Tom Bohac

Tom Bohac's practice focuses on investment management, securities and corporate law. He has experience counseling clients on securities compliance, investment adviser, trust company, investment company and broker-dealer regulation. Tom has considerable experience counseling clients on corporate governance and fiduciary matters. In addition, Tom has significant experience representing parties in joint venture relationships, with a particular focus on innovative joint ventures between health insurers and large health systems.

Counseling and Compliance:

Tom's counseling and compliance experience includes:

• Registration of federally covered and state-covered investment advisers
• Organization of registered investment companies and funds exempt from the registration requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940
• Counseling on regulatory and compliance concerns affecting investment funds, federally covered investment advisers, state-covered investment advisers and broker-dealers
• Counseling on the unique federal and state regulatory issues faced by trust companies and federal savings banks
• Counseling boards of directors of mutual companies, industry associations and other non-stock entities on corporate governance matters
• Counsel stock and mutual insurance companies with respect to capital raising, mutual holding company reorganization and governance matters
• Counseling federal savings banks on federal and state investment management regulatory issues
• Counseling clients with respect to corporate governance and fiduciary implications of joint venture relationships

Transactions:

Tom has been involved in the following transactions:

• Assisted in the representation of Tampa Electric Company in issuance of two series of unsecured notes in an aggregate principal amount of $800 million
• Assisted in the representation of New Mexico Gas Company, Inc., in issuance of three series of unsecured notes with a total value of $220 million
• Assisted in the representation of Tampa Electric Company, TECO Finance and TECO Energy in credit facility increases and amendments
• Assisted in the representation of New Mexico Gas Company, Inc., in two credit facility transactions
• Assisted in the representation of Vericity, Inc., in its $150 million initial public offering of common stock and the related subscription rights demutualization of Members Mutual Holding Company
• Assisted in the representation of U.S. Gas & Electric, Inc., in its acquisition by Crius Energy Trust for a total purchase price of approximately $172.5 million
• Assisted in the representation of Mandarinfish Holding Corp., a purchaser entity backed by family office sponsors, in the acquisition of Professional Association of Diving Instructors from Providence Equity Partners
• Represented GN Hearing, one of the world's largest manufacturers of hearing aids, in its acquisition of Audigy Group, a provider of business and performance management solutions to independent hearing care, otolaryngology, otology and neurotology practices and leading university programs in North America
• Assisted in the representation of Tidal Solutions LLC, a managing general underwriter serving the North American specialty commercial marine market, in its sale to Venture Insurance Programs