MichaelKelker

Associate

Silicon Valley + 1.650.687.4119

Michael Kelker focuses his practice on capital market transactions, securities law, and general corporate matters. His practice includes representing public and private companies in a broad range of securities offerings, registered direct offerings, ATM (at-the-market) offerings, and periodic reporting responsibilities.

Experience

  • Cibus completes $20.3 million registered direct offeringJones Day represented Cibus, Inc. in connection with an underwritten offering of 2,106,723 shares of its Class A Common Stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 50,000 shares of its Class A Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $20.3 million.
  • Lennox establishes $500 million commercial paper facilityJones Day represented Lennox International Inc., a leading global provider of climate control solutions, in connection with the establishment of a $500 million commercial paper facility.
  • CITGO completes $1.1 billion Senior Secured Notes offeringJones Day represented CITGO Petroleum Corporation ("CITGO"), a North American refiner, transporter, and marketer of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and other petroleum-based industrial products, in connection with a Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of 8.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2029.
  • Lennox completes $500 million Senior Notes offeringJones Day represented Lennox International Inc. in connection with its SEC-registered offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.500% Senior Notes due 2028.
  • KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.-led group of sales agents and/or forward sellers and forward purchasers establish at-the-market equity program for sale of up to $600 million of Common Shares by Physicians Realty TrustJones Day represented KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.; BMO Capital Markets Corp.; Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc.; Raymond James & Associates, Inc.; Regions Securities LLC; and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated as sales agents and/or forward sellers, and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.; Bank of Montreal; Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; Raymond James & Associates, Inc.; Regions Securities LLC; and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, as forward purchasers, in connection with the establishment of an at-the-market equity program for the sale of up to $600 million of Common Shares of Physicians Realty Trust.
  • Wells Fargo amends and restates $650 million senior secured revolving credit facility for publicly traded real estate investment trustJones Day represented Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, in connection with the amendment and restatement of a $650 million senior secured revolving credit facility for a publicly traded real estate investment trust.
  • Ansys acquires DiakoptoJones Day advised Ansys in the acquisition of Diakopto, a provider of differentiated EDA solutions to accelerate integrated circuit (IC) development.