Frederick R. Strasheim

Partner

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Fred practices in the firm’s Corporate and Securities practice group. His practice is concentrated in various areas of corporate and transactional law, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, general corporate representation, and commercial law. He also has studied finance and valuation professionally and has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation.

American Bar Association

The Missouri Bar

Nebraska State Bar Association

CFA Institute

CFA Society of St. Louis

Co-Chair, Our Lady of the Pillar Parish Council

Member, Our Lady of the Pillar Parish Finance Committee

ConocoPhillips

Emerson Electric Co.

Federal Signal Corporation

ICL Performance Products, LP

Silgan Plastics LLC

Served as lead outside counsel to ConocoPhillips in connection with its purchase (in 2007) and subsequent sale (in 2009) of a 50% interest in a multi-billion dollar crude oil pipeline joint venture

Represented Federal Signal Corporation in connection with its purchase of all of the capital stock of PIPS Technologies

Served as lead outside counsel to an international chemical company in connection with its sale of a Mexican chemical company

Represented an international chemical company in connection with the sale of its Canadian AT Films business

Represented Aquila, Inc. in its sale of natural gas utilities in Michigan and Minnesota for an aggregate purchase price exceeding $600 million

Negotiated the sale of an energy finance company for approximately $250 million on behalf of Aquila, Inc.

Represented Aquila, Inc. in its sale of a portfolio of independent power plant (IPP) assets for approximately $300 million

Negotiated the sale of a regional supermarket chain for $50 million

Served as counsel to UtiliCorp United Inc. in connection with its sale of a Canadian retail electricity business for approximately $75 million

Negotiated the sale of a private equity-controlled telemarketing firm for in excess of $150 million

Represented investors and start-up companies in numerous venture capital financings ranging in size from $1 million to $15 million

Education

University of Chicago: J.D. (1992)
Northwestern University: B.A. with Highest Distinction (Top 2% of Class) (1988)

Employment

Thompson Coburn LLP: Partner (2006-Present)
Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP: Partner (2001-2006); Associate (1997-2000)
Kutak Rock LLP: Associate (1994-1997)
Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP: Associate (1992-1994)