Thurston J. Hamlette

Thurston is committed to keeping clients up to date on SEC regulatory developments and disclosure issues and trends. Thurston advances the firm’s thought leadership on these topics as a presenter in the Morgan Lewis Public Company Academy and as a LawFlash contributor.

Capital Markets Transactions

Equity

• The underwriters of a $150 million initial public offering of a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company
• The underwriter of a $100 million confidentially marketed public offering of common stock by a biotechnology company
• The underwriters of a $230 million public offering of common stock by a biotechnology company
• NYSE-listed utility company in its $1.7 billion public offering of common stock
• Bruker Corporation in its $403 million public offering of common stock
• CoStar Group Inc. in its $862.5 million public offering of common stock; and its $1.5 billion public offering of common stock*
• Replimune Group, Inc. in its $260 million public offering of shares of common stock
• Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in its $72.875 million public offering of common stock*
• South Jersey Industries Inc. in its $660 million public offering of common stock and equity units*

Debt

• NYSE-listed utility company in connection with private offerings by its finance subsidiaries of unsecured notes of $150 million, $200 million, and $250 million
• Major private financial services partnership in its private offering of ¥4 billion of senior notes
• Chobani LLC in its $530 million Rule 144A/Reg S offering of senior notes*
• Coeur Mining Inc. in its $250 million Rule 144A/Reg S offering of senior notes and cash tender offers to purchase outstanding senior notes; $375 million Rule 144A/Reg S offering of senior notes and cash tender offers to purchase outstanding senior notes
• Pitney Bowes Inc. in its $750 million Rule 144A/Reg S offering of senior notes and cash tender offers to purchase outstanding senior notes*
• Tenet Healthcare Corporation in its $1.5 billion Rule 144A/Reg S offering of senior notes*

M&A Transactions

• enGene Inc. in connection with its business combination with Forbion European Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company; gross proceeds from the merger totaled approximately $138 million
• Stem Inc. in connection with its $1.35 billion merger with Star Peak Energy Transition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company*
• Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. I, a special purpose acquisition company, in its $2.2 billion acquisition of SmartRent Inc.*
• Empower Ltd., a special purpose acquisition company, in connection with its $1.55 billion business combination with Holley Inc.*
• Trecora Resources, in its $247 million sale to an affiliate of Balmoral Funds LLC
• Bruker Corporation in its acquisition of PhenomeX for $108 million

* Note: This list includes engagements completed prior to joining Morgan Lewis.