With over 30 years of legal and accounting industry experience, Jeff Beck is skilled at helping clients through their most sophisticated SEC reporting and governance issues as well as complex business transactions.
Jeff maintains a robust SEC reporting and corporate governance practice. He advises clients regarding an array of matters such as managing board fiduciary duties and drafting offering and disclosure documents to ensuring compliance with SEC and other regulatory standards. Jeff advises clients on a wide range of capital markets transactions, including bond and equity financing transactions, as well as syndicated revolving credit facilities. He also maintains an active mergers and acquisition practice. As a result of Jeff’s business and legal acumen, he has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® for Corporate Law.
Prior to attending law school, Jeff was a senior audit manager at KPMG LLP in Phoenix, Arizona, and audited some of the largest companies in Arizona. Jeff combines his extensive experience as a securities law attorney with his financial acumen gained from his accounting education and experience as a Big 4 auditor to provide trusted guidance to clients as they navigate the legal and financial disclosures required by the various securities laws.
Represented Meritage Homes Corporation in multiple Rule 144A senior notes offerings aggregating over $2.5 billion
Represented Meritage Homes Corporation in multiple public stock offerings aggregating over $390 million
Represented QuidelOrtho Corporation in $3.5 billion term loan and revolving credit facility
Represented Shea Homes in $450 million senior notes offering
Represented Shea Homes in $300 million senior notes offering
Represented Meritage Homes Corporation in $126.5 million convertible notes offering
Represented ON Semiconductor Corporation in $690 million convertible notes offering
Represented Meritage Homes Corporation in $835 million revolving credit facility
Represented CalAtlantic Group in $750 million revolving credit facility
Represented Shea Homes in $175 million revolving credit facility
Represented Ashton Woods in $350 million revolving credit facility
Represented Cavco Industries in $50 million revolving credit facility
Represented Swift Transportation Company in sale of $200 million of Series A and Series B senior guaranteed notes
Represented Swift Transportation Company in placement of $210 million receivables securitization facility
Represented Maracay Homes Arizona in sale of $25 million of senior subordinated notes
Represented Global Water Resources in initial public offering
Mergers & Acquisitions
Represented Meritage Homes Corporation in seven strategic acquisitions of private homebuilders in California, Arizona, Nevada, Florida, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina aggregating over $600 million
Represented The New Home Company in strategic acquisition of private homebuilder in Denver, Colorado
Represented CalAtlantic Homes in two strategic acquisitions of private homebuilders in Austin, Texas and Salt Lake City, Utah
Represented Quidel Corporation in three strategic acquisitions of private diagnostic companies in California, Florida, and Germany
Represented Swift Transportation Company in $2.5 billion shareholder-led leveraged buyout
Represented Ventana Medical Systems in $3.5 billion acquisition by Roche Holding Ltd.
Represented Sherpa Clinical Packaging in sale to strategic buyer
Represented buyer of two luxury resort properties located in Tucson, Arizona, and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Arizona State University (J.D., magna cum laude)
Managing Editor, Arizona State Law Journal
Order of the Coif
Northern Arizona University (B.S., Accountancy, cum laude)
Certified Public Accountant – State of Arizona
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants
American Society of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants
The Snell Wilmer Corporate Communicator, Editor (2008-Present)
“Nevada: Delaware of the West?” Co-Author, DealLawyers (November 2011)
The Best Lawyers in America®, Corporate Law (2013-2024)
The W.A. Franke College of Business, Northern Arizona University, Accounting Advisory Council
Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH)
Audit Committee member
Former Member of the Board of Trustees
Law Review Advisory Committee of the Arizona State Board of Accountancy
KPMG LLP, Senior Audit Manager
Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH), Vice President, Corporate Counsel