Richard F. Mattern
Richard Mattern represents both public and private companies in a variety of corporate and securities law matters, helping clients achieve goals that support their overall strategic initiatives.
As primary corporate and securities counsel to several NYSE- and Nasdaq-listed companies, he has represented clients in transactions ranging from $10 million to $1.4 billion as well as securities offerings ranging from $4 million to $6 billion. He also counsels private companies on capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate matters related to their business objectives.
Richard works within a range of industries, with a particular focus in medical device, real estate investment trust (REIT) and manufacturing. His practice includes:
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Corporate governance
- SEC regulatory reporting and compliance
- Corporate finance
Prior to joining Bass, Berry & Sims, Richard was a shareholder in the Memphis office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz P.C.
Memberships
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT)
Tennessee Bar Association
American Bar Association — Business Law Section, Committee on Mergers & Acquisitions
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Junior Achievement — Board of Directors (2015-2019)
The Children’s Museum of Memphis — Board of Directors (2017-2019)
Representative Experience
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Representation of the independent Special Committee of Strategic Storage Trust IV, Inc. (SST IV), in connection with a definitive agreement to merge SST IV and SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc., (SmartStop) in an all-stock transaction valued at $370 million
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Served as regulatory and deal counsel to BioPlus, a leading national specialty pharmacy, and ProHealth Pharmacy Solutions, a significant provider of infusion pharmacy management services in their sale to CarepathRx a platform company formed by Nautic Partners
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Representation of Mid-America Apartments, L.P., the operating partnership of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., in a public offering of $300,000,000 of 2.750% senior notes due 2030.
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Representation of MRI Interventions, Inc. in a $7.522 million private placement of shares of common stock
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Represented Mid-America Apartments, L.P., the operating partnership of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., in a public offering of $300,000,000 of 3.950% senior notes due 2029
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Representing the independent Special Committee of Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc. (SSGT), in its definitive agreement to merge with Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc., (SST II) in an all-cash merger valued at $340 million expected to close during the first quarter of 2019, subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of SSGT’s stockholders
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Represented Wright Medical Group in its acquisition of Cartiva, Inc.
Publications
Media Mentions & Firm News
Accolades
The M&A Advisor “Emerging Leader, Legal Advisor Category” (2018)
Best Lawyers® — Memphis Securities/Capital Markets Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2020)
The Best Lawyers in America© — Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation (2019-2021)
Memphis Business Journal “Best of the Bar” — Private Firm, Large (2019 finalist)
Previous Experience
Securities Offerings
- Represented public medical device manufacturer in connection with a $20 million initial public offering.
- Represented public medical device manufacturer in connection with a $4 million private note offering.
- Represented public medical device manufacturer in connection with a $10 million private placement of common stock and warrants.
- Represented public medical device manufacturer in connection with a $5 million private placement of common stock and warrants.
- Represented public multi-family apartment REIT in connection with multiple continuous equity offerings of up to $1.5 billion, in the aggregate, of common stock.
- Represented international event company in connection with $7.5 million secured credit facility.
- Represented public multi-family apartment REIT in connection with public debt offerings of $350 million, $400 million and $400 million, respectively.
- Represented diversified industrial company in connection with a $300 million 144A private placement of high yield senior notes.
- Represented international event company in connection with a $5 million private placement of senior secured notes and preferred stock.
- Represented public national bank holding company in connection with the offering of subordinated debt and bank notes in excess of $6 billion.
- Represented public company in two $5 million private placements of public equity.
M&A Transactions
- Represented public medical device manufacturer in connection with a $35 million strategic acquisition.
- Represented public medical device manufacturer in connection with a sale of a division.
- Represented public medical device manufacturer in connection with a sale of certain intellectual property.
- Represented public multi-family apartment REIT in connection with an $8.6 billion merger transaction on Form S-4.
- Represented public, non-traded self-storage REIT in connection with $1.4 billion cash-out merger.
- Represented public, non-traded office and industrial REIT in connection with a $600 million merger transaction on Form S-4.
- Represented public luxury goods retailer on Tennessee corporate law matters in connection with cash-out merger.
- Represented public national bank holding company in $300 million divestiture of mortgage division.
- Represented public national bank holding company in $450 million divestiture of credit card processing subsidiary.
- Represented public national bank holding company in connection with an $11 million merger transaction on Form S-4.
