Nathaniel P. Gallon

Biography

Nate Gallon represents companies throughout their growth cycle, from start-ups to large public companies. Nate has extensive experience representing entrepreneurs and private companies on company formation, start-up activities and general corporate matters. A significant portion of Nate’s practice involves representing companies, funds and strategic and corporate investors on debt and equity financing transactions, particularly growth equity investments. Nate also regularly advises clients on mergers and acquisitions.

Nate also has significant experience counseling public and private companies and their boards of directors on general corporate, corporate governance matters and complex securities law issues. He regularly advises clients on corporate finance and capital raising transactions, including public offerings, private placements and PIPES. 

Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, Nate was a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC. 

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Mergers and Acquisitions

Represented iWatt, Inc. in its sale to Dialog Semiconductor.*

Represented Virtela Technology Services, Inc. in its sale to NTT Corporation*

Represented Luxim Corporation in its sale to JK Yaming International Holdings Ltd.*

Represented GTNexus, Inc. in its merger with TradeCard, Inc.*

Represented Endurance Lending, Inc. in its sale to Funding Circle*

Represented Navigenics, Inc. in its sale to Life Technologies, Inc.*

Represented Quantum Corporation in its acquisition of Pancetera, Inc.*

Represented Mobileum, Inc. in the spin out and financing of its Globetouch business*

Growth, PIPE and Venture Investments

Represented Silver Lake Kraftwerk in its investment in eRecycling Group*

Represented RUSNANO in its PIPE investment in Neophotonics, Inc.*

Represented Norwest Venture Partners in several equity financings*

Represented DAG Ventures in several equity financings*

Represented DFJ Growth Fund in its investment in TrialPay, Inc.*

Public Offerings

Represented RingCentral, Inc. in its initial public offering and follow-on offering*

Represented iWatt, Inc. in its subsequently aborted initial public offering*

Represented Loyalty Alliance, Inc. in its subsequently aborted initial public offering*

Represented Fabrinet in its initial public offering and its follow-on offering*

Represented NetApp, Inc. in its 2012 investment grade bond offering*

*Matters handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells 

HOGAN LOVELLS PUBLICATIONS

19 AUGUST 2014

"Delaware Adopts Section 251(h) Amendments to Facilitate Two-Step Merger Process." M&A Update, Hogan Lovells 

18 JUNE 2014

"Third Point LLC v. Ruprecht: Practical Implications of Sotheby’s Two-Tiered Poison Pill Having Survived Preliminary Judicial Review in Delaware." M&A Update, Hogan Lovells