Jennifer Riso is a highly experienced corporate transactional partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Reed Smith.
Jennifer represents private equity sponsors and portfolio companies, as well as strategic acquirers, start-ups, growth companies, and venture capital funds in a broad range of domestic and international matters, including mergers and acquisitions, add-ons, joint ventures, securities offerings, corporate governance and commercial matters, spin-offs, restructurings and other strategic transactions.
Jennifer has represented clients in the banking, life sciences, information technology, food and beverage, crypto, fashion, tech, education and entertainment and media industries, among others.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Represented Nakamoto, Inc. in its acquisition of BTC Inc. and UTXO Management GP, LLC.
Represented Leeds Equity Partners in its platform acquisition of OffSec.
Represented Sagamore Ventures, an investment company serving as the family office of Under Armour Executive Chairman Kevin Plank, in its sale of a majority interest in Sagamore Spirit to Illva Saronno Holdings.
Experience
Represented Nakamoto, Inc. in its acquisition of BTC Inc. and UTXO Management GP, LLC.
Represented Leeds Equity Partners in its platform acquisition of OffSec.
Represented Sagamore Ventures, an investment company serving as the family office of Under Armour Executive Chairman Kevin Plank, in its sale of a majority interest in Sagamore Spirit to Illva Saronno Holdings.
Represented CiraApps in its sale to Vegvisir Capital Partners.
Represented Wind Point Partners in its acquisition of MoreGroup, a leading architecture, design and engineering business.
Represented ArtsAI in its sale to Claritas, LLC, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group
Represented Great Mountain Partners in its Series A investment in Amplify Pictures, an independent television studio.
Represented Eversound in its sale to Uniguest, a portfolio company of Atlantic Street Capital.
Represented Rootstock Software, a leading provider of cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning, in its acquisition by Gryphon Investors, a leading middle-market private equity firm.
Represented 21Seeds Inc., a female-owned premium flavoured tequila company, in its acquisition by Diageo.
Represented a medical technology start-up company in its Series A financing round.
Represented a prominent recording artist in the creation of a joint venture.
Represented a festival producer in its sale of a majority stake of the festival to an event promoter and music distributor.
Represented an investment firm with its investment in a multi-media production company.
Represented Andreessen Horowitz in its Series C investment in UnitedMasters, an independent music distribution platform, led by Apple, prior to joining Reed Smith.
Represented Arrival S.à r.l. (ARVL), an electric vehicle manufacturer, in its $5.4 billion business combination with special purpose acquisition company CIIG Merger Corp., prior to joining Reed Smith.
Represented Schultze Special Purpose Acquisition Corp. (SAMA) in its business combination with Clever Leaves International Inc., a multinational operator and licensed producer of pharmaceutical-grade cannabinoids, prior to joining Reed Smith.
Represented Involvio, LLC in its acquisition by Cisco Systems, Inc, prior to joining Reed Smith.
Represented Gibbs & Cox, Inc. in its acquisition by Leidos, Inc., prior to joining Reed Smith.
Represented Transformational Security in its acquisition by HEICO, prior to joining Reed Smith.
Credentials
Education
Education
- American University, Washington College of Law, 2014, J.D., cum laude
- University of Michigan, 2011, B.A., Communication and Media Studies
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- New York
- Washington, D.C.
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