Darren R. Hensley
Mr. Hensley has over 13 years of experience in the Colorado legal market. His practice emphasizes corporate, securities, financings and general business law. He has significant experience with mergers and acquisitions, asset sales and purchases, public and private offerings of debt and equity (including venture capital financings), credit facilities, initial public offerings, SEC disclosure, start-up companies and entity formation. Mr. Hensley has:

• Represented companies and investors in venture capital and private debt and equity financings totaling over $195 million;
• Counseled companies, underwriters and investment banks in public equity and debt offerings totaling over $2.5 billion;
• Advised clients in mergers, acquisitions, asset sales and purchases, LBOs and “going private” transactions valued at over $840 million;
• Assisted clients in structuring credit facilities and bank loans in excess of $30 million;
• Advised clients on Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and other SEC compliance issues.

Mr. Hensley’s legal background includes serving as the head of the Colorado corporate practice group for Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll and practicing with national law firms Kirkland & Ellis and Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison. He holds a law degree and an MBA from the University of Kansas, and is a frequent writer and lecturer on corporate and securities law matters.