Golden Gate University School of Law, J.D. (with honors), 2010

Golden Gate University Ageno School of Business, M.B.A. (with honors), 2010

University of San Francisco, B.S., Business Administration/Finance, summa cum laude, 2007

Chris has represented clients across various industries—including technology, hospitality, financial services and entertainment—in the following matters:

Financing Transactions

• Iron Pillar Fund, the lead investor in Pando’s $30 million Series B funding.
• A leading decentralized cryptocurrency exchange in its $11 million Series A financing.
• A decentralized cryptocurrency in its $12 million Series A financing.
• A Vancouver-based venture capital firm leading a $4 million Series Seed financing of a Silicon Valley-based battery technology startup.
• One of the co-founders of an edtech company in a $30 million Series C financing, which valued the company near unicorn territory, and which included a significant secondary stock sale.
• An enterprise security solutions software development company from its inception through several private placements, including a $1 million convertible note round, a $2.25 million Series Seed qualified financing round and an $8.8 million Series A financing round.
• A takeaway food restaurant in several private placements totaling $7 million, including three convertible note rounds and a debt round, followed by two separate financing rounds.
• Partner Fund Management, the lead investor, in multiple preferred stock financing rounds, including Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s $53 million Series C financing round and Neon Therapeutics Inc.’s $70 million Series B financing round.
• The purchaser in the simultaneous closing of a $5.5 million Series A financing round and related acquisition of an online fundraising platform, followed by a $7 million Series A-1 financing round.
• A technology company in a $2 million Series Seed financing round.
• A blockchain technology company in a $1.5 million convertible note financing round.
• A startup accelerator with respect to its investments in media-focused emerging growth technology companies.
• A private equity fund in its purchase of $13 million of the Series B preferred stock of Magic Leap.
• A local brewery and distillery in various corporate matters and a $2 million private placement.
• A biotech company in its private placement of Series A preferred stock in the aggregate amount of $2.5 million.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Sell-Side Engagements

• Represented Delta Project Management, a leading provider of regulatory compliance and project management solutions to the life science industries, in its sale to Verista, a life science business and technology consultancy.
• Two Northern California cannabis dispensaries in their collective $14.6 million sale to a leading national cannabis brand and publishing company.
• The owners of CoComelon, the #1 most-watched YouTube channel in the world, in the sale of the channel to U.K.-based Moonbug Entertainment.
• A wholesaler of branded and nonbranded sportswear in its sale to a private equity-backed competitor in the same industry. The transaction involved designing the auction process; evaluating bidders; and negotiating the letter of intent, the purchase agreement and other transaction documents.
• A software company in the sale of a 75% stake in the company to an Atlanta-based private equity firm in a transaction with a total value of $37 million. The transaction included the restructuring of the capital structure of the company and advising the company’s management team with respect to rolling $10 million of equity into Series A preferred stock.
• A manufacturer of video cameras in its sale to a large private company in the access and control space in an asset transaction with a total value of $23.5 million.
• An in-home health care provider in its sale to a competitor, with a total transaction value of $3.2 million.
• The purchaser in the simultaneous closing of a $5.5 million Series A financing round and related acquisition of an online fundraising platform.
• A Bay Area professional staffing firm in its sale to a private equity buyer.
• A Bay Area company focusing on sleep apnea treatment in its sale to a competitor.
• A multilocation coffee franchise operator in its sale back to a leading international coffee roasting company.
• A San Francisco-based digital marketing agency in its $5 million sale to a NYSE-listed publicly traded strategic buyer.
• A computer software company in the institutional investment industry in its sale to a cloud-based software provider.

Buy-Side Engagements

• Round Hill Music Royalty Fund Ltd. in Round Hill Music Royalty Fund I’s acquisition of a pipeline publishing catalog that is valued at $363 million.
• KC Global Media Entertainment in its acquisition of four pan-Asian television networks from Sony Pictures Entertainment.
• A privately held midmarket clothing manufacturer in its $10 million acquisition of an East Coast wholesale competitor.
• The purchaser in the acquisition of two separate wholesale food distribution businesses, each with aggregate proceeds of $1.5 million.