Mark Bass is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he works with public and private technology companies at all stages of growth. He also represents venture capital funds, private equity firms, and investment banks in financings and public offerings.
Mark's practice focuses on corporate and securities law (including general corporate representation), public offerings, public and private mergers and acquisitions, and private equity and venture capital financings. He has significant capital markets experience, representing issuers and underwriters in initial public offerings and follow-on public offerings. Mark also counsels public companies on public disclosures and compliance with SEC and exchange rules.
In addition, Mark counsels clients on U.S. government matters. He assists companies with compliance with federal regulations, obtaining and maintaining security clearances to perform work on classified contracts, and issues arising from changes of control with mergers and acquisitions.
Prior to law school, Mark worked at the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Experience
Mark Bass is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he works with public and private technology companies at all stages of growth. He also represents venture capital funds, private equity firms, and investment banks in financings and public offerings.
Mark's practice focuses on corporate and securities law (including general corporate representation), public offerings, public and private mergers and acquisitions, and private equity and venture capital financings. He has significant capital markets experience, representing issuers and underwriters in initial public offerings and follow-on public offerings. Mark also counsels public companies on public disclosures and compliance with SEC and exchange rules.
In addition, Mark counsels clients on U.S. government matters. He assists companies with compliance with federal regulations, obtaining and maintaining security clearances to perform work on classified contracts, and issues arising from changes of control with mergers and acquisitions.
Prior to law school, Mark worked at the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Education
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School
- B.A., College of William & Mary
Admissions
- Bar of the District of Columbia
Credentials
Education
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School
- B.A., College of William & Mary
Admissions
- Bar of the District of Columbia
Select Corporate and Securities Transactions
- Representation of BlackSky Technology in its 2024 $20 million debt financing
- Representation of BlackSky Technology in its 2023 $29 million PIPE offering
- Representation of Demandbase in its $175 million debt offering
- Representation of BlackSky Technology in its ATM offering
- Representation of Aurora Innovation in its 2021 deSPAC transaction
- Representation of BlackSky Technology in its 2021 deSPAC transaction
- Representation of VIZIO in its 2021 IPO
- Representation of Corcentric in its $80 million Series A financing
- Representation of the underwriters led by Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Barclays and Citigroup in MongoDB’s $1 billion convertible senior notes offering
- Representation of Checkout in its $233 million private equity financing
- Representation of ContractPodAi in its $55 million private equity financing
- Representation of Corcentric in its acquisition of Determine for $32 million
- Representation of LiveRamp in its $500 million tender offer
- Representation of Acxiom in the sale of its Marketing Solutions division to IPG for $2.3 billion
- Representation of the underwriters led by Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Allen & Company, and Deutsche Bank in Tenable’s 2018 IPO
- Representation of RealPage in its 2018 follow-on offering
- Representation of Flatiron Health in its sale to Roche for $1.9 billion
- Representation of the underwriters led by Morgan Stanley and Barclays in Casa Systems’ 2017 IPO and 2018 follow-on offering
- Representation of the underwriters led by Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, and Allen & Company in MongoDB’s 2017 IPO and 2018 follow-on offering
- Representation of the underwriters led by Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Barclays in Appian’s 2017 IPO and 2017 and 2018 follow-on offerings
- Representation of the selling stockholders in TPI Composites’ 2017 follow-on offering
- Representation of Yext in its 2017 IPO and 2019 follow-on offering
- Representation of Mylan in its 2015 investment in Theravance Biopharma
- Representation of the underwriters led by Credit Suisse and RBC in Borderfree’s 2014 IPO
- Representation of the underwriters led by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs in Opower’s 2014 IPO
- Representation of Cvent in its 2013 IPO and 2014 follow-on offering
- Representation of the underwriters led by Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Barclays in Millennial Media’s 2012 IPO
Select Transactions—Counseling on Government Contract Matters
- Representation of WageWorks in its sale to HealthEquity for $2 billion
- Representation of Elastic in its acquisition of Endgame for $234 million
- Representation of VMware in its acquisition of Pivotal Software for $2.7 billion
- Representation of CA Technologies in its sale to Broadcom for $18.9 billion
- Representation of MuleSoft in its sale to Salesforce for $6.5 billion
- Representation of Microchip in its acquisition of Microsemi for $10.2 billion
- Representation of Google in its spin-off of Boston Dynamics to Softbank
- Representation of Gartner in its acquisition of CEB for $2.6 billion
- Representation of FLIR Systems in its acquisition of Prox Dynamics for $134 million
- Representation of Brocade Communications Systems in its sale to Broadcom for $5.9 billion
