Ellen S. Bancroft

Ellen’s practice includes a broad range of corporate and securities transactional matters, SEC regulatory matters, NYSE and NASDAQ listing and compliance matters and corporate governance matters. Her clients range in size from venture backed private companies to large, well-established public companies. 

Ellen serves as outside general counsel to many of her clients and their management and boards of directors, helping to shape and execute their business strategies and advising them on day-to-day legal and other strategic issues. 

Selected Public Offerings and PIPE Transactions

• ATL Products, Inc. (IPO)
• Barrett Business Services, Inc. (Follow–on)
• Broadcom Corporation (IPO and Follow–on)
• Buy.Com Inc. (IPO)
• CN Biosciences, Inc. (Follow–on)
• CRAiLAR Technologies, Inc. (Follow-on)
• ECOtality, Inc. (PIPE and Follow–on)
• eDiets (Registered direct offering)
• The Ensign Group, Inc. (IPO)
• Exult, Inc. (IPO)
• HireRight, Inc. (IPO)
• IMPCO Technologies (Follow–on)
• ISC8, Inc. (multiple PIPEs)
• Iteris, Inc. (multiple PIPEs)
• Interpore International (IPO)
• Local.Com (IPO)
• Omnivision Technologies (IPO)
• Pinnacle Micro, Inc. (IPO)
• Premier Laser Systems, Inc. (IPO and Follow–on)
• RightNow Technologies, Inc. (IPO)
• State Of The Art, Inc. (IPO)
• SysteMed, Inc. (Follow–on)
• T3 Motion, Inc. (Follow–on)
• US Auto Parts Network, Inc. (IPO)
• Veritone, Inc. (IPO)
• Volcom, Inc. (IPO)
• WebSideStory, Inc. (IPO)
• Wireless Ronin Technologies (Registered direct offerings)
• Xcel Brands, Inc. (Follow-on)
• Zoo Entertainment (Follow–on)

Selected Venture Capital and Private Equity Investments

• Accurate Background, Inc. (Mezzanine debt and private equity financings)
• Advanced ICU Care (Series C and bridge financings)
• AD PathLabs, Inc. (Series C)
• Buy.Com, Inc. (Series A, B and C)
• Broadcom Corporation (multiple investments in private companies)
• CodeRyte, Inc. (Series D)
• CoreObjects Software, Inc. (Series A)
• DispenseSource (Series D)
• E–dn.com, Inc. (Series C)
• HireRight, Inc. (Series D and E)
• HomDNA, Inc. (Series Seed)
• Iken Tissue Therapeutics (Series A)
• Inphi Corporation (Series A, B, and C)
• IPNet Solutions, Inc. (Series C)
• Irvine Sensors Corporation (Multiple convertible debt financings and bridge financings)
• M86 Security (Series A)
• M–Stream, Inc. (Series A)
• MedManage Systems, Inc. (Series C and multiple bridge financings)
• M-Audio, Inc. (Series A)
• MineShare, Inc. (Series A)
• Nuelight Corp. (Series A)
• OHMx Corporation (Series A and multiple debt financings)
• Ovacore (Series A)
• PreDx Corporation (Series A)
• QMerit, Inc. (Series C-1 and C-2)
• scripsense, Inc. (Series seed and bridge financing)
• TechSpace Inc. (Series B and C)
• UnBOOKed Appointments, Inc. (Series Seed and bridge financing)
• Welltok, Inc. (Series B, C, D, and E)
• Veritone, Inc. (Series B and bridge financings)
• Verteq, Inc. (Series AAA, AA, A and B and multiple debt financings)
• VXI Global Solutions, Inc. (Class A, B, and C)

Mergers and Acquisitions

• 8e6 Technologies, Inc. – merger with Marshal Limited
• Accurate Background, Inc. – of Hirease, LLC and SelectForce, Inc.
• ATL Products, Inc. – acquisition by Quantum Corporation
• Bar Code Specialties, Inc. – sale of RFID Resolution Team, Inc. and sale to Quest Solution, Inc.
• Broadcom Corporation – more than 20 acquisitions and 13 Fairness Hearings before the California Department of Business Oversight
• Colorbus, Inc. – acquisition by Star Imaging and acquisition of CDS International, B.V.
• CoreObjects Software, Inc. – acquisition of Jopasana Software (India)
• EACO Corporation – merger with Bisco Industries, Inc.
• Enfrastructure, Inc. – acquisition of TechSpace Inc.
• Firstrax Pet Products – acquisition by United Pet Group
• GlobalOne Pet Products – asset sale to Nestlé Purina
• Glidewell Laboratories – acquisition of IOS Technologies, Inc.
• HireRight, Inc. – sale to US Investigations Services, Inc.
• Hitachi Solutions America, Ltd. – acquisition of Customer Effective Inc.
• Innotech Solar USA, Inc. – acquisition of Geckologic USA
• ISC8, Inc. – acquisition of Optex Systems and sale of thermal imaging business to Vectronix
• Iteris, Inc. – sale of Zyfer, Inc. subsidiary, acquisition of Meyer, Mohaddes & Associates and roll–up of Iteris subsidiary
• Jonathan Engineered Solutions – acquisition by Industrial Growth Partners
• M–Audio Inc. – acquisition by Avid Technology, Inc.
• O'Neil Product Development, Inc. – sale to Dover Technologies
• SRS Labs, Inc. – sale to DTS Inc.
• TechSpace, Inc. –  management buyout
• Teradek, LLC –  acquisition by The Vitec Group plc
• United Online, Inc. – Sale of Simpli.com
• Vastera, Inc. – acquisition of Speed Chain Network, Inc.
• Welltok, Inc. – acquisitions of IncentOne, Inc., Mindbloom, Inc., Predilytics, Inc., Silverlink Communications, LLC, and Tea Leaves Health, LLC
• Willard Marine, Inc. – acquisition by Future Mobility Solutions