Clay J. Heald

Corporate Practice Associate

Dallas

T +1.214.210.1200

F +1.214.210.1201

Houston

T +1.713.276.1689

F +1.713.751.1717

cjheald@bakerlaw.com

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Overview

Clay Heald delivers thoughtful guidance and practical advice to a variety of clients, including global investment firms and asset managers. Working with their in-house legal and operational teams, he reviews contracts, assists in the drafting and negotiating of transactional documents and provides day-to-day ongoing support on general corporate matters. With a background in corporate law, Clay understands the breadth of clients' goals and what is required to attain them.

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Mergers and Acquisitions

Represented a Texas-based exploration and production company in the mergers and dissolutions of several of its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Corporate Governance and Formation

Represented clients in connection with entity formation issues, including advising clients regarding choice of entity issues and preparing organizational documents.

Securities and Capital Markets

Represented a public company in connection with filings and compliance under the Securities and Exchange Act.

General Corporate Matters

Represented a public company in various intercompany financing transactions, including the drafting of promissory notes and lines of credit in excess of $100 million.

Experience

Mergers and Acquisitions

Represented a Texas-based exploration and production company in the mergers and dissolutions of several of its subsidiaries and affiliates.
Represented a public company in ancillary matters related to the stock sale of its company for approximately $5 billion.
Represented a public company in a holding company reorganization by which the public company became a wholly owned subsidiary of a newly formed holding company and by which the holding company replaced the public company as the publicly traded company.
Represented a public company in the mergers of several of its subsidiaries.
Represented a client in the acquisition of an automotive repair and classic auto restoration company for approximately $2 million.

Corporate Governance and Formation

Represented clients in connection with entity formation issues, including advising clients regarding choice of entity issues and preparing organizational documents.
Advised a client on enhancing ESG policies in response to its ISS Governance Quality Score.
Advised a public company, boards of directors and committees in corporate and transactional matters, including executive and director compensation trends among peer companies.

Securities and Capital Markets

Represented a public company in connection with filings and compliance under the Securities and Exchange Act.
Revised a federal securities compliance manual for a NASDAQ-listed insurance company in connection with the sale and management of its variable annuity and variable life products.

General Corporate Matters

Represented a public company in various intercompany financing transactions, including the drafting of promissory notes and lines of credit in excess of $100 million.
Drafts, reviews and negotiates a wide variety of complex commercial agreements, including consulting agreements, statements of work, software license agreements, professional services agreements, information technology agreements and non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements for large private-equity firms.