- Representation of Vormetric in its sale to Thales for $400 million
- Representation of Riverbed Technology in its sale to Thoma Bravo for $3.6 billion
- Representation of Good Technology in its sale to Blackberry for $425 million
- Representation of FireEye in its acquisition of Invotas International
- Representation of CA Technologies in its acquisition of Rally Software for $480 million
- Representation of Blue Coat Systems in its sale to Bain Capital for $2.4 billion
- Representation of Aruba Networks in its sale to Hewlett Packard for $3 billion
- Representation of Altera in its sale to Intel for $16.7 billion
Matters
Select Corporate and Securities Transactions
- Representation of BlackSky Technology in its 2024 $20 million debt financing
- Representation of BlackSky Technology in its 2023 $29 million PIPE offering
- Representation of Demandbase in its $175 million debt offering
- Representation of BlackSky Technology in its ATM offering
- Representation of Aurora Innovation in its 2021 deSPAC transaction
- Representation of BlackSky Technology in its 2021 deSPAC transaction
- Representation of VIZIO in its 2021 IPO
- Representation of Corcentric in its $80 million Series A financing
- Representation of the underwriters led by Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Barclays and Citigroup in MongoDB’s $1 billion convertible senior notes offering
- Representation of Checkout in its $233 million private equity financing
- Representation of ContractPodAi in its $55 million private equity financing
- Representation of Corcentric in its acquisition of Determine for $32 million
- Representation of LiveRamp in its $500 million tender offer
- Representation of Acxiom in the sale of its Marketing Solutions division to IPG for $2.3 billion
- Representation of the underwriters led by Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Allen & Company, and Deutsche Bank in Tenable’s 2018 IPO
- Representation of RealPage in its 2018 follow-on offering
- Representation of Flatiron Health in its sale to Roche for $1.9 billion
- Representation of the underwriters led by Morgan Stanley and Barclays in Casa Systems’ 2017 IPO and 2018 follow-on offering
- Representation of the underwriters led by Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, and Allen & Company in MongoDB’s 2017 IPO and 2018 follow-on offering
- Representation of the underwriters led by Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Barclays in Appian’s 2017 IPO and 2017 and 2018 follow-on offerings
- Representation of the selling stockholders in TPI Composites’ 2017 follow-on offering
- Representation of Yext in its 2017 IPO and 2019 follow-on offering
- Representation of Mylan in its 2015 investment in Theravance Biopharma
- Representation of the underwriters led by Credit Suisse and RBC in Borderfree’s 2014 IPO
- Representation of the underwriters led by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs in Opower’s 2014 IPO
- Representation of Cvent in its 2013 IPO and 2014 follow-on offering
- Representation of the underwriters led by Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Barclays in Millennial Media’s 2012 IPO
Select Transactions—Counseling on Government Contract Matters
- Representation of WageWorks in its sale to HealthEquity for $2 billion
- Representation of Elastic in its acquisition of Endgame for $234 million
- Representation of VMware in its acquisition of Pivotal Software for $2.7 billion
- Representation of CA Technologies in its sale to Broadcom for $18.9 billion
- Representation of MuleSoft in its sale to Salesforce for $6.5 billion
- Representation of Microchip in its acquisition of Microsemi for $10.2 billion
- Representation of Google in its spin-off of Boston Dynamics to Softbank
- Representation of Gartner in its acquisition of CEB for $2.6 billion
- Representation of FLIR Systems in its acquisition of Prox Dynamics for $134 million
- Representation of Brocade Communications Systems in its sale to Broadcom for $5.9 billion
- Representation of Vormetric in its sale to Thales for $400 million
- Representation of Riverbed Technology in its sale to Thoma Bravo for $3.6 billion
- Representation of Good Technology in its sale to Blackberry for $425 million
- Representation of FireEye in its acquisition of Invotas International
- Representation of CA Technologies in its acquisition of Rally Software for $480 million
- Representation of Blue Coat Systems in its sale to Bain Capital for $2.4 billion
- Representation of Aruba Networks in its sale to Hewlett Packard for $3 billion
- Representation of Altera in its sale to Intel for $16.7 billion
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Wilson Sonsini Advises BlackSky on $46 Million Follow-On Offering
On September 27, 2024, BlackSky Technology Inc., a real-time, space-based intelligence company, announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 10,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $4.00 per share. In addition, the underwriters fully exercised their option to purchase an additional 1,500,000 shares of common stock. BlackSky received total gross proceeds of approximately $46 million from this offering, before deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by BlackSky. All of the shares in the offering were sold by BlackSky. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised BlackSky on the transaction.
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Wilson Sonsini Advises IonQ on Acquisition of Qubitekk
On November 6, 2024, IonQ, a leader in quantum computing, announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the operating assets of Qubitekk, a quantum networking company. As part of the transaction, the Qubitekk team will join IonQ and the acquisition is expected to complete within the next six months, subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised IonQ on the transaction.
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