Spencer B. Ricks

Mr. Ricks’s recent experience includes advising:

Technology

• ReliaQuest, a cybersecurity company, in its US$300 million growth financing led by KKR
• Education.com, an education technology company, in its sale to IXL Learning
• IXL Learning, an education technology company, in various financing, corporate and strategic transactions, including the acquisition of Rosetta Stone
• Axonius, a cybersecurity asset management company, in its US$200 million Series E financing
• Teradyne (NASDAQ: TER), a supplier of automation equipment for testing and industrial applications, in its US$460 million private offering of Senior Convertible Notes
• TravelPerk, a travel management software company, in various corporate and strategic initiatives, including early-stage and venture capital financings totaling more than US$409 million and multiple acquisitions including Click Travel
• Flowmill, a cloud network company, in various corporate and strategic initiatives, including its sale to Splunk
• Cherre, a real estate information technology company, in various corporate and strategic initiatives, including early-stage and growth financings totaling more than US$75 million 
• RealBlocks, an alternative investment technology platform, in various corporate and strategic initiatives, including early-stage and venture capital financings
• TetraScience, an R&D data cloud company, in various financing, corporate and strategic transactions, including its US$80 million Series B financing
• Parallel Markets, a digital identity company for investors, in various early-stage and venture capital financings totaling more than US$11.5 million

Life Sciences

• T2 Biosystems, an in vitro diagnostic company, in its:
  • US$66 million initial public offering
  • US$34 million follow-on offering
  • US$40 million private offering to Canon
• Fractyl Laboratories, a biotechnology company, in various corporate and strategic initiatives, including venture capital financings totaling more than US$250 million 
• IntelyCare, an on-demand, app-based healthcare staffing company, in various corporate and strategic initiatives, including venture capital financings totaling more than US$173 million
• Lyra Therapeutics, a clinical-stage therapeutics company, in its US$30 million Series C financing prior to its initial public offering
• Africa Health, a healthcare development company, in its US$18 million Series A financing
• Enko Chem, a crop protection technology company, in various corporate and strategic initiatives, including its US$80 million Series C financing 
• Invetx, a veterinary therapeutics company, in various corporate and strategic initiatives, including its US$60.5 million Series B financing
• LifeVault (GoodCell), a biotechnology company, in various corporate and strategic initiatives, including its US$18 million Series Seed financing
• Uniqarta, a microLED technology company, in various corporate and strategic initiatives, including its sale to Kulicke & Soffa
• Omthera Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company, in its US$64 million initial public offering

Clean Energy & Sustainability

• Form Energy, a long-duration energy storage technology company, in various corporate and strategic initiatives, including multiple acquisitions, and its:
  • Early-stage and venture capital financings totaling more than US$765 million
  • 1MW/150MWh pilot project with Green River Energy
• Voltus, a distributed energy resources management company, in various corporate and strategic initiatives, including its US$31 million Series C financing
• Vayda, a regenerative farming company, in various corporate and strategic initiatives
• Syzygy Plasmonics, a chemical reactor technology company, in various financing, corporate, and strategic transactions, including its US$76 million Series C financing
• TerraCycle, a recycling innovation company, in various corporate and strategic initiatives, including its zero-waste platform, Loop
• Divert, a resource recovery solutions company, in various corporate and strategic initiatives

Other

• Solo Brands (NYSE: DTC), an outdoor lifestyle company (owner of Solo Stove, Chubbies and others), in its US$219 million initial public offering
• Various underwriters participating in a US$811 million equity offering by J.C. Penney Company, Inc. 
• Goldman Sachs Private Capital, as underwriter in a US$25 million preferred stock financing of Factor Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Billtrust), a payment cycle management solutions company
• Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., in its acquisition with TPG Capital of a majority interest in Ellucian, a provider of higher education software and services 
• Scientific Games (NASDAQ: LNW), a developer of technology-based products and services for worldwide gaming, lottery and interactive markets, in a variety of bond offerings totaling over US$3.5 billion