I enjoy tackling mathematical problems and guiding lawyers and clients through their solutions.
About Hayden
Hayden works with lawyers and their clients to create and audit economic models that aid in the closings of corporate transactions. He focuses on the construction of payout deliverables for mergers and in building pro forma capitalization tables for venture financings. He also audits corporate records to ensure compliance with various mathematical tests implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission and IRS.
He works with lawyers to ensure client compliance with a variety of quantitative tests used in corporate law. In particular, he runs:
280G analyses to quantify parachute payments of executives in mergers.
Rule 701 calculations to confirm that a company is not issuing too many stock options to its employees.
Pay-versus-performance disclosure calculations pursuant to Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K.
$100,000 incentive stock option (ISO) limit tests to ensure employees don’t vest more than $100,000 in a single year.
Payout spreadsheets to evaluate the cash/stock mix in mergers to guarantee the transaction can be tax-free.
Battery Ventures-Backed PageUp To Be Acquired by EQT Partners
October 31, 2024
Cooley advised Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, and PageUp Group, a human resources and talent software company that had been majority owned by Battery, on the sale of PageUp to EQT Group.
Expert Institute Announces Sale to Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
September 30, 2024
Cooley advised Expert Institute (EI), a provider of outsourced legal services to the attorney market, on its acquisition by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, from Spectrum Equity, a growth equity firm that provides capital and strategic support to innovative companies in the information economy, in partnership with management.
Cooley advised Boldend, a top cyber automation company developing software solutions that enhance and scale cyber capabilities, on its acquisition by SIXGEN, a full-spectrum provider of cyber products, operations and solutions to the US national security and critical infrastructure sectors.
