Kurt L. Kicklighter

Kurt Kicklighter practices in the representation of financial institutions and other public and private companies in securities, mergers and acquisitions and venture financing. Mr. Kicklighter also works with family-owned businesses to formulate and achieve family strategic objectives. He is a frequent speaker on financial institution board of directors and management issues and on mergers and acquisitions transactions.

Recent Work / Representative Matters

Initial Public Offering of Market Creek Partners, LLC, a non-profit-sponsored community asset-building entity.

Sale of regional commercial building maintenance company.

Merger of Legacy Bank, N.A. with Landmark National Bank.

Formation of bank holding companies for Borrego Springs Bank and Mission Oaks National Bank

PIPE and related resale registration statements of Akorn, Inc.

Going private transaction of Borrego Springs Bank.

Purchase of Sellers Petroleum, a regional petroleum distribution company.

Sale of an insurance general agency.

Structure management buy-in to nationwide insurance field marketing organization.

Sales of Pacific Western National Bank and Bank of Coronado to First Community Bancorp.

Sale of Chemicon International, Inc. to Serologicals, Inc.

Sale of John Burnham Insurance Co. to Union Bank of California.

Formation and Initial Public Offerings of Mission Oaks National Bank, Landmark National Bank, Seacoast Commerce Bank, California Community Bank, San Diego Trust Bank and Coronado First Bank.

New Markets Tax Credit advice and related Private Offering of Neighborhood Bancorp.

Follow-on Public Offerings of California Community Bank, Cuyamaca Bank, N.A., 1st Pacific Bank and Professional Business Bank.

Representation of Standby Placement Agent in Follow-on Public Offerings by Discovery Bank, Pacific Commerce Bank and Centennial First Financial Services.

Structuring of multiple family business enterprises to further estate planning and succession objectives.

Investment by publicly-held bank holding company in an investment banking firm.

Structuring of public company executive compensation arrangements.

Part of team representing Graham Webb International in its sale to Wella.

Memberships

San Diego Business Forum - Past Member and Past Executive Committee Member.

American Bar Association.

Make A Wish Foundation of San Diego, Inc. - Board of Directors.

Old Mission Rotary - Past Member.

State Bar of California - Member, Financial Institutions Committee (1992-94).

California League of Savings Institutions Attorneys Committee (1988-91).