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Mark is a Partner in the Investment Management practice at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.Representative transactions:* Represented NexGen Storage in its $119,000,000 acquisition by Fusion-io* Represented LineRate Systems in its $125,000,000 acquisition by F5 Networks* Represented FTEN in its nine-figure acquisition by NASDAQ OMX Group* Represented I-Behavior in its nine-figure acquisition by WPP Group (a London Stock Exchange-listed company) * Team lead for a closely-held Colorado health care services company in its nine-figure sale to a public company* Corporate counsel to LeftHand Networks from its formation through its growth to some 235 employees, $85,000,000 in venture financing and ultimate $360,000,000 cash acquisition by HP* Represented aCerno in its $100,000,000 cash acquisition by Akamai Technologies* Mark has represented venture funds, angel investors and companies in dozens of equity and convertible debt investments over the past several years, including Fraser McCombers Ventures, Aravaipa Venture Fund, Grotech Ventures, Colorado Funds I & II, NexGen Storage, FTEN, LeftHand Neworks, Starboard Storage Systems, LineRate Systems, TerraLUX, Rebit, Trackvia, Kapost and Lagrange Systems.* Mark has represented more than 200 U.S. and offshore private investment funds in their formation and operations, including hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds and other investment vehicles.

Listed skills include Venture Capital, Mergers And Acquisitions, Start Ups, Private Equity, and 44 others.