Aslam has a broad transactional practice, including capital markets transactions and corporate governance matters.
Aslam represents issuers and underwriters on a variety of complex securities matters, including initial public offerings, other public and private equity offerings, investment grade and high-yield debt offerings, acquisition financings, debt tender offers, exchange offers and other refinancing transactions.
In addition, Aslam advises clients with respect to general corporate and corporate governance matters.
Outside of the office, Aslam co-chairs the Fundraising Committee of the Associate Board of the Greater Chicago Food Depository. The Greater Chicago Food Depository provides healthy, nutritious food for people in need across Chicago and Cook County, Illinois. The organization’s work against hunger over the years has expanded to address the issues that cause food insecurity and poverty.
*Matter handled prior to joining Benesch.
Representative Experience
- Represented SpringBig Holdings, Inc. (“springbig”) (NASDAQ: SBIG), a leading provider of SaaS-based marketing solutions, consumer mobile app experiences, and omnichannel loyalty programs to the cannabis industry, in the closing of a public offering of 13,061,014 shares of its common stock at an at-the-market public offering price of $0.3037. The offering raised approximately $3 million in gross cash proceeds and, in addition, approximately $1.0 million of existing convertible notes were cancelled in exchange for shares in the offering at the public offering price, which springbig intends to use for working capital and general corporate purposes.
- Represented SpringBig Holdings, Inc. (“springbig”) (NASDAQ: SBIG), a leading provider of SaaS-based marketing solutions, consumer mobile app experiences, and omnichannel loyalty programs to the cannabis industry, in the closing of a public offering of 13,061,014 shares of its common stock at an at-the-market public offering price of $0.3037.
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Represented an iconic medical device company in cash and stock acquisition of a manufacturer of medical devices and supplies, including private notes offerings and SEC no-action requests.*
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Represented a leading innovator in the data storage industry in credit facility and high yield notes offerings in connection with acquisition of a flash memory products company.*
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Represented the underwriters in U.S. dollar, Euro and Swiss franc notes offerings by a global pharmaceutical company to finance acquisition of a pharmaceutical company that acquires, develops, manufactures and markets brand name drugs and medical devices.*
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Represented an iconic American department store chain in multiple notes offerings and liability management transactions, including novel distressed secured notes offerings.*
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Represented the underwriters in offering by a global insurance company of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes with concurrent tender offer.*
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Represented an iconic investment bank in numerous Rule 144A/Regulation S offerings of short-term secured notes.*
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Represented the underwriters in connection with the IPO of a leading pharmaceutical data company.*
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Represented a producer of inorganic chemicals in redomiciliation from Australia to the United Kingdom and acquisition of a titanium dioxide business, including related securities law matters.*