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David W. Bonser
Partner, Washington, D.C.
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david.bonser@hoganlovells.com

David Bonser is Co-Head of the firm's Capital Markets practice and focuses his practice on advising and representing public and private companies in a wide variety of corporate, securities, and partnership transactions.

David has advised issuers and underwriters in more than 50 public and private capital-raising transactions, including public and private equity and debt securities offerings and fund formations, with a particular emphasis on capital-raising efforts by real estate companies. His public company practice involves advice on general business issues and general securities law and reporting compliance matters, including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Dodd-Frank and NYSE corporate governance standards.

He also has extensive experience in public and private company merger and acquisition and joint venture transactions, serving as the primary counsel in M&A and joint venture transactions with an aggregate value in excess of US$20 billion in the last few years. He has a broad range of M&A and joint venture experience, having represented buyers, sellers (including special committees of public company targets), partners, and financial advisors.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
  • Representation of Walker & Dunlop, Inc. in its US$100 million initial public offering.
  • Representation of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays and Morgan Stanley in the US$250 million initial public offering by Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
  • Representation of Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan in the US$200 million initial public offering by Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.
  • Representation of Kite Realty Group Trust in its US$230 million initial public offering and subsequent follow-on offerings raising more than US$250 million.
  • Representation of JBG Properties, Inc. in the formation of seven real estate investment funds raising over US$2 billion and its US$2.5 billion joint venture with MacFarlane Partners.
  • Representation of Trizec Properties, Inc. in its US$8.9 billion sale to Brookfield Properties Corporation and The Blackstone Group.
  • Representation of multiple public company clients with respect to general business matters and securities law reporting and compliance matters.


PRACTICES
Equity Capital Markets
Debt Capital Markets
Corporate Governance
Mergers and Acquisitions
Private Equity/Venture Capital
REITs
INDUSTRY SECTORS
REITs
AREAS OF FOCUS
  • Equity and Debt Securities Offerings
EDUCATION
J.D., with honors, The University of Texas School of Law, 1987 B.A., cum laude, Duke University, 1984
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Member, National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
  • Member, American Bar Association
AWARDS / RANKINGS
  • Chambers USA, Nationwide: Capital Markets: REITs, 2007-2011; DC: Corporate/M&A and Private Equity, 2008-2011
  • Chambers Global, USA: Investment Funds: REITs, 2010-2011
  • Legal 500 US, Real Estate Investment Trusts, 2008-2011; Capital Markets: Debt Offerings, 2011
BAR ADMISSIONS / QUALIFICATIONS District of Columbia Texas