Mark L. Heimlich | Denver | Hogan Lovells

Mark L. Heimlich

Partner Corporate & Finance

Heimlich Mark

Mark L. Heimlich
Heimlich Mark
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"Mark Heimlich is noted for his experience handling private equity, M&A, and other corporate matters. He has notable experience handling transactions in the venture capital space."

Chambers 2024 (12 years ranked)

Mark Heimlich provides clients with hands-on advice in key transactions. He has closed more than 150 mergers and acquisitions, 500 venture capital financings, 40 private equity fund formations, and many joint ventures.

Noted for his negotiating skills, Mark takes a leading, active role in virtually all aspects of every transaction. Prior to law school, Mark worked as a CPA in Deloitte Haskins & Sells' New York office. Applying his experience with Deloitte, Mark resolves road blocks while providing practical legal and business solutions.

Mark takes the initiative in learning his clients' strategies and business in order to customize a deal structure, identify key deal points, and detect and break down complex legal and deal issues.

Mark represents companies across many different industries, with an emphasis on technology, energy, engineering, health care, automotive, and life sciences. His clients range from technology startups to Fortune 500 companies, as well as private equity and venture capital firms and family offices.

In addition to leading legal teams for issuers in several initial and follow-on public offerings, Mark assists publicly and privately held clients in formation and capitalization, executive compensation and employment agreements, equity incentive plans, joint ventures, and other corporate work.

Mark writes and lectures on current topics regarding fund formation, M&A, securities law, and venture capital. He has spoken in many distinguished forums, including the 3rd Annual Private Equity Conference, where he gave a CLE presentation on fund formations; lectured on M&A and securities laws at the National Business Institute conferences; and appearances at the Colorado Venture Forum and CFO Forum, where he discussed private equity and venture capital developments.

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"Mark provides 'very senior and experienced advice' and 'excellent responsiveness.'"

Legal 500 2014

Representative experience

Regularly advises strategies, venture capital firms, private equity firms, the Colorado Venture Capital Authority, and family offices in their acquisitions, investments, and fund formations.

Represented a Fortune 500 engineering company in its acquisition of the transportation business of another Fortune 500 company.

Represented energy-focused private equity firm in sales of numerous portfolio companies to strategic and private equity buyers.

Represented a major international automotive manufacturer in its three investments in Rivian Automotive. 

Represented two Fortune 500 technology companies in a number of their acquisitions of other technology companies.

Represented family office in eight platform acquisitions since 2014 and their "bolt on" acquisitions.

Represented Colorado Venture Capital Authority in all of its investments in venture capital funds since 2004.

Represented Colorado Impact Fund and its sponsors in the formation of the Rocky Mountain Region's (and Colorado's) first social impact fund.

Represented one of the two family offices that sponsored a US$600m international private equity fund.

Represented a "top 10" worldwide company in its investments in several U.S.-based companies and its dispositions of U.S. subsidiaries.

Has led several acquisitions of, and investments in, companies located in the UK, France, Spain, the Netherlands, and Brazil.

Credentials

Education
  • J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1990
  • B.S., The State University of New York, Binghamton University, magna cum laude, 1985
Bar admissions and qualifications
  • Colorado

Recognition

Corporate/M&A (Colorado)

Chambers USA

2013-2024