Christopher J. Voss

Advised Saltchuk Resources, Inc., a privately owned family of diversified freight transportation, marine service, and energy distribution companies headquartered in Seattle, in connection with its acquisition of Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG), a leading provider of liquid bulk transportation services in the energy industry for crude oil and petroleum products primarily in the US-flag markets.

Represented Fiera Comox Global Sustainable Timberland Fund LP in its acquisition of 6,650 acres of coastal Oregon timberlands, the Fund’s first acquisition in North America. Fiera Comox is a Montreal-based global investment manager that manages private investment strategies in private equity, agriculture, timberland, and private credit.

Advised WatchGuard Technologies, Inc., a global leader in unified cybersecurity, in its acquisition, of CyGlass Technology Services, a leading provider of Cloud and network-centric threat detection and response solutions that help organizations see risks, stop threats, and prove compliance.

Served as US counsel to a British Columbia, Canada-based STN Video, an industry leader in sports content distribution in its sale to Minute Media, a global technology and content company specializing in sports and culture.

Represented a multistate wholesaler and distributor of natural stone, quartz, and porcelain slabs and countertops in a strategic investment by a private equity investor.

Represented a publicly-traded forest products company in its proposed acquisition of a mass timber products manufacturer out of a bankruptcy proceeding.

Represented a marine services company in its proposed acquisition of a maritime transportation and logistics provider.

Represented Oscar Wilde Spirits, Inc. in its Series A preferred stock financing. Oscar Wilde Spirits produces and sells super premium Wilde Irish Gin, crafted in West Cork, Ireland.

Represented The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE: GBX), a leading international supplier of freight equipment and services based in Lake Oswego, Oregon, in connection with the sale of Greenbrier's Gunderson Marine operations.

Represented one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the United States in a reorganization of its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Served as US counsel to a leading integrated risk management, crisis response, consulting, and global protective solutions firm in acquisitions of several US-based security services providers.

Represented a multidisciplinary decarbonization leader in a strategic financing round. The company is leading provider of zero-carbon industrial heat through its innovative technology, which captures low-cost renewable electricity and delivers continuous high-temperature heat.

Represented Briotech, Inc., in connection with a corporate reorganization and strategic investment by the venture arm of a major consumer products company.

Represented Renewal Funds, a mission venture capital fund investing in early growth stage companies to accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy, in multiple investments in environmental technology, environmental innovation, and sustainable foods companies.

Represented Prowess Consulting in the sale of its SmartDeploy desktop management software business to PDQ.com, a portfolio company of TA Associates.

Represented Twin Creeks Timber (TCT) and Mt. Adams Forest Products in a transaction in which TCT acquired 61,000 acres of timberlands and related assets from SDS Co., and Mt. Adams acquired a sawmill, planer mill, and a plywood plant owned by SDS Lumber. TCT is an alternative investment fund that owns over 650,000 acres of timberlands in the United States. Mt. Adams is a subsidiary of Wilkins, Kaiser & Olsen, Inc., a mill operator that manufactures over 150 million board feet of dimensional lumber annually.

Represented Europ Assistance Holding in the sale of CareLinx, the nation's leading digital on-demand platform of tech-enabled care providers, to Sharecare (Nasdaq: SHCR), a digital health company.

Served as US counsel to InstarAGF Asset Management Inc., based in Toronto, Canada, in its acquisition of PRT Growing Services Ltd., a leading reforestation logistics provider with operations in the US and Canada.

Represented a Toronto-based global asset manager in its $2.65 billion sale of Longview Timberlands to Weyerhaeuser Company.

Represented a Toronto-based global asset manager in its $480 million leveraged dividend recapitalization and subsequent $1.0 billion sale of Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging Inc., a manufacturer of specialty paper and packaging.

Represented Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium in its acquisition of Wrangell Medical Center.

Represented Anheuser-Busch as local counsel in the acquisition of Craft Brewing Alliance, owner of the Kona, Widmer, and Redhook brands.

Represented Fackelmann GmbH & Co., a leading global manufacturer and distributor of kitchen tools and housewares, in its investment in and joint venture with Epoca, a US kitchen and housewares distributor.

Represented Westland Distillery, Washington’s leading craft whiskey distillery, in its sale to Rémy Cointreau, a French spirits group.

Represented Tully's Coffee Corporation, a Seattle-based specialty coffee retailer and wholesaler, in the sale of its wholesale business and supply chain to Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.

Represented Mercent Corporation, a retail technology company, in its sale to CommerceHub, a leading ecommerce technology provider and subsidiary of Liberty Interactive Corporation.

Represented Lund Engineering, an engineering firm that designs and builds electro-mechanical equipment used in the manufacture of composite aerospace structures and components, in its sale to the Fives Group, an international industrial engineering company based in France.

Represented Sound Commerce Technologies Inc., a Seattle-based SaaS provider of end-to-end data solutions for retail brands, in preferred stock financings led by DCM, Emergence Capital Partners, and DEFY Partners.