Mark Carman

Mark Carman is a corporate transaction lawyer. He advises clients on mergers and acquisitions; private equity and venture capital transactions; debt transactions; real estate transactions; private securities offerings; and various other business transaction matters.

Mark is listed in The Best Lawyers in America©, elected as one of “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business” (Utah) by Chambers USA, listed in Mountain States Super Lawyers, has been named a member of the Utah Legal Elite by Utah Business Magazine for numerous years, and is rated AV Preeminent by Martindalle-Hubbell.

Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mark practiced as a certified public accountant.

Representative Transactions

Mergers and Acquisitions

    • Represented Quality Linen & Towel Supply Co. in the sale of Quality Linen to Unifirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF)
    • Represented Juxta Labs, Inc. in the sale of Juxta Labs’ Yearbook application business to Classmates.com
    • Represented Symbii Health in the sell of Symbii Health to Ensign Group (NASDAQ: ENSG)
    • Represented Chums, Inc. in the acquisition of Chisco, Inc.
    • Represented Jensen Oil Co. in connection with the sale of Jensen Oil Co. to Kellerstrass Enterprises Inc.
    • Represented United Mergers & Acquisitions Consultants, Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Reynolds Brothers Corporation by Staker Parson Companies
    • Represented United Mergers & Acquisitions Consultants, Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Burdick Paving by Staker Parson Companies
    • Represented Metro, Inc. (dba Metro Protective Agency) in the sale of Metro assets to Pacific National Security West, Inc.
    • Represented Tibro Medical in connection with the sale of Tibro Medical to Silver Peak Partners, LLC
    • Represented Aamco Medical in connection with the sale of Aamco Medical to Silver Peak Partners, LLC
    • Represented Intermountain Drilling Supply, Inc. in the sale of a majority equity interest to Silver Peak Partners, LLC
    • Represented Vehicle Care Systems, Inc. in the sale of Vehicle Care Systems, Inc. assets to VCS, LLC
    • Represented sellers in the sale of a majority interest in B & G Roust-A-Bout Service, Inc. to One Eighty Capital
    • Represented the owners of various Utah Sonic drive-in franchise locations in the sale of those businesses
    • Represented Lifelink Corporation in the acquisition of Lifelink Corporation by Ebix, Inc.
    • Represented Gorge Rock Products, Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Layos, Inc.
    • Represented Valley Glass, Inc. in the spin-off of its Boise location
    • Represented JD Investments of Utah LLC in the acquisition of Newsletters Ink Corp.
    • Represented both buyers and sellers in numerous other merger and acquisitions transactions for large and small companies
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Private Equity, Venture Capital,  Angel Investment, and Other Finance Transactions

    • Represented Cherokee & Walker and Red Bridge Capital in various private equity and debt transactions
    • Represented Dow Medical Group in the sale of a 50% interest in Orthopedic Specialty Finance Group LLC
    • Represented Juxta Labs, Inc. in an investment into Juxta Labs by Kickstart Seed Fund, L.P.
    • Represented DW Healthcare Partners L.P. in the acquisition of a controlling interest in Genesis Technology Partners LLC.
    • Represented Simpliphones Inc. in various private placement transactions
    • Represented Lumiport LLC in various private placement transactions
    • Represented other companies and investors in various other entrepreneurial investment transactions
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Real Estate Transactions

    • Represented Centrepointe Properties, LLC in connection with the lease of a new build-to-suit mixed-use building to Beijer Electronics, Inc.
    • Represented Portfolio Investments in connection with various REIT financing transactions
    • Represented Holladay Gardens, LLC in connection with various matters related to a nine-unit condominium project
    • Represented Cherokee & Walker and Red Bridge Capital in connection with various real estate-backed financing transactions
    • Represented Portfolio Charter Investments in connection with various charter school development projects
    • Represented various other real estate clients in connection with acquisition, leasing, and financing transactions
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Fund Formation

    • Represented J&A  Capital Investment LLC in the formation of J&A Capital Opportunities Fund, LLC
    • Represented Hawkins Capital Partners, L.L.C. in the formation of Hawkins Capital Fund, L.P.
    • Represented Reference Capital Management, LLC in the formation of Sustainability Investment Fund 2008, LP
    • Represented Northwest Asset Group LLC in the formation of Northwest Equity Fund I, L.P.
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Investment Banking Transactions

    • Represented D.A. Davidson & Co. as underwriter for the secondary offering of shares of Perini Corporation by Tutor-Saliba Corporation.
    • Represented Paulson Investment Company as underwriter for public offering by Q Comm International, Inc.
    • Represented Paulson Investment Company as underwriter for public offering by Path 1 Network Technologies Inc.
    • Represented Paulson Investment Company as underwriter for public offering by I-Sector Corporation
    • Represented Paulson Investment Company as underwriter for the initial public offering by Lumera Corporation

Awards and Recognition

  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America©
  • Listed as one of “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business” (Utah) by Chambers USA
  • Listed in Super Lawyers
  • Utah Legal Elite by Utah Business Magazine for various years
  • AV Preeminent rated by Martindalle-Hubbell

Education and Prior Experience

    • Certified Public Accountant, State of Utah, 1999-2007
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    • Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP, Corporate Group, Salt Lake City, 2001-2009
    • Co-Founder and CEO (and later CFO) of Symbii Home Health, which was sold to Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG)
    • General Manager of Alert Cellular, a mobile phone sales organization in Utah, Idaho, and Washington
    • Certified Public Accountant, Bybee & Child, CPAs
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    • S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, J.D., 2001; Order of the Coif; Executive Editor, Utah Law Review
    • University of Utah, B.A., 1993, Accounting
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Publications

  • “Five Mistakes to Avoid When Raising Capital in Utah, Connect Magazine (July 2006), reprinted in The Enterprise (February 11-17,2008);
  • “New Sarbanes-Oxley Act Rules Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures”, The Journal Entry, April 2003;
  • “When Should Your Client Consider Getting a Fairness Opinion?”, The Journal Entry, October 2002.