James H. Carroll
Partner
Jim Carroll is a partner at Faegre Baker Daniels. He joined the firm's Boulder office in 2003. Jim brings more than two decades of experience in securities law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, venture capital and general corporate law to the firm. Jim has extensive experience representing issuers and underwriters in public offerings of debt and equity securities, including numerous IPOs.
Jim represents publicly and privately held companies in a broad range of industries, including computer hardware and software, manufacturing, biotechnology, energy, utilities, telecommunications, banking, insurance and health care. A frequent lecturer to legal and business groups, Jim presents on topics related to venture capital, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, securities law, and startups and emerging businesses.
Jim moved to Colorado in 1996 to join Cooley Godward, a national law firm headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., as a partner. Previously, Jim had practiced in the Philadelphia office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, one of the nation's largest law firms, where he was elected to partner.
Representative corporate transactions in which Jim has acted as lead counsel include the following:
$105 million private financing for Adam Aircraft Industries
$248 million secondary public offering for Crocs, Inc. (Nasdaq: CROX)
$93 million venture capital financing for Adam Aircraft Industries
$239 million initial public offering of Crocs, Inc. (Nasdaq: CROX)
$89 million acquisition of RMH Teleservices (Nasdaq: RMHT) by NCO Group (Nasdaq: NCOG)
Numerous venture capital/private equity financing transactions representing start-up companies, entrepreneurs and institutional investors
$72 million sale of RogueWave Software (Nasdaq: RWAV) to Quovadx (Nasdaq: QVDX)
$100 million sale of BEI Medical (Nasdaq: BMED) to Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX)
$375 million acquisition of New Era of Networks (Nasdaq: NEON) by Sybase (NYSE: SY)
$125 million sale of American Coin Merchandising (Nasdaq: AMCN) to Wellspring Capital Management
$38 million initial public offering of New Era of Networks (Nasdaq: NEON)
Honors
The Best Lawyers in America — Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Venture Capital Law, 2007-16 (Denver Venture Capital Lawyer of the Year, 2013)
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business — Corporate/M&A, 2008-16
Civic Activities
Community Food Share — Board of Directors
Boulder Country Day School — Former Trustee
Presentations
Startup Capital in the Front Range
Boulder Software Club, 2009
Navigating the 2006 Annual Report and Proxy Season
Faegre Baker Daniels Seminar, 2006
The SEC's New Securities Offering Reform Rules — An Introduction to the Most Significant Changes to the Securities Offering Process in Decades Seminar
Faegre Baker Daniels Seminar, 2005
Taking Your Company Private: How Do You Go Private? What are the Strategic and Tactical Issues?
E&Y Alumni Association Conference, 2005
Navigating the 2005 Annual Report and Proxy Season
Faegre Baker Daniels Seminar, 2005
Navigating the 2004 Annual Report and Proxy Season
Faegre Baker Daniels Seminar, 2004
Published Articles
Securities Law Update: SEC Public Offering Reforms
Practicing Law Institute/Bowne, 2005
