Sean Odendahl concentrates his practice on middle-market mergers and acquisitions, including: private equity and strategic investments; acquisitions and divestitures (including distressed and other special situations); and middle-market company issues. Mr. Odendahl has represented businesses in a variety of transactions and regulatory matters, including:

• public and private acquirers and sellers in domestic, cross-border, and multi-jurisdictional international mergers and acquisitions
• private-equity funds and other financial buyers in investments and exits in managed healthcare, durable goods, aerospace, entertainment, and defense-goods manufacturers
• clean tech, biotechnology, software, and life science start-up and early-stage companies in angel and venture-capital financing, corporate governance, and AIM Market admission
• issuers and shareholders in initial public offerings; SEC, NYSE, and NASDAQ compliance filings; "going-private" transactions; and takeovers

Prior to his career as an attorney, Mr. Odendahl clerked for Chief Judge Mary M. Schroeder of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Select Representations

• Sale of Suncor Energy assets to Noble Energy - Approximate Transaction Value: $600 million
• Acquisition of Algorithmics, Inc. by Fitch, Inc. - Approximate Transaction Value: $175 million
• Sale of Wencor, Inc. to Odyssey Investment Partners - Approximate Transaction Value: Undisclosed
• Sale of Tippmann Pneumatics, LLC to Summit Ventures - Approximate Transaction Value: Undisclosed
• Acquisition of Westar Corporation by Edgewater Funds - Approximate Transaction Value: Undisclosed
• Sale of aCerno Inc. to Akamai Technologies Inc. - Approximate Transaction Value: $100 million
• Acquisition of Federal Flange by KRG Capital Partners, LLC - Approximate Transaction Value: Undisclosed
• Acquisition of DYNAenergetics GmbH by Dynamic Materials Corporation - Approximate Transaction Value: $97 million
• Sale of InsureMe, Inc. to Bankrate, Inc. - Approximate Transaction Value: $85 million
• Acquisition of Data Return Corporation by divine, inc. - Approximate Transaction Value: $72 million
• Acquisition of Tronair, Inc. by KRG Capital Partners, LLC - Approximate Transaction Value: Undisclosed
• Acquisition of Viant Corporation by divine, inc. - Approximate Transaction Value: $63 million
• Acquisition of Dunlop Hiflex and UniPoly Holdings Limited by Alfa Gomma S.p.A. - Approximate Transaction Value: $45 million
• Sale of Education Sales and Marketing, LLC to ACS, a Xerox Company - Approximate Transaction Value: Undisclosed
• Acquisition of Furman Lumber, Inc. by Boise Cascade Corporation - Approximate Transaction Value: $30 million
• Acquisition of Quaero Corporation by CSG Systems, Inc. - Approximate Transaction Value: $24.5 million
• Sale of Sarvega, Inc. to Intel Corporation - Approximate Transaction Value: $24 million
• Acquisition of Shurfine International, Inc. by Topco Associates, Inc. - Approximate Transaction Value: Undisclosed
• Acquisition of Availant, Inc. by Lakeview Technology Inc. - Approximate Transaction Value: Undisclosed
• Acquisition of Griffith Enterprises, Inc. by Republic Financial Corporation - Approximate Transaction Value: Undisclosed
• Acquisition of Minuteman International, Inc. by Hako-Werke International GmbH - Approximate Transaction Value: $15 million
• Acquisition of GeoVantage, Inc. by Deere & Co. - Approximate Transaction Value: Undisclosed
• Acquisition of Clinical Partners by Emergency Medical Services Corporation - Approximate Transaction Value: Undisclosed
• Sale of NetLibrary (OCLC) to EBSCO Publishing, Inc. - Approximate Transaction Value: Undisclosed
• Acquisition of ADG Sports, LLC by Boyt Harness Co. - Approximate Transaction Value: Undisclosed
• Acquisition of CCO, Inc. by KRG Capital Partners, LLC - Approximate Transaction Value: Undisclosed
• Acquisition of Anesthesiology Consultants of Fredericksburg by Emergency Medical Services Corporation - Approximate Transaction Value: Undisclosed
• Acquisition of Rockport Community Network, Inc. by KRG Capital Partners, LLC - Approximate Transaction Value: Undisclosed
• Acquisition of ADIN Healthcare, LLC by KRG Capital Partners, LLC - Approximate Transaction Value: Undisclosed

Bar and Court Admissions

Colorado, 2007

Illinois, 2001

Education

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, J.D., magna cum laude, 2001

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1997

Publications

• "President Obama’s Regulatory Reform Proposal Targets All Private Investment Funds," HRO Client Alert (June 2009)
• "To Club or Not to Club? Implications of the D.O.J.'s Probe of Private Equity Deals for Anticompetitive Practices," Vol. 33, No. 12 ColoradoBiz (December 2006)
• Michael Rosenbaum, Building Value Through Investor Relations, Sidebar: Disclosure Rules for Insider Transactions (2004)
• "Who Owns the Past in U.S. Museums? An Economic Analysis of Cultural Patrimony Ownership," University of Illinois Law Review 475 (2001)

Speeches and Seminars

• "Deal Certainty: The As to Zs of Managing Deal Risk from LOI to Closing," Colorado Bar Association, Private Equity Conference (January 20, 2012)
• "Dividend Recapitalizations: Avoiding the Landlines," CLE International Private Equity Conference (October 13, 2011)
• "Navigating the Opportunities and Pitfalls in Healthcare's Transformation," ACG, DealMaker's Forum (October 6, 2011)
• Panelist and Program Chair: "Exit Strategies for Venture-Backed, Cleantech and Other Private Companies," Denver, Colorado (May 11, 2011)
• "Art of the Equity Deal for Startup and Growth Companies," Part 2, Professional Education Broadcast Network Live Teleseminar (April 28, 2010)
• "How Have Expectations Changed in a Buyer’s Market for Professional Services," ACG/Rocky Mountain Corporate Growth Conference, Denver, Colorado (March 17, 2010)
• "Distressed M&A - Due Diligence," Distressed M&A Conference, Denver, Colorado (August 20, 2009)
• "Tectonic Shifts in Fair Value Accounting: Surviving the New World of SFAs 157," San Francisco, California (November 7, 2007)
• "Lessons from Halliburton, Recent Developments in M&A Practice," presentation to M&A Subsection of the Colorado Bar Association Business Law Section (November 8, 2006)

Civic Involvement and Honors

• Board Member and Chair of DealMaker’s Forum, Association for Corporate Growth (Denver)
• Colorado Super Lawyers, recognized among "Colorado Rising Stars" for Mergers & Acquisitions, 2009–2012
• Mr. Odendahl was the Editor-in-Chief of the University of Illinois Law Review and served as a paratrooper and noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army, where he was decorated for active combat duty in the Persian Gulf War (1990–1991).
• The September 24, 2007, issue of Law Week Colorado named Mr. Odendahl one of a select group of "up & coming" lawyers in Colorado.