Bradley A. Helms

bradley.helms@lw.com

+1.213.891.8640

Profile

Brad Helms is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins. He is the former Co-Chair of the firm’s Los Angeles Corporate Department. Brad advises clients on:

Mergers and acquisitions
REIT transactions
Corporate finance
Emerging and public company representation

Brad represents private equity and strategic buyers and sellers in public and private transactions, as well as issuers, institutional investors, and investment banks in public and private debt and equity offerings, restructurings, and other financing transactions. He also regularly advises public and private clients on corporate governance and structure, securities law compliance, and strategic transactions.

Experience

Brad's experience spans a broad range of industries, including internet and digital media, REITs and real estate, retail, investment banking, and sports and entertainment. A list of Brad's select representations includes the following:

M&A Experience Representations

Stone Canyon Industries Holdings and Reddy Ice in the acquisition of Fábrica de Hielo Apodaca, known as Aguafría, Mexico’s largest ice manufacturer
Stone Canyon Industries Holdings and Reddy Ice in the acquisition of Baytown Ice
Media Res Productions in connection with a strategic investment by RedBird IMI
Genstar Capital in its sale of a majority interest in BBB Industries and related rollover investment terms
Hudson Pacific Properties in its acquisitions of Star Waggons, Zio Studio Services, and Quixote Studios
Beautycounter in the sale of a majority interest to The Carlyle Group
AST SpaceMobile, a provider of a space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, in its merger with New Providence Acquisition Corp. and related PIPE financing
Genstar Capital Partners in its acquisition of Sonny’s Enterprises
Sonny’s Enterprises in its acquisition of Harrell’s Car Wash Systems
Genstar Capital Partners in its acquisition of BBB Industries
BBB Industries in its acquisition of Remy Power Products
BBB Industries in its cross-border acquisition of Industrial Metalcaucho, Servicio y Technologia del Caucho, and Grupo Cautex
Genstar Capital in the sale of portfolio company MW Industries, Inc. to affiliates of American Securities LLC
Stone Canyon Industries Holdings in its acquisition of Reddy Ice Holdings
The Walt Disney Company in the acquisition of online multi-channel network Maker Studios and in its acquisition of social game developer Playdom Inc.
Farmer Bros. Co. in its successful proxy contest and ongoing corporate governance matters
Farmer Bros. Co in its acquisition of Boyd Coffee Company
McLarens in connection with a strategic investment by Lee Equity Partners
Cerner Corporation in its acquisition of Siemens Health Services
ReachLocal, Inc. in its sale to Gannet, and in its acquisitions of Kickserve, DealOn, SMB:Live, and its Australian joint venture partner
Jack Nicklaus and Golden Bear International, Inc. in the negotiation of a strategic relationship with New York Private Bank and Trust
Beautycounter in its acquisition of NUDE from LVMH
Los Angeles Football Club in stadium debt and equity financings
Shamrock Holdings in connection with its bid to acquire the Los Angeles Dodgers
The Carlyle Group in its acquisition of Park Water Company
Knowledge Universe in the sale of its US education business to Partners Group, the sale of KC Distance Learning, Inc. to K12, Inc., and the sale of Global Scholar to Harland Clarke Holdings
Stone Canyon Industries in its acquisition of A. Stucki Company
A. Stucki Company in a series of tack-on acquisition transactions
Genstar Capital Partners in the sale of portfolio company Harlan Laboratories to Huntingdon Life Sciences
Genstar Capital Partners in the sale of portfolio company Confie Seguros to affiliates of Abry Partners
Ares Management as lead investor in a preferred stock financing by Exco Resources, Inc.
California Pizza Kitchen in its sale to Golden Gate Capital
Co-founder in the sale of electronic trading company Madison Tyler Holdings to Silver Lake Technology Management and Virtu Financial
Moelis & Company in connection with its formation, launch of operations, and various advisory and fairness opinion engagements
Bradken Ltd. in its acquisition of specialty steel company AmeriCast Technologies Inc.
Controlling stockholders in the sale of Vistage International to TowerBrook Capital Partners

REIT and Real Estate Private Equity Transaction Representations

INDUS Realty Trust in its US$868 million acquisition by Centerbridge and GIC
Sixth Street Partners in its US$250 million strategic PIPE investment in Plymouth Industrial REIT
Realty Income in its merger with Spirit Realty Capital, a REIT that invests in single tenant and commercial real estate facilities
Hersha Hospitality Trust in its US$1.4 billion acquisition by KSL Capital Partners
Digital Realty on its acquisition of a majority stake in Teraco, Africa's leading carrier-neutral colocation provider, and associated joint venture arrangements
Highgate Capital Investments and Cerberus Capital Management in a joint venture to acquire CorePoint Lodging in a take-private transaction
Highgate Hospitality in its preferred equity PIPE and warrants in American Hotel Income Properties
Ascendant Capital in its preferred equity PIPE and warrants in Watermark Lodging Trust
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. in its formation, initial public offering, follow-on offerings, and ongoing SEC reporting
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. in various property portfolio acquisition transactions
Cole Office & Industrial REIT II in its US$4.9 billion merger with Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT
Cole Office & Industrial REIT II in its terminated US$5.9 billion merger with CIM Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.
Ascendant Capital Partners and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management in a US$200 million preferred stock PIPE
Phillips Edison in its US$6.3 billion merger with Phillips Edison Grocery REIT II
Phillips Edison in its US$1 billion sale of its real estate assets to Phillips Edison Grocery Center Operating Partnership
Hudson Pacific in its acquisition of a property portfolio from The Blackstone Group
MPG Office Trust in its formation, initial public offering, follow-on offerings and ultimate sale to an affiliate of Brookfield Office Properties
Special Committee of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II in its sale to NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. in its merger with Cole Credit Property Trust II
Westwood Financial in a private roll-up, financings, and reorganization
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. in its formation, initial public offering, follow-on offerings, and ongoing SEC reporting
The underwriters in Douglas Emmett, Inc.’s initial public offering
Arden Realty, Inc. in its sale to General Electric Capital Corporation and in general SEC reporting
The Parking REIT in the sale of a controlling interest to Bombe Asset Management

Emerging Companies Representations

Media Res Productions in its formation and in equity and debt financing transactions
Beautycounter in venture financings and acquisition transactions
ZT Systems in strategic investment and commercial transactions
Media Res Studios in its formation and early stage financings
ReachLocal, Inc. in early stage financings, its initial public offering, and ongoing SEC reporting