Akerman represented Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. in an approximately $81 million underwritten public offering of 3,335,000 shares of its common stock held by funds managed by Jefferies Capital Partners, a private equity firm, in which Jefferies LLC, Piper Jaffray & Co., Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and Stephens Inc. acted as underwriters. The transaction was completed on March 27, 2013.

The Akerman team was led by shareholder Wayne Wald and of counsel Palash Pandya. They were assisted by associates John Lee and Dalia De Leon.

Akerman is recognized by U.S. News - Best Lawyers as a leading U.S. law firm for Corporate, M&A, Private Equity, Securities/Capital Markets, and Securities Regulation Law. In addition, Akerman's Corporate Practice Group is recognized by The Legal 500 within the National Firms - Middle Market category and is ranked #1 by Chambers USA for Corporate/M&A & Private Equity in Florida. Akerman's Corporate Practice Group advises public and private companies, including private equity funds, in mergers & acquisitions, securities offerings, financings and other transactional matters, with a strong focus on the middle market.

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