Jason D. Benson

• Omaha Bar Association
• Nebraska State Bar Association
• New York Bar Association
• American Bar Association

• Speaker, “Crossing State Lines – When You Have Stockholders in More than One State,” Nebraska Bar Association Annual Meeting, 2004
• Author, “Roadmap to Securities Law Compliance for Private Companies,” The Nebraska Lawyer, March 2006
• Speaker, “Introduction to Securities Law Compliance for Private Companies,” Southwest Iowa Lawyer League, 2012
• Listed: Martindale-Hubbell, Peer Reviewed

Financing

• Representation of a farm credit lender in connection with a $265 million syndicated credit facility to a hog producer/feedlot operator.
• Representation of a NYSE-listed manufacturing company with respect to a $600 million syndicated credit facility.
• Representation of a national banking association in connection with a $275 million syndicated credit facility to a hospital system.
• Representation of a NYSE-listed REIT with respect to a $150 million syndicated credit facility secured by properties in multiple states.
• Representation of a New York-based private equity fund in connection with a $20 million loan facility to a diversified agricultural company.
• Representation of a dairy producer with respect to a $600 million syndicated credit facility secured by plants in multiple states.
• Representation of a hospitality company in connection with over $100 million of CMBS mortgage loans.
• Representation of numerous borrowers and lenders with respect to secured construction financing projects, including in the hospitality and multi-family industries.
• Representation of a publicly traded company in connection with a $200 million bridge credit facility used to fund a tender offer for a company listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Securities

• Representation of a NYSE-listed manufacturing company with respect to the registration and underwritten public offering of $300 million of senior notes.
• Representation of numerous companies in connection with filings on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K and proxy statements.
• Representation of an established $100+ million hedge fund with respect to multiple SEC compliance matters, including investment adviser registration.
• Representation of a NYSE-listed REIT in connection with the registration and underwritten public offering of $80 million of common and preferred stock.
• Representation of a start-up hedge fund with respect to a $10 million private placement of LLC units and related SEC/state regulatory compliance matters.
• Representation of numerous companies in connection with private placements of different series of preferred stock to venture capital investors.
• Representation of numerous companies in connection with their registered and exempt stock plans and other equity compensation arrangements.