Steven C. Browne

Recognized as “An incredible corporate lawyer” in Chambers USA, he is routinely ranked by leading legal publications including The Legal 500, The Best Lawyers in America, and Super Lawyers, among others, and was recognized as an “M&A and Antitrust Trailblazer” by The National Law Journal.

• Represented Oracle Corporation in over 100 completed acquisitions, including its acquisitions of Verenia’s NetSuite CPQ business, GlobalFood Tech SRL, Monolith Technology Holdings, CrowdTwist, Talari Networks, DataFax, Iridize, goBalto, Grapeshot Ltd., Vocado, Zenedge, Wercker Holding BV, Moat Inc., Apiary Inc., Dynamic Network Services Inc., Palerra, LogFire, Crosswise, Ravello Systems, AddThis, StackEngine, Maxymiser, TOA Technologies, Greenbytes, Corente Inc., BitzerMobile, BigMachines Inc., Compendium, Nimbula, Tekelec Global, DataRaker, Inc., SelectMinds, Inc., Involver, Skire, Collective Intellect, Vitrue, ClearTrial LLC, FatWire, Ksplice, Inc., LiveLOOK, Datanomic Ltd., Pillar Data Systems, Passlogix, the software assets of eServGlobal, Market2Lead Inc., Convergin Inc., Silver Creek Systems, Sophoi Inc., AppForge, Conformia Software, Relsys International, Skywire Software, Empirix Inc., AdminServer Inc., Moniforce B.V., LogicalApps Inc., Bridgestream, Bharosa Inc., LODESTAR Corporation, Demantra, 360Commerce Inc., Global Logistics Technologies Inc., Oblix, Octet String, Interlace Systems, ProfitLogic Inc., Tangosol, Thor Technologies, TimesTen, TripleHop, Secerno Limited and Ndevr Pty Ltd.
• Represented Citrix Systems in over 30 M&A transactions, including its acquisitions of XenSource Inc., Netscaler Inc., Expertcity.com, Unidesk Corp., Norscale, Grasshopper Group, LLC, Bytemobile, Virtual Computer, Inc., Podio ApS, EMS-Cortex Ltd., App-DNA Group Ltd., RingCube, ShareFile, Cloud.com, VMLogix, Netviewer, Paglo Labs Inc., Vidsoft gmbh, Caymas Systems, QuickTree Inc., Deterministic Networks Inc., thinGenius Ltd., Aurema Inc., Ardence Inc., Orbital Data Corp., Reflectent Software Inc., Teros Inc. and Net6 Inc. He also represented Citrix in its spinoff of Interval Zero and in asset purchase or technology transfer transactions with Full Armor Corporation, Aurema Inc., Sepago GmbH, Motivus Software Ltd. and others. Additionally, Steve has represented Citrix in numerous strategic investment transactions.
• Represented Raytheon Technologies in its acquisition of Websense, a cybersecurity company, from Vista Equity Partners
• Represented Sapient Corporation in its acquisition of (m)PHASIZE, a leader in the fast-emerging field of cross-channel marketing analytics
• Represented Sapient Nitro, in its acquisition of Second Story, an interactive studio known for its work in creating immersive experiences that fuse digital interactivity with physical environments
• Represented MSD Capital and its portfolio company, DavCo Restaurants LLC, in the sale of substantially all of the assets used in the operation of 140 Wendy's restaurants in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia
• Represented MSD Capital, the largest DIP Lender to ATP Oil & Gas Corp. in the formation of a consortium of DIP Lenders to acquire assets of ATP Oil & Gas in a 363 sale
• Represented Concord Communications in its acquisition by Computer Associates
• Represented Investors Financial Services in several acquisitions, including its acquisitions of financial services businesses and units of Barclays Global Investors, Chase Manhattan Bank, Sanwa and BankBoston
• Represented Red Diamond Capital in several acquisitions, including its acquisitions of High Tech Rubber Inc. and Morris Ginsberg & Sons
• Represented nSuite in its sale to Symantec
• Represented Sippican Inc. in its leveraged acquisition and financing by the Carlyle Group
• Represented Sippican Inc. in its acquisitions of Hycor Inc., VIZ Manufacturing Inc. and Spears Associates
• Represented Netifice Communications in its acquisition of MegaPath Networks
• Represented Emptoris Inc. in several acquisitions, including its acquisition of Zeborg Inc. and Intigma Holdings
• Represented Bluesocket Inc. in its acquisition of Pingtel Corp.
• Represented Fidelity Ventures in numerous venture capital financings and its acquisition of e-Credit.com Inc.
• Represented Volition Capital as a selling shareholder in Best Buy’s acquisition of mindSHIFT Technologies
• Represented TranSwitch Corporation in its initial public offering and several acquisitions
• Represented numerous venture capital firms in numerous venture capital financings
• Represented numerous issuers and underwriters in public offerings and other capital markets transactions

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS

• Oracle Corporation (NYSE) — World’s largest enterprise software and cloud solutions company
• Raytheon Technologies (NYSE) — A technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, security and civil markets throughout the world
• PTC, Inc. (Nasdaq) — Global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies
• Publicis Groupe S.A. (Euronext) — A global leader in marketing, communication, and digital transformation
• Monash University – A leading University in Australia that commercializes and outlicenses technology
• VirZOOM, Inc. — Leading developer of active VR applications
• MSD Capital — Investment firm engaging in a broad range of investment activities across a wide variety of asset classes
• TruTouch Technologies — A leading provider of non-invasive sobriety verification systems