sale to KeyCorp.
Sale of Platt Electric Supply
Represented Platt Electric Supply in its sale to Rexel Holdings USA Corp.
Acquisition by Endeavour Capital
Represented Endeavour Capital in its acquisition of Nor-Cal Products.
Disposition by Digimarc Corporation and Related Spinoff
Represented Digimarc in the sale of its ID Systems business to L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. and concurrent spinoff of its digital watermarking business to its public shareholders.
Merger of WebTrends Inc. with NetIQ Corporation
Represented WebTrends in its merger with NetIQ Corporation.
Sale of Accent Optical Technologies Inc.
Represented Accent Optical Technologies in its sale to Nanometrics Inc.
Sale of Corillian Corporation
Represented Corillian in its sale to CheckFree Corporation.
Sale of Pacific Coast Restaurants Inc.
Represented Pacific Coast Restaurants Inc. in its sale to an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc.
Sale of Warn Industries Inc.
Represented Warn Industries in its sale to Dover Resources Inc.
Sale of S.D.S. Lumber and Timber Holding
Represented S.D.S. Lumber Co. and S.D.S. Co., L.L.C. in their sale to Twin Creeks Timber, LLC, The Conservation Fund, and WKO, Inc.
Corporate Finance
Accent Optical Inc. S-1 Filing
Represented Accent Optical in filing its initial public offering.
Corillian Corporation IPO
Represented Corillian in its initial public offering.
Costco Wholesale Corporation Registered Convertible Offering
Represented underwriters in Costco's registered convertible debenture offering.
Digimarc Corporation PIPE
Represented Digimarc Corporation with respect to a $53,500,000 investment from TCM Strategic Partners L.P. in a private placement.
FLIR Systems Inc. IPO
Represented underwriters in FLIR Systems' initial public offering.
MedicaLogic Corporation IPO
Represented underwriters in MedicaLogic's initial public offering.
Percon Inc. IPO
Represented underwriters in Percon Inc.'s initial public offering.
Ritchie Bros. Inc. Auctioneers IPO
Represented Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers in its initial public offering.
Sparkling Spring Water Holdings Ltd. S-1 Filing
Represented Sparkling Springs Water Holdings Limited in filing its initial public offering.
Synetics Solutions Inc. S-1 Filing
Represented underwriters in filing of Syntetics Solutions' initial public offering.
Teekay Shipping Corporation IPO
Represented Teekay Shipping Corporation in its initial public offering.
TreeSource Industries, Inc. IPO
Represented underwriters in TreeSource Industries' initial public offering.
TreeSource Industries, Inc. Restructuring
Represented TreeSource Industries in its restructuring.
Tripwire Inc. S-1 Filing
Represent Tripwire Inc. in filing its initial public offering.
WebTrends Inc. IPO
Represented WebTrends in its initial and follow-on public offerings.
Zillow Inc. IPO
Represented Zillow in its initial public offering.
800.com Inc. S-1 Filing
Represented 800.com in filing its initial public offering.
144A Debt Financing for Evergreen International Aviation Inc.
Represented Evergreen International Aviation in a Rule 144A debt financing.
144A Debt Financing for Longview Fibre Company
Represented Longview Fibre in a Rule 144A debt financing.
144A Debt Financing for Teekay Shipping Corporation
Represented Teekay Shipping Corporation in a Rule 144A debt financing